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Berean Standard Bible

“The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.”

Micah 7:2

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Micah laments that he feels like someone who has found the fruit pickers gone: the vintage is over and no grapes remain. The loss he grieves is moral.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.

World English Bible (WEB)

The godly man has perished out of the earth, and there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; every man hunts his brother with a net.

King James Version (KJV)

The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.

American Standard Version (ASV)

The godly man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The good man is gone from the earth, there is no one upright among men: they are all waiting secretly for blood, every man is going after his brother with a net.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Faltó el misericordioso de la tierra, y ninguno hay recto entre los hombres: todos acechan á la sangre; cada cual arma red á su hermano.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Ya no hay gente honrada en este país. ¡Ya no queda en este país ni una sola persona que practique la justicia! Son todas homicidas, que se vuelven contra sus propios familiares. ¡Unos a otros buscan hacerse daño!

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