Micah 7:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The godly have perished from the land, and there is no upright person among humanity. All of them lie in wait for blood; they hunt each other with nets.

Additional Resources

Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    The good man has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among men; they all lie in wait for blood, they hunt each his brother with a net.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    The godly{H2623} man is perished{H6} out of the earth,{H776} and there is none upright{H3477} among men:{H120} they all lie in wait{H693} for blood;{H1818} they hunt{H6679} every man{H376} his brother{H251} with a net.{H2764}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The good{H2623} man is perished{H6}{(H8804)} out of the earth{H776}: and there is none upright{H3477} among men{H120}: they all lie in wait{H693}{(H8799)} for blood{H1818}; they hunt{H6679}{(H8799)} every man{H376} his brother{H251} with a net{H2764}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    There is not a godly man vpo earth, there is not one rightuous amoge me. They laboure all to shed bloude, & euery ma hunteth his brother to death:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The good man is perished out of the earth, and there is none righteous among men: they all lye in wayte for blood: euery man hunteth his brother with a net.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    There is not a godly vpon earth, there is not one righteous among men: they al lye in wayte for blood, and euery man hunteth his brother to death.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    The good [man] is perished out of the earth: and [there is] none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The godly man has perished out of the earth, And there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; Every man hunts his brother with a net.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Perished hath the kind out of the land, And upright among men -- there are none, All of them for blood lie in wait, Each his brother they hunt `with' a net.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The godly man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The godly man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The good man is gone from the earth, there is no one upright among men: they are all waiting secretly for blood, every man is going after his brother with a net.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The godly man has perished out of the earth, and there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; every man hunts his brother with a net.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Faithful men have disappeared from the land; there are no godly men left. They all wait in ambush to shed blood; they hunt their own brother with a net.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 12:1 : 1 For the director of music. According to the eighth. A psalm of David.
  • Isa 57:1 : 1 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; faithful people are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.
  • Jer 5:26 : 26 Among My people are wicked men. They lie in wait like those who set traps; they set deadly snares to catch people.
  • Isa 59:7 : 7 Their feet run to do evil, and they are quick to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful; ruin and destruction are in their paths.
  • Prov 1:11 : 11 If they say, 'Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without cause;'
  • Ps 14:1-3 : 1 To the director. Of David. The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt and commit abominable deeds; there is no one who does good. 2 The LORD looks down from heaven on all humanity to see if there is anyone who understands, anyone who seeks after God. 3 They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt. There is no one who does good, not even one.
  • Ps 57:6 : 6 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let Your glory be over all the earth.
  • 1 Sam 24:11 : 11 'This day you have seen with your own eyes how the LORD delivered you into my hands in the cave. Some urged me to kill you, but I spared you and said, "I will not lay my hand on my lord because he is the LORD’s anointed."'
  • 1 Sam 26:20 : 20 Now then, do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to search for a single flea, as one hunts a partridge in the mountains.
  • Prov 12:6 : 6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright rescues them.
  • Jer 5:16 : 16 Their quiver is like an open grave; all of them are mighty warriors.
  • Jer 16:16 : 16 Behold, I am sending many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that, I will send many hunters, and they will hunt them from every mountain, every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks.
  • Lam 4:18 : 18 Our steps were closely pursued so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end drew near; our days were fulfilled, for our end had come.
  • Mic 3:10 : 10 You build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity.
  • Hab 1:15-17 : 15 The wicked pull them all up with a hook, drag them out with their net, and gather them in their dragnet; so they rejoice and are glad. 16 Therefore they sacrifice to their net and burn incense to their dragnet, for by these their portion is rich and their food is plentiful. 17 Is this why they empty their net and continually slay nations without mercy?
  • Rom 3:10-18 : 10 As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one." 11 "There is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God." 12 All have turned away, together they have become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one. 13 "Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit." "The venom of vipers is under their lips." 14 Their mouths are full of curses and bitterness. 15 Their feet are swift to shed blood. 16 Ruin and misery mark their paths. 17 And the way of peace they have not known. 18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Mic 7:3
    79%

    3 Their hands are skilled at doing evil: the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, and the powerful speak out their selfish desires. Together they weave a web of corrupt schemes.

  • Isa 57:1
    76%

    1 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; faithful people are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.

