Micah 2:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'I am planning disaster against this family, from which you cannot free your necks, nor will you walk proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לָכֵן כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה הִנְנִי חֹשֵׁב עַל־הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה הַזֹּאת רָעָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא־תָמִישׁוּ מִשָּׁם צַוְּארֹתֵיכֶם וְלֹא תֵלְכוּ רוֹמָה כִּי עֵת רָעָה הִיא

Transliteration

lāḵēn thus ʾāmar YHWH hinənî ḥōšēḇ upon-the-mišpāḥāh the-zōʾṯ rāʿāh which not-ṯāmîšû from-there ṣawwəʾrōṯêḵem and-not ṯēləḵû rômāh because ʿēṯ rāʿāh hîʾ

Grammar Details

• *lāḵēn*: adverb - therefore/thus
• *ʾāmar*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said/spoke
• *YHWH*: proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD
• *hinənî*: interjection + 1st singular suffix - behold me/here I am
• *ḥōšēḇ*: participle, masculine singular - devising/planning
• *mišpāḥāh*: noun, feminine singular - family/clan
• *zōʾṯ*: demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this
• *rāʿāh*: noun, feminine singular - evil/disaster/calamity
• *ṯāmîšû*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will remove/withdraw
• *ṣawwəʾrōṯêḵem*: noun, masculine plural + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your necks
• *ṯēləḵû*: verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will walk/go
• *rômāh*: adverb - haughtily/proudly
• *ʿēṯ*: noun, feminine singular construct - time of
• *hîʾ*: pronoun, 3rd feminine singular - it is

Word Meanings

• *lāḵēn*: therefore/consequently/for that reason
• *ḥōšēḇ*: devising/planning/thinking
• *mišpāḥāh*: family/clan/tribe
• *rāʿāh*: evil/disaster/calamity/misfortune
• *ṯāmîšû*: remove/withdraw/take away
• *rômāh*: haughtily/proudly/loftily
• *ʿēṯ*: time/season/period

