Micah

Micah 1:3–4

³For behold, the LORD comes forth

from His dwelling place;

He will come down and tread

on the high places of the earth.

⁴The mountains will melt beneath Him,

and the valleys will split apart,

like wax before the fire,

like water rushing down a slope.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
behold	הִנֵּ֥ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
comes forth	יֹצֵ֣א	yō·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
from His dwelling place	מִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹ	mim·mə·qō·w·mōw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
He will come down	וְיָרַ֥ד	wə·yā·raḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
and tread	וְדָרַ֖ךְ	wə·ḏā·raḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1869 tread, march
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the high places	בָּמוֹתֵי	bå̄·mō·ṯē	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1116 high place
of the earth	אָֽרֶץ׃	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The mountains	הֶֽהָרִים֙	he·hā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
will melt	וְנָמַ֤סּוּ	wə·nā·mas·sū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H4549 dissolve, melt
beneath Him	תַּחְתָּ֔יו	taḥ·tāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H8478 the under part
and the valleys	וְהָעֲמָקִ֖ים	wə·hā·‘ă·mā·qîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6010 vale
will split apart	יִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּ	yiṯ·baq·qā·‘ū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1234 cleave, break open or through
like wax	כַּדּוֹנַג֙	kad·dō·w·naḡ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1749 wax
before	מִפְּנֵ֣י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the fire	הָאֵ֔שׁ	hā·’êš	Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
like water	כְּמַ֖יִם	kə·ma·yim	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
rushing down	מֻגָּרִ֥ים	mug·gā·rîm	Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine plural	H5064 pour, flow, run
a slope	בְּמוֹרָֽד׃	bə·mō·w·rāḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4174 descent, slope

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Micah 1:3 Amos 4:13 · Isaiah 26:21 · Deuteronomy 32:13 · Psalm 115:3 · Habakkuk 3:19

Micah 1:4 Nahum 1:5 · Psalm 97:5 · Isaiah 64:1–3 · Judges 5:4 · Habakkuk 3:6 · Habakkuk 3:10 · Amos 9:5 · Zechariah 14:4 · Revelation 20:11 · Psalm 68:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.