  • Eccl 7:20
    76%

    20 Surely there is no one righteous on earth who always does good and never sins.

  • Jer 5:26
    76%

    26 Among My people are wicked men. They lie in wait like those who set traps; they set deadly snares to catch people.

  • Ps 14:3-4
    2 verses
    75%

    3 They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt. There is no one who does good, not even one.

    4 Do all the evildoers not understand? They devour my people as if they were eating bread, but they do not call upon the LORD.

  • Prov 1:16-18
    3 verses
    75%

    16 For their feet run to evil; they hasten to shed blood.

    17 Surely in vain is the net spread in sight of any bird,

    18 But these men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.

  • Ps 53:1-3
    3 verses
    74%

    1 For the director, according to Mahalath. A contemplative psalm of David.

    2 The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt and have committed terrible injustice; there is no one who does good.

    3 God looks down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there is anyone who understands, anyone who seeks after God.

  • Ps 37:32
    74%

    32 The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him.

  • Rom 3:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11 "There is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God."

    12 All have turned away, together they have become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.

  • Isa 59:15
    73%

    15 Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey. The LORD saw this and was displeased, for there was no justice.

  • Prov 29:10
    73%

    10 Bloodthirsty men hate the blameless, but the upright seek to preserve their life.

  • Eccl 7:15
    73%

    15 In my fleeting life, I have seen it all: The righteous perishing in their righteousness, and the wicked living long in their wickedness.

  • Amos 5:7
    72%

    7 You who turn justice to bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground—

  • Mic 7:1
    72%

    1 Woe is me, for I am like those gathering summer fruit, like those gleaning after the harvest; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that my soul desires.

  • Ezek 7:11
    72%

    11 Violence has arisen as the rod of wickedness. None of the people, none of their wealth, and none of their prominence will remain.

  • Ps 37:14
    72%

    14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and the needy, to slaughter those whose ways are upright.

  • Isa 59:4
    72%

    4 No one calls for justice, and no one pleads with integrity. They rely on empty words and speak lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.

  • Prov 1:11
    71%

    11 If they say, 'Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without cause;'

  • Prov 12:6-7
    2 verses
    71%

    6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright rescues them.

    7 The wicked are overthrown and no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.

  • Ps 12:1
    71%

    1 For the director of music. According to the eighth. A psalm of David.

  • Hos 4:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2 There is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.

    3 Therefore the land mourns, and all who live in it languish, along with the beasts of the field, the birds of the skies, and even the fish of the sea are taken away.

  • Prov 21:7
    71%

    7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • Isa 59:7
    71%

    7 Their feet run to do evil, and they are quick to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful; ruin and destruction are in their paths.

  • Job 4:7
    71%

    7 Consider this: Who that is innocent has ever perished? And where have the upright been destroyed?

  • Prov 24:15
    70%

    15 Do not lie in ambush, wicked person, at the house of the righteous; do not destroy their resting place.

  • Prov 28:17
    70%

    17 A man burdened with the guilt of bloodshed will flee to the pit; let no one support him.

  • Ps 10:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8 He sits in ambush in the villages; in the hiding places he murders the innocent; his eyes stealthily watch for the helpless.

    9 He lies in wait secretly, like a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the afflicted; he catches the afflicted by drawing them into his net.

  • Ps 11:2
    70%

    2 See how the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

  • Prov 29:6
    70%

    6 An evil man is ensnared by his transgression, but the righteous rejoice and are glad.

  • Hab 1:4
    70%

    4 Therefore, the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so justice comes out distorted.

  • Prov 29:27
    70%

    27 The righteous detest the unjust, and the wicked detest the upright.

  • Prov 28:28
    70%

    28 When the wicked rise, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous increase.

  • Ps 140:11
    70%

    11 May burning coals fall upon them; may they be thrown into the fire, into deep pits, never to rise again.

  • Ps 36:3
    70%

    3 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, thinking his iniquity will not be discovered or hated.

  • Ps 94:21
    70%

    21 They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn innocent blood.

  • Prov 11:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.

    7 When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the expectation of strength is lost.

  • Jer 9:4
    69%

    4 Each one deceives his neighbor, and they do not speak the truth. They have trained their tongues to speak lies and exhaust themselves with wrongdoing.

  • Ps 12:8
    69%

    8 You, LORD, will keep them; you will protect them from this generation forever.

  • Prov 2:22
    69%

    22 But the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the treacherous will be uprooted from it.

  • Ps 34:21
    69%

    21 He protects all his bones; not one of them is broken.