Micah
Micah 1:1–2
1This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah — what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:
2Hear, O peoples, all of you;
listen, O earth, and everyone in it!
May the Lord GOD bear witness against you,
the Lord from His holy temple.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Micah 1:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the word | דְּבַר־ | də·ḇar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה׀ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| came | הָיָ֗ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Micah | מִיכָה֙ | mî·ḵāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4318 Micah |
| the Moreshite | הַמֹּ֣רַשְׁתִּ֔י | ham·mō·raš·tî | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4183 Morashtite |
| in the days | בִּימֵ֥י | bî·mê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| of Jotham | יוֹתָ֛ם | yō·w·ṯām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3147 Jotham |
| Ahaz | אָחָ֥ז | ’ā·ḥāz | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H271 Achaz |
| and Hezekiah | יְחִזְקִיָּ֖ה | yə·ḥiz·qî·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3169 Jechizkijah |
| kings | מַלְכֵ֣י | mal·ḵê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4428 king |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֑ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| what | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| he saw | חָזָ֥ה | ḥā·zāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2372 see, behold |
| regarding | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Samaria | שֹׁמְר֖וֹן | šō·mə·rō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8111 Shomeron |
| and Jerusalem | וִירֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | wî·rū·šā·lim | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
Micah 1:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hear | שִׁמְעוּ֙ | šim·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| O peoples | עַמִּ֣ים | ‘am·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5971 people |
| all of you | כֻּלָּ֔ם | kul·lām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| listen | הַקְשִׁ֖יבִי | haq·šî·ḇî | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular | H7181 incline, attend |
| O earth | אֶ֣רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and everyone in it | וּמְלֹאָ֑הּ | ū·mə·lō·’āh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H4393 fulness, that which fills |
| May the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֨י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| bear | וִיהִי֩ | wî·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| witness | לְעֵ֔ד | lə·‘êḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5707 witness |
| against you | בָּכֶם֙ | bā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֖י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| from His holy | קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ | qā·ḏə·šōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| temple | מֵהֵיכַ֥ל | mê·hê·ḵal | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1964 palace, temple |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Micah 1:1 Jeremiah 26:18 · Isaiah 1:1 · Hosea 1:1 · Amos 1:1 · 2 Chronicles 27:1–9
Micah 1:2 Isaiah 1:2 · Psalm 11:4 · Revelation 2:7 · Malachi 3:5 · Jeremiah 22:29 · Psalm 49:1–2 · Habakkuk 2:20 · Revelation 3:22 · Jonah 2:7 · Mark 7:14–15 · Psalm 50:7 · Revelation 3:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.