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Micah 2:8

But of late My people have risen up like an enemy: You strip off the splendid robe from unsuspecting passersby like men returning from battle.

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ASV

But of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye strip the robe from off the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.

KJV

Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאֶתְמ֗וּלve.'et.Muland yesterdayH865 →
עַמִּי֙'a.Mipeople myH5971 →
לְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.Yevto an enemyH341 →
יְקוֹמֵ֔םye.ko.Memhe raises upH6965 →
מִמּ֣וּלmi.Mulfrom in front ofH4136 →
שַׂלְמָ֔הsal.Maha garmentH8008 →
אֶ֖דֶר'E.dera mantleH145 →
תַּפְשִׁט֑וּןtaf.shi.Tunyou strip off !H6584 →
מֵעֹבְרִ֣יםme.'oe.Rimfrom [those who] pass byH5674 →
בֶּ֔טַחBe.tachsecurityH983 →
שׁוּבֵ֖יshu.Vei[those who] return ofH7725 →
מִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahwarH4421 →

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2 Samuel 20:19I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel, but you are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”Psalms 120:6–7Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace.Jeremiah 2:13“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.2 Chronicles 28:5–8So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.Psalms 55:20My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.Isaiah 9:21Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.Isaiah 59:6Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.Luke 20:47They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

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About Micah

Micah Exhorts the Israelites to Repent — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Micah Exhorts the Israelites to Repent — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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