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Therefore thus says the LORD; Behold, against this family I devise an evil from which you shall not remove your necks; neither shall you go haughtily, for this time is evil.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Therefore thus saith{H559} Jehovah:{H3068} Behold, against this family{H4940} do I devise{H2803} an evil,{H7451} from which ye shall not remove{H4185} your necks,{H6677} neither shall ye walk{H3212} haughtily;{H7317} for it is an evil{H7451} time.{H6256}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Therefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; Behold, against this family{H4940} do I devise{H2803}{(H8802)} an evil{H7451}, from which ye shall not remove{H4185}{(H8686)} your necks{H6677}; neither shall ye go{H3212}{(H8799)} haughtily{H7317}: for this time{H6256} is evil{H7451}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore thus sayeth the LORDE: Beholde, agaynst this housholde haue I deuysed a plage, wherout ye shal not plucke youre neckes: Ye shal nomore go so proudly, for it will be a perlous tyme.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore thus saieth the Lorde, Beholde, against this familie haue I deuised a plague, whereout yee shall not plucke your neckes, and ye shall not go so proudly, for this time is euill.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Therefore thus saith the Lorde: Beholde, against this housholde haue I deuised a plague, whereout ye shall not plucke your neckes: ye shall no more go so proudly, for it wyl be a perilous time.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time [is] evil.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Therefore, thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am devising against this family evil, From which ye do not remove your necks, Nor walk loftily, for a time of evil it `is'.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks, neither shall ye walk haughtily; for it is an evil time.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks, neither shall ye walk haughtily; for it is an evil time.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this cause the Lord has said, See, against this family I am purposing an evil from which you will not be able to take your necks away, and you will be weighted down by it; for it is an evil time.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Therefore the LORD says this:“Look, I am devising disaster for this nation! It will be like a yoke from which you cannot free your neck. You will no longer walk proudly, for it will be a time of catastrophe.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 2:11-12 : 11 The haughty eyes of mankind will be brought low, and humanity's pride will be humbled. The Lord alone will be exalted on that day. 12 For the day of the Lord of hosts will come against all who are proud and arrogant, against all who are exalted—they will be humbled.
• Jer 8:3 : 3 Death will be preferred to life by all the survivors who remain from this evil family, in all the places where I have driven them, declares the LORD of Hosts.
• Amos 5:13 : 13 Therefore, the prudent person will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.
• Jer 18:11 : 11 And now, say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, ‘Thus says the Lord: Behold, I am shaping disaster against you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each one from his evil way, and reform your ways and deeds.’
• Amos 9:1-4 : 1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said, 'Strike the capitals so that the thresholds shake, and shatter them on the heads of all the people. Those who survive I will kill with the sword; not one of them will flee, not a single one will escape.' 2 'If they dig down to the depths of Sheol, from there My hand will take them. If they climb up to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.' 3 'If they hide themselves on the top of Mount Carmel, from there I will search them out and seize them. If they conceal themselves from My sight on the floor of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.' 4 'If they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will set My eyes on them for harm and not for good.'
• Lam 1:14 : 14 My transgressions were bound into a yoke; by his hands they were fastened together. They were laid on my neck; he has made my strength fail. The Lord has given me into the hands of those I cannot withstand.
• Lam 2:17 : 17 The LORD has done what he planned; he has fulfilled his word that he decreed long ago. He has overthrown without pity; he has let the enemy gloat over you and exalt the horn of your adversaries.
• Lam 5:5 : 5 We are pursued with burdens upon our necks; we are weary and find no rest.
• Isa 28:14-18 : 14 Therefore, hear the word of the LORD, you scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem. 15 Because you have said, 'We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we have made an agreement. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, it will not reach us, for we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.' 16 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation. The one who believes will not panic.' 17 I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place. 18 Your covenant with death will be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be trampled by it.
• Jas 2:13 : 13 For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Dan 5:20-23 : 20 But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him. 21 He was driven away from people, his mind became like that of an animal, and he lived among the wild donkeys. He ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of men and sets over it whomever He wishes. 22 But you, his son Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this. 23 Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You had the vessels from His house brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives, and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which cannot see, hear, or understand. But the God who holds your breath in His hand and controls all your ways, you have not glorified.
• Amos 2:14-3:2 : 14 Flight will perish from the swift, the strong will not retain their strength, and the warrior will not save his life. 15 The archer will not stand his ground, the swift-footed will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life. 16 Even the bravest of warriors will flee naked on that day,' declares the LORD. 1 Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up from the land of Egypt: 2 You only have I known among all the families of the earth; therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities.
• Mic 2:1 : 1 Woe to those who devise wickedness and plan evil on their beds! At dawn, they carry it out because they have the power to do it.
• Zeph 1:17-18 : 17 I will bring distress on mankind, and they will walk like the blind because they have sinned against the Lord. Their blood will be poured out like dust, and their flesh like dung. 18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to rescue them on the day of the Lord's wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy, for He will bring a sudden and complete destruction on all the inhabitants of the earth.
• Rom 16:4 : 4 They risked their lives for me, and not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are thankful to them.
• Eph 5:16 : 16 Make the most of the time, because the days are evil.
• Jer 27:12 : 12 I spoke to Zedekiah king of Judah with the same message, saying, "Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and you will live.
• Jer 34:17 : 17 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: You have not obeyed me by proclaiming freedom, each one to his brother and to his neighbor. So now, I proclaim freedom for you, declares the Lord—freedom to the sword, to plague, and to famine. I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
• Jer 36:23 : 23 As Jehudi read three or four columns of the scroll, the king would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the fire in the firepot, until the entire scroll was consumed in the fire.
• Jer 43:2 : 2 Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, 'You are lying! The LORD our God did not send you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to settle there.’
• Jer 13:15-17 : 15 Listen and pay attention! Do not be proud, for the LORD has spoken. 16 Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, and before your feet stumble on the darkening mountains. You hope for light, but He will turn it to gloom and thick darkness. 17 But if you will not listen, my soul will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will weep bitterly and overflow with tears, for the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
• Isa 3:16 : 16 The LORD says, 'Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, walking with outstretched necks, flirting with their eyes, taking short, mincing steps, and jingling ornaments on their feet,
• Isa 5:19 : 19 To those who say, 'Let God hurry and work quickly so we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so we may know it!'