{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/web/micah/2","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-09T23:08:07.638Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WEB","book":"Micah","bookSlug":"micah","chapter":2,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":1,"nextChapter":3,"totalChapters":7,"totalVerses":13},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"They covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Therefore thus says Yahweh: |Behold, I am planning against these people a disaster, from which you will not remove your necks, neither will you walk haughtily; for it is an evil time."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"In that day they will take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, saying, 'We are utterly ruined! My people's possession is divided up. Indeed he takes it from me and assigns our fields to traitors!'|"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Therefore you will have no one who divides the land by lot in the assembly of Yahweh."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"|Don't prophesy!| They prophesy. |Don't prophesy about these things. Disgrace won't overtake us.|"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Shall it be said, O house of Jacob: |Is the Spirit of Yahweh angry? Are these his doings? Don't my words do good to him who walks blamelessly?|"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"But lately my people have risen up as an enemy. You strip the robe and clothing from those who pass by without a care, returning from battle."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"You drive the women of my people out from their pleasant houses; from their young children you take away my blessing forever."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Arise, and depart! For this is not your resting place, because of uncleanness that destroys, even with a grievous destruction."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood lies: |I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink;| he would be the prophet of this people."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"I will surely assemble, Jacob, all of you; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst of their pasture; they will swarm with people."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"He who breaks open the way goes up before them. They break through the gate, and go out. And their king passes on before them, with Yahweh at their head."}],"citation":{"inline":"Micah 2 (WEB)","markdown":"[Micah 2](https://primebible.com/web/micah/2)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WEB. https://primebible.com/web/micah/2 (accessed 2026-06-09)."}}