Micah
Micah 2:7
7Should it be said, O house of Jacob,
“Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient?
Are these the things He does?”
Do not My words bring good
to him who walks uprightly?
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.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Should it be said | הֶאָמ֣וּר | he·’ā·mūr | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| O house | בֵּֽית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֗ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| Is the Spirit | ר֣וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular construct | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| impatient | הֲקָצַר֙ | hă·qā·ṣar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7114 be short |
| Are these | אֵ֖לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| the things He does | מַעֲלָלָ֑יו | ma·‘ă·lā·lāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4611 deed, practice |
| Do not | הֲל֤וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| My words