Micah 2:1

Easy To Read Version

Trouble will come to people\par that make plans to sin.\par Those people lie on their beds\par making their evil plans\par Then when the morning light comes,\par they do the bad things they planned.\par Why? Simply because they have the power\par to do what they want.\par

Cross References

Genesis 31:29

I have the power to really hurt you. But last night your father’s God came to me in a dream. He warned me not to hurt you in any way.

1 Kings 21:7

Jezebel answered, “But you are the king over Israel! Get out of your bed. Eat something and you will feel better. I will get Naboth’s field for you.”

Esther 3:8

Then Haman came to King Xerxes. He said, “King Xerxes, there is a certain group of people scattered among the people in all the provinces of your kingdom. Those people keep themselves separate from other people. Their customs are different from those of all other people. And those people don’t obey the king’s laws. It is not best for the king to allow those people to continue to live in your kingdom.

Esther 5:14

Then Haman’s wife Zeresh and all his friends had a suggestion. They said, “Tell someone to build a post to hang him on! Make it 75 feet {\cf2\super [20]} tall! Then in the morning, ask the king to hang Mordecai on it. Then just go to the party with the king and you can be happy.”

Esther 9:25

Haman did those things, but Esther went to talk to the king. So he sent out new commands. These commands not only ruined Haman’s plans, but these commands caused those bad things to happen to Haman and his family! So Haman and his sons were hung on the posts.

Job 15:35

Evil people are always planning ways\par to do evil and cause trouble.\par They are always planning ways\par to cheat people.”\par

Job 24:14

A murderer gets up early in the morning,\par and kills poor, helpless people.\par And at night he becomes a thief.\par

Psalm 36:4

At night, he plans worthless things.\par He gets up and does nothing good.\par But he doesn‘t refuse to do evil.\par

Psalm 36:5

Lord, your true love is higher than the sky.\par Your loyalty is higher than the clouds.\par

Psalm 58:3

Those evil men started doing wrong\par as soon as they were born.\par They have been liars from birth.\par

Proverbs 12:2

The Lord is happy with a good person. But the Lord judges an evil person to be guilty.

Proverbs 14:22

Any person who plans to do evil is doing wrong. But the person that tries to do good will have friends that love and trust him.

Proverbs 3:27

Whenever you can, do good things for people who need help.

Proverbs 4:16

Bad people can’t sleep until they do something wrong. Those people can’t sleep until they hurt some other person.

Isaiah 29:20

This will happen when the mean and cruel people are finished. It will happen when those people that enjoy doing bad things are gone.

Isaiah 3:14

The Lord will give his judgment against the elders {\cf2\super [32]} and leaders for the things they have done.

Isaiah 32:7

That foolish person uses evil like a tool. He plans ways to take everything from poor people. That foolish person tells lies about the poor people. And his lies keep the poor people from being judged fairly.

Isaiah 5:8

You people live very close together. You build houses until there is no place for anything else. But \{the Lord will punish you, and\} you will be made to live alone. You will be the only people in the whole land! {\cf2\super [49]}

Isaiah 59:3

Your hands are dirty; they are covered with blood. Your fingers are covered with guilt. You tell lies with your mouth. Your tongue says evil things.

Jeremiah 18:18

Then the enemies of Jeremiah said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah. Surely the teaching of the law by the priest will not be lost. And the advice from the wise men will still be with us. We will still have the words of the prophets. So let us tell lies about him. That will ruin him. We will not pay attention to anything he says.”

Ezekiel 11:2

Then \{God\} spoke to me. He said, “Son of man, {\cf2\super [95]} these are the men who make evil plans for this city. These men always tell the people to do bad things.

Ezekiel 33:26

You depend on your own sword. Each of you does terrible things. Each of you does sexual sins with his neighbor’s wife. So you cannot have the land!’

Ezekiel 38:10

The Lord my Master says these things: “At that time, an idea will come into your mind. You will begin to make an evil plan.

Ezekiel 46:18

And the ruler will not take any of the people’s land or force them to leave their land. He must give some of his own land to his sons. In that way, my people will not be forced to lose their land.”

Micah 6:12

Rich people in that city are still cruel!\par The people in that city still tell lies.\par Yes, those people tell their lies!\par

Nahum 1:11

\{Assyria,\} a man came from you.\par He made evil plans against the Lord.\par He gave evil advice.\par

Zechariah 7:10

Don’t hurt widows and orphans, {\cf2\super [19]} \par strangers, or poor people.\par Don’t even think of doing bad things\par to each other!”\par

Mark 15:1

Very early in the morning, the leading priests, the older Jewish leaders, the teachers of the law, and all the Jewish council decided what to do with Jesus. They tied Jesus and led him to Pilate, \{the governor\}. They gave Jesus to Pilate.

Luke 20:19

The teachers of the law and the leading priests heard this story that Jesus told. They knew this story was about them. So they wanted to arrest Jesus at that time. But they were afraid of what the people would do.

John 19:11

Jesus answered, “The only power you have over me is the power given to you by God. So the man who gave me to you is guilty of a greater sin.”

Acts 23:12

The next morning some of the Jews made a plan. They wanted to kill Paul. The Jews made a promise (vow) to themselves that they would not eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.

Acts 23:15

So this is what we want you to do: Send a message to the commander from you and all the Jewish leaders. Tell the commander you want him to bring Paul out to you. Tell the commander that you want to ask Paul more questions. We will be waiting to kill Paul while he is on the way here.”

Romans 1:30

and say evil things about each other. Those people hate God. They are rude and conceited and boast about themselves. Those people invent ways of doing evil. They don’t obey their parents,

Deuteronomy 28:32

“Other people will be allowed to take your sons and your daughters. Day after day, you will look for your children. You will look for them until your eyes become weak and blind—but you will not find them. And God will not help you.