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Micah 2:8

But lately ymy people have risen up as an enemy;

you strip the rich robe from those who pass by trustingly

with no thought of war.3

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Micah 2:8 — The New International Version (NIV)

Lately my people have risen up

like an enemy.

You strip off the rich robe

from those who pass by without a care,

like men returning from battle.

Micah 2:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy:

Ye pull off the robe with the garment

From them that pass by securely as men averse from war.

Micah 2:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Yet to this very hour

my people rise against me like an enemy!

You steal the shirts right off the backs

of those who trusted you,

making them as ragged as men

returning from battle.

Micah 2:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“Lately My people have risen up as an enemy—

You pull off the robe with the garment

From those who trust you, as they pass by,

Like men returned from war.

Micah 2:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

But you are fighting against my people like an enemy.

You take the coats from people who pass by;

you rob them of their safety;

you plan war.

Micah 2:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

But of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye strip the robe from off the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.

Micah 2:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

But of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye strip off the mantle with the garment from them that pass by securely, that are averse from war.

Micah 2:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Recently, my people have turned into enemies. 

You take coats from those who pass by without a care 

as they return from war. 

Micah 2:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

But recently My people have risen up

like an enemy:

You strip off the splendid robe

from those who are passing through confidently,

like those returning from war.

Micah 2:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

But you rise up against my people as an enemy;

you strip the robe from the peaceful,

from those who pass by trustingly

with no thought of war.

Micah 2:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

But recently my people have risen up as an enemy;

from before the cloak you strip off the robe

from those passing by in confidence,

returning from war.

Micah 2:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

But lately my people have attacked one another

as if they were enemies.

You strip the rich robes off

those who happen to pass by.

They thought they were as safe as men

returning from a battle they had won.

Micah 2:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Recently My people have arisen as an enemy

You strip the robe off the garment

From unsuspecting passers-by,

From those returned from war.


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