Micah 2:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMicah 2:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְאֶתְמ֗וּל
ʼethmôwl
H865
yesterday
עַמִּי֙
ʻam
H5971
people
לְאוֹיֵ֣ב
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
יְקוֹמֵ֔ם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
מִמּ֣וּל
mûwl
H4136
front
שַׂלְמָ֔ה
salmâh
H8008
garment
אֶ֖דֶר
ʼeder
H145
glory
תַּפְשִׁט֑וּן
pâshaṭ
H6584
to strip
מֵעֹבְרִ֣ים
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
בֶּ֔טַח
beṭach
H983
security
שׁוּבֵ֖י
shûwb
H7725
to return
מִלְחָמָֽה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
But lately my people have risen up as an enemy. You strip the robe and clothing from those who pass by without a care, returning from battle.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“But recently my people rise up as an enemy. You strip the splendor from the front of the garment, from those passing by in security, returning from war.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).