Focused Passage

Micah 3:5-8

Judgment Against Corrupt Leaders, Priests, and Prophets

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5This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths:

6Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them.

7Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.”

8As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.

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Verse 5

Original words

This is whatכֹּ֚הH3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularAs forעַל־H5921Prepositionthe prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםH5030Article | Noun - masculine pluralwho lead My peopleעַמִּ֑יH5971Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularastrayהַמַּתְעִ֣יםH8582Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerwho proclaimוְקָרְא֣וּH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralpeaceשָׁל֔וֹםH7965Noun - masculine singular-וַאֲשֶׁר֙H834Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relativewhile they chewהַנֹּשְׁכִ֤יםH5391Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralwith their teethבְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם֙H8127Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine pluralbut declareוְקִדְּשׁ֥וּH6942Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃H4421Noun - feminine singularagainst oneעַל־H5921Prepositionwho putsיִתֵּ֣ןH5414Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularnothingלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleinעָלָ֖יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singulartheir mouthsפִּיהֶ֔םH6310Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 6

Original words

Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןH3651Adverbnightלַ֤יְלָהH3915Noun - masculine singularwill come over youלָכֶם֙Preposition | second person masculine pluralwithout visionsמֵֽחָז֔וֹןH2377Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularand darknessוְחָשְׁכָ֥הH2821Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularwithout divinationמִקְּסֹ֑םH7080Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructThe sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙H8121Article | Noun - common singularwill setוּבָ֤אָהH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionthese prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםH5030Article | Noun - masculine pluraland the daylightהַיּֽוֹם׃H3117Article | Noun - masculine singularwill turn blackוְקָדַ֥רH6937Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularover themעֲלֵיהֶ֖םH5921Preposition | third person masculine plural
Verse 7

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Then the seersהַחֹזִ֗יםH2374Article | Noun - masculine pluralwill be ashamedוּבֹ֣שׁוּH954Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluraland the divinersהַקֹּ֣סְמִ֔יםH7080Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralwill be disgracedוְחָֽפְרוּ֙H2659Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralThey will allכֻּלָּ֑םH3605Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralcoverוְעָט֥וּH5844Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural. . .עַל־H5921Prepositiontheir mouthsשָׂפָ֖םH8222Noun - masculine singular constructbecauseכִּ֛יH3588Conjunction[there is] noאֵ֥יןH369Adverbanswerמַעֲנֵ֖הH4617Noun - masculine singular constructfrom Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃H430Noun - masculine plural
Verse 8

Original words

As for meאָנֹכִ֞יH595Pronoun - first person common singularhoweverוְאוּלָ֗םH199ConjunctionI am filledמָלֵ֤אתִיH4390Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularwith powerכֹ֙חַ֙H3581Noun - masculine singularbyאֶת־H853Direct object markerthe Spiritר֣וּחַH7307Noun - common singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwith justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טH4941Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularand courageוּגְבוּרָ֑הH1369Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularto declareלְהַגִּ֤ידH5046Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructto Jacobלְיַֽעֲקֹב֙H3290Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularhis transgressionפִּשְׁע֔וֹH6588Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand to Israelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularhis sinחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃סH2403Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular

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