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Micah 7:2

The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אָבַ֤ד'a.Vadhe has perishedH6 →
חָסִיד֙cha.Sid[the] faithfulH2623 →
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776 →
וְיָשָׁ֥רve.ya.Sharand [is] an upright [person]H3477 →
בָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.Damamong <the> humankindH120 →
אָ֑יִן'A.yinthere notH369 →
כֻּלָּם֙ku.Lamall of themH3605 →
לְדָמִ֣יםle.da.Mimfor blood<s>H1818 →
יֶאֱרֹ֔בוּye.'e.Routhey lie in waitH693 →
אִ֥ישׁ'isheachH376 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.hubrother hisH251 →
יָצ֥וּדוּya.Tzu.duthey huntH6679 →
חֵֽרֶם׃Che.rema netH2764 →

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Psalms 12:1Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.Psalms 14:1–3The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.Jeremiah 5:26For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.Isaiah 57:1The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,Isaiah 59:15Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.Isaiah 9:19By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother.Jeremiah 16:16But for now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill, even from the clefts of the rocks.Psalms 10:9He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.Hosea 5:1“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.Psalms 59:3See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.Hosea 4:2Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.1 Samuel 24:11See, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. See and know that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life.Ezekiel 24:6Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents.Isaiah 59:3For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.Judges 16:6So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”Hosea 12:7A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.

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