Micah 2:3

Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

כֵּן

kên

H3651

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...

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כֵּן

kên

H3652

so

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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רָאָה

râʼâh

H7200

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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קִרְאָה

qirʼâh

H7125

an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)

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this

מִשְׁפָּחָה

mishpâchâh

H4940

a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people

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do I

חָשַׁב

châshab

H2803

properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious...

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an

רַע

raʻ

H7451

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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from which ye shall not

סוּר

çûwr

H5493

to turn off (literal or figurative)

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your

צַוָּאר

tsavvâʼr

H6677

the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)

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לֹא

lôʼ

H3808

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

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shall ye

יָלַךְ

yâlak

H3212

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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רוֹמָה

rôwmâh

H7317

elation, i.e. (adverbially) proudly

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for this

עֵת

ʻêth

H6256

time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

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is

רַע

raʻ

H7451

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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Key Terms in This Verse

haughtily H7317

רוֹמָה rôwmâh

elation, i.e. (adverbially) proudly

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devise H2803

חָשַׁב châshab

properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, ...

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necks H6677

צַוָּאר tsavvâʼr

the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)

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remove H5493

סוּר çûwr

to turn off (literal or figurative)

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family H4940

מִשְׁפָּחָה mishpâchâh

a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people

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evil H7451

רַע raʻ

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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evil H7451

רַע raʻ

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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time H6256

עֵת ʻêth

time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

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thus H3652

כֵּן kên

so

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neither H3808

לֹא lôʼ

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

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Cross References

Jeremiah 8:3 cross-reference

And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.

Amos 5:13 cross-reference

Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

Jeremiah 18:11 cross-reference

Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every...

Lamentations 5:5 cross-reference

Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.

James 2:13 cross-reference

For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

Lamentations 2:17 cross-reference

The LORD hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice o...

Lamentations 1:14 cross-reference

The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the LORD hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able ...

Jeremiah 36:23 cross-reference

And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was...

Ephesians 5:16 cross-reference

Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Jeremiah 43:2 cross-reference

Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt...

Jeremiah 34:17 cross-reference

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to...

Micah 2:1 cross-reference

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.

Isaiah 3:16 cross-reference

Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:

Isaiah 5:19 cross-reference

That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!

Daniel 4:37 cross-reference

Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

Romans 16:4 cross-reference

Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.

Jeremiah 27:12 cross-reference

I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.

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