Micah 2:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Micah 2:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Micah 2:1 is a verse from the book of Micah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Micah 2:1 — KJV
“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.”
— Micah 2:1 (KJV)
Micah 2:1 in Context — About the Book of Micah
Micah alternates judgment and hope with a prophet's precision — predicting both Jerusalem's fall and Bethlehem as Messiah's birthplace seven centuries early. His summary of true religion is unmatched: act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God.
Cross-References for Micah 2:1
“For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.”
Shares key themes with Micah 2:1: work, evil, because
“And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.”
Shares key themes with Micah 2:1: work, evil, because
“[A Psalm of David.] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.”
Shares key themes with Micah 2:1: iniquity, work, evil
“Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.”
Shares key themes with Micah 2:1: iniquity, work, evil
“O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. Execute: Heb. Judge”
Shares key themes with Micah 2:1: evil, morning, because
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