Micah

Micah 1:16

¹⁶Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair

in mourning for your precious children;

make yourselves as bald as an eagle,

for they will go from you into exile.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Shave yourselves bald	קָרְחִ֣י	qā·rə·ḥî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H7139 make bald
and cut off your hair	וָגֹ֔זִּי	wā·ḡōz·zî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H1494 shear
in mourning for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your precious	תַּעֲנוּגָ֑יִךְ	ta·‘ă·nū·ḡā·yiḵ	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H8588 daintiness, luxury, exquisite delight
children	בְּנֵ֖י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
make yourselves	הַרְחִ֤בִי	har·ḥi·ḇî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular	H7337 be, or grow, wide, large
as bald	קָרְחָתֵךְ֙	qā·rə·ḥā·ṯêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H7144 baldness, bald spot
as an eagle	כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר	kan·ne·šer	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5404 griffon-vulture, eagle
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they will go from you	מִמֵּֽךְ׃ס	mim·mêḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
into exile	גָל֖וּ	ḡā·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1540 uncover, remove

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.