2And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.


In Context

1 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.

2 And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

3 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.

4 In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.

Micah 2:2 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:2They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them. They defraud a man of his home, a fellowman of his inheritance.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:2And they have coveted fields, and taken them by violence, and houses they have forcibly taken away: and oppressed a man and his house, a man and his inheritance.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:2And they covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:2And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away; and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:2And they covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:2And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:2They covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:2And they have desired fields, And they have taken violently, And houses, and they have taken away, And have oppressed a man and his house, Even a man and his inheritance.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:2And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.