Micah
Micah 1:4
4The mountains will melt beneath Him,
and the valleys will split apart,
like wax before the fire,
like water rushing down a slope.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.