New International Version (NIV)
1Woe to those who plan iniquity,
to those who plot evil on their beds!
At morning’s light they carry it out
because it is in their power to do it.
Micah 2:1
Micah 2:1 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
1Woe to those who devise wrongdoing,
Who practice evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they do it,
Because it is in the power of their hands.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
1Woe (judgment is coming) to those who devise wickedness
And plot evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they practice evil
Because it is in the power of their hands.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
1Woe to those who devise iniquity
and plot evil on their beds!
At morning’s light they accomplish it
because the power is in their hands.
American Standard Version (ASV)
1Woe 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.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
1Woe vnto them, that imagine iniquitie, and worke wickednesse vpon their beddes: when the morning is light they practise it because their hande hath power.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
1Woe to those who devise iniquity
and work evil on their beds!
When the morning is light, they practice it,
because it is in the power of their hand.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
1How terrible it will be for those
who plan to harm others!
How terrible for those who make evil plans
before they even get out of bed!
As soon as daylight comes,
they carry out their plans.
That’s because they have the power to do it.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
1 Terrible trouble will happen to people who do wicked things.
They lie awake at night as they make evil plans.
When morning comes, they do those wicked things.
They have the power to do what they want.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
1Woe [to] those devising iniquity, || And working evil on their beds, || In the morning light they do it, || For their hand is—to God.