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Micah 2:7

NETBible	Does the family¹ of Jacob say,² ‘The Lord’s patience³ can’t be exhausted – he would never do such things’?⁴ To be sure, my commands bring a reward for those who obey them,⁵
NIV © biblegateway Mic 2:7	Should it be said, O house of Jacob: "Is the Spirit of the LORD angry? Does he do such things?" "Do not my words do good to him whose ways are upright?
NASB © biblegateway Mic 2:7	"Is it being said, O house of Jacob: ‘Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these His doings?’ Do not My words do good To the one walking uprightly?
NLT © biblegateway Mic 2:7	Should you talk that way, O family of Israel? Will the LORD have patience with such behavior? If you would do what is right, you would find my words to be good.
MSG © biblegateway Mic 2:7	Talk like [this] to the family of Jacob? Does GOD lose his temper? Is this the way he acts? Isn't he on the side of good people? Doesn't he help those who help themselves?"
BBE © SABDAweb Mic 2:7	Is the Lord quickly made angry? are these his doings? do not his words do good to his people Israel?
NRSV © bibleoremus Mic 2:7	Should this be said, O house of Jacob? Is the Lord’s patience exhausted? Are these his doings? Do not my words do good to one who walks uprightly?
NKJV © biblegateway Mic 2:7	You who are named the house of Jacob: "Is the Spirit of the LORD restricted? Are these His doings? Do not My words do good To him who walks uprightly?
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KJV	O [thou that art] named <0559> (8803) the house <01004> of Jacob <03290>_, is the spirit <07307> of the LORD <03068> straitened <07114> (8804)_? [are] these his doings <04611>_? do not my words <01697> do good <03190> (8686) to him that walketh <01980> (8802) uprightly <03477>_? {straitened: or, shortened?} {uprightly: Heb. upright?}
NASB © biblegateway Mic 2:7	"Is it being said <0559> , O house <01004> of Jacob <03290> : 'Is the Spirit <07307> of the LORD <03068> impatient <07114> ? Are these <0428> His doings <04611> ?' Do not My words <01697> do <03190> good <03190> To the one walking <01980> uprightly <03477> ?
LXXM	o <3588> T-NSM legwn <3004> V-PAPNS oikov <3624> N-NSM iakwb <2384> N-PRI parwrgisen <3949> V-AAI-3S pneuma <4151> N-NSN kuriou <2962> N-GSM ei <1487> CONJ tauta <3778> D-NPN ta <3588> T-NPN epithdeumata {N-NPN} autou <846> D-GSM estin <1510> V-PAI-3S ouc <3364> ADV oi <3588> T-NPM logoi <3056> N-NPM autou <846> D-GSM eisin <1510> V-PAI-3P kaloi <2570> A-NPM met <3326> PREP autou <846> D-GSM kai <2532> CONJ oryoi <3717> A-NPM peporeuntai <4198> V-RMI-3P
NET [draft] ITL	Does the family <01004> of Jacob <03290> say <0559> , ‘The Lord’s <03068> patience <07307> can’t be exhausted <07114> – he would never <0518> do such <0428> things <04611> ’? To be sure, my commands <01697> bring <03190> a reward <03190> for <05973> those who obey <01980> <03477> them,
HEBREW	Klwh <01980> rsyh <03477> Me <05973> wbyjyy <03190> yrbd <01697> awlh <03808> wyllem <04611> hla <0428> Ma <0518> hwhy <03068> xwr <07307> ruqh <07114> bqey <03290> tyb <01004> rwmah (2:7) <0559>

NETBible

Does the family¹ of Jacob say,² ‘The Lord’s patience³ can’t be exhausted – he would never do such things’?⁴ To be sure, my commands bring a reward for those who obey them,⁵

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “house” (so many English versions); CEV “descendants.’

²tc The MT has אָמוּר (’amur), an otherwise unattested passive participle, which is better emended to אָמוֹר (’amor), an infinitive absolute functioning as a finite verb (see BDB 55 s.v. אָמַר).

³tn The Hebrew word רוּחַ (ruach) often means “Spirit” when used of the Lord, but here it seems to have an abstract sense, “patience.” See BDB 925 s.v. 3.d.

⁴tn Heb “Has the patience of the Lord run short? Or are these his deeds?” The rhetorical questions expect the answer, “No, of course not.” The people contest the prophet’s claims that the Lord’s judgment is falling on the nation.

⁵tn Heb “Do not my words accomplish good for the one who walks uprightly?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course they do!” The Lord begins his response to the claim of the house of Jacob that they are immune to judgment (see v. 7a). He points out that the godly are indeed rewarded, but then he goes on to show that those in the house of Jacob are not godly and can expect divine judgment, not blessing (vv. 8-11). Some emend “my words” to “his words.” In this case, v. 7b is a continuation of the immediately preceding quotation. The people, thinking they are godly, confidently ask, “Do not his [God’s] words accomplish good for the one who walks uprightly?”