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

14 Shepherd 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.

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

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

17 They 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

Shepherd רְעֵ֧ה H7462 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular with Your staff בְשִׁבְטֶ֗ךָ H7626 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Your people עַמְּךָ֣ H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular the flock צֹ֚אן H6629 Noun - common singular construct of Your inheritance נַֽחֲלָתֶ֔ךָ H5159 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular They live שֹׁכְנִ֣י H7931 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct alone לְבָדָ֔ד H910 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular in a woodland יַ֖עַר H3293 Noun - masculine singular surrounded by בְּת֣וֹךְ H8432 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct pastures כַּרְמֶ֑ל H3759 Noun - masculine singular Let them graze יִרְע֥וּ H7462 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural in Bashan בָשָׁ֛ן H1316 Noun - proper - feminine singular and Gilead וְגִלְעָ֖ד H1568 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular as in the days כִּימֵ֥י H3117 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct of old עוֹלָֽם׃ H5769 Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

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

Original words

As in the days when כִּימֵ֥י H3117 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct you came out צֵאתְךָ֖ H3318 Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular vvv מֵאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרָ֑יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular I will show אַרְאֶ֖נּוּ H7200 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular My wonders נִפְלָאֽוֹת׃ H6381 Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural
Verse 16

Original words

Nations גוֹיִם֙ H1471 Noun - masculine plural will see יִרְא֤וּ H7200 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural and be ashamed וְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּ H954 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural deprived of all מִכֹּ֖ל H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct their might גְּבֽוּרָתָ֑ם H1369 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural They will put יָשִׂ֤ימוּ H7760 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural their hands יָד֙ H3027 Noun - feminine singular over עַל־ H5921 Preposition their mouths פֶּ֔ה H6310 Noun - masculine singular and their ears אָזְנֵיהֶ֖ם H241 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine plural will become deaf תֶּחֱרַֽשְׁנָה׃ H2790 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural
Verse 17

Original words

They will lick יְלַחֲכ֤וּ H3897 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural the dust עָפָר֙ H6083 Noun - masculine singular like a snake כַּנָּחָ֔שׁ H5175 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular like reptiles slithering כְּזֹחֲלֵ֣י H2119 Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct on the ground אֶ֔רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular They will come trembling יִרְגְּז֖וּ H7264 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural from their strongholds מִמִּסְגְּרֹֽתֵיהֶ֑ם H4526 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural in the presence of אֶל־ H413 Preposition the LORD יְהוָ֤ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular our God אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural they will tremble יִפְחָ֔דוּ H6342 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural in fear וְיִֽרְא֖וּ H3372 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural of You מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ H4480 Preposition | second person masculine singular

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