Micah 2:1

Land Robbers Will Lose their Land

2:1 Those who devise sinful plans are as good as dead, ¹ 

those who dream about doing evil as they lie in bed. ² 

As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, ³ 

because they have the power to do so.

Micah 7:20

7:20 You will be loyal to Jacob

and extend your loyal love to Abraham, ⁴ 

which you promised on oath to our ancestors ⁵ 

in ancient times. ⁶ 

[2:1]  ¹ tn Heb “Woe to those who plan sin.” The Hebrew term הוֹי (hoy, “woe”; “ah”) was a cry used in mourning the dead.

[2:1]  ² tn Heb “those who do evil upon their beds.”

[2:1]  ³ tn Heb “at the light of morning they do it.”

[7:20]  ⁴ tn More literally, “You will extend loyalty to Jacob, and loyal love to Abraham.

[7:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “our fathers.” The Hebrew term refers here to more distant ancestors, not immediate parents.

[7:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “which you swore [or, “pledged”] to our fathers from days of old.”