Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Who work out evil on their beds!
For it is in the
King James Version
Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
Holman Bible
and prepare evil plans
At morning light
because the power is in their hands.
International Standard Version
"Woe to those who are crafting iniquity, planning evil well into the night! When morning's light comes, they carry out their plans because they have the power to do so.
A Conservative Version
Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning is light they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.
American Standard Version
Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
Amplified
And plot evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they practice evil
Because it is in the power of their hands.
Bible in Basic English
A curse on the designers of evil, working on their beds! in the morning light they do it, because it is in their power.
Darby Translation
Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning is light they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
Julia Smith Translation
Wo to them purposing vanity, and working evil upon their beds! In the light of the morning they will do it because it is to the strength of their hand.
King James 2000
Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Woe [to] those who plan wickedness and evil deeds upon their beds! In the light of the morning they did it, because they have power in their hands.
Modern King James verseion
Woe to those who plot wickedness and prepare evil on their beds! When the morning is light they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Woe unto them that imagine to do harm, and devise ungraciousness upon their beds, to perform it in the clear day: for their power is against God.
NET Bible
Those who devise sinful plans are as good as dead, those who dream about doing evil as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Alas for them who devise iniquity and work wickedness upon their beds, - in the light of the morning, they will execute it, for it is in the power of their hand.
Webster
Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
Woe to those devising iniquity, And working evil on their beds, In the light of the morning they do it, For their hand is -- to God.
Themes
Activity » Evil » General references to
Beds » The wicked devise mischief while on
Early rising » Practised by the wicked, for » Executing plans of evil
Evil » Devices » General references to
Evil » Activity » General references to
Micah » One of the minor prophets » The oppressions of the covetous
Plans of men » Devices, evil » General references to
Plotting » General references to
Topics
Interlinear
Chashab
'aven
Ra`
Word Count of 20 Translations in Micah 2:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Woe To The Oppressors Of God's People
1
Who work out evil on their beds!
For it is in the
Cross References
Psalm 36:4
He plots trouble while on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not reject evil.
Genesis 31:29
It is in my power to do you harm. But the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, 'Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.'
Deuteronomy 28:32
Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, while your eyes look on and fail with longing for them all day long, but you shall be helpless.
Proverbs 3:27
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.
Isaiah 32:7
As for the scoundrel--his devices are evil; he plans wicked schemes to ruin the poor with lying words, even when the plea of the needy is right.
Hosea 7:6-7
For with hearts like an oven they approach their intrigue; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
Nahum 1:11
From you came one who plotted evil against the LORD, a worthless counselor.
Esther 3:8
Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, "There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws are different from those of every other people, and they do not keep the king's laws, so that it is not to the king's profit to tolerate them.
Esther 5:14
Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, "Let a gallows fifty cubits high be made, and in the morning tell the king to have Mordecai hanged upon it. Then go joyfully with the king to the feast." This idea pleased Haman, and he had the gallows made.
Esther 9:25
But when it came before the king, he gave orders in writing that his evil plan that he had devised against the Jews should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
Psalm 7:14-16
Behold, the wicked man conceives evil and is pregnant with mischief and gives birth to lies.
Psalm 140:1-8
Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men,
Proverbs 4:16
For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.
Proverbs 6:12-19
A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech,
Proverbs 12:2
A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but a man of evil devices he condemns.
Isaiah 59:3
For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies; your tongue mutters wickedness.
Jeremiah 18:18
Then they said, "Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words."
Ezekiel 11:2
And he said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and who give wicked counsel in this city;
Matthew 27:1-2
When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.
Mark 15:1
And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole Council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate.
Luke 20:19
The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.
Luke 22:2-6
And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people.
John 19:11
Jesus answered him, "You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin."
Acts 23:12
When it was day, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
Acts 23:15
Now therefore you, along with the council, give notice to the tribune to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case more exactly. And we are ready to kill him before he comes near."
Romans 1:30
slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,