Focused Passage

Micah 7:14-17

From Covenant Ruin to Confession, Waiting, and Hope in the God Who Pardons

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

14Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

15As in the days when you came out of Egypt, I will show My wonders.

16Nations will see and be ashamed, deprived of all their might. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf.

17They will lick the dust like a snake, like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds in the presence of the LORD our God; they will tremble in fear of You.

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Verse 14

Original words

Shepherdרְעֵ֧הH7462Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularwith Your staffבְשִׁבְטֶ֗ךָH7626Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularYour peopleעַמְּךָ֣H5971Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularthe flockצֹ֚אןH6629Noun - common singular constructof Your inheritanceנַֽחֲלָתֶ֔ךָH5159Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularThey liveשֹׁכְנִ֣יH7931Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructaloneלְבָדָ֔דH910Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularin a woodlandיַ֖עַרH3293Noun - masculine singularsurrounded byבְּת֣וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructpasturesכַּרְמֶ֑לH3759Noun - masculine singularLet them grazeיִרְע֥וּH7462Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralin Bashanבָשָׁ֛ןH1316Noun - proper - feminine singularand Gileadוְגִלְעָ֖דH1568Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularas in the daysכִּימֵ֥יH3117Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural constructof oldעוֹלָֽם׃H5769Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Or in a woodland, in the midst of Carmel
Verse 15

Original words

As in the days whenכִּימֵ֥יH3117Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural constructyou came outצֵאתְךָ֖H3318Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singularvvvמֵאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularI will showאַרְאֶ֖נּוּH7200Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singularMy wondersנִפְלָאֽוֹת׃H6381Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural
Verse 16

Original words

Nationsגוֹיִם֙H1471Noun - masculine pluralwill seeיִרְא֤וּH7200Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraland be ashamedוְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּH954Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluraldeprived of allמִכֹּ֖לH3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructtheir mightגְּבֽוּרָתָ֑םH1369Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralThey will putיָשִׂ֤ימוּH7760Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraltheir handsיָד֙H3027Noun - feminine singularoverעַל־H5921Prepositiontheir mouthsפֶּ֔הH6310Noun - masculine singularand their earsאָזְנֵיהֶ֖םH241Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine pluralwill become deafתֶּחֱרַֽשְׁנָה׃H2790Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural
Verse 17

Original words

They will lickיְלַחֲכ֤וּH3897Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe dustעָפָר֙H6083Noun - masculine singularlike a snakeכַּנָּחָ֔שׁH5175Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularlike reptiles slitheringכְּזֹחֲלֵ֣יH2119Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructon the groundאֶ֔רֶץH776Noun - feminine singularThey will come tremblingיִרְגְּז֖וּH7264Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralfrom their strongholdsמִמִּסְגְּרֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םH4526Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralin the presence ofאֶל־H413Prepositionthe LORDיְהוָ֤הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularour Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙H430Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common pluralthey will trembleיִפְחָ֔דוּH6342Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralin fearוְיִֽרְא֖וּH3372Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralof Youמִמֶּֽךָּ׃H4480Preposition | second person masculine singular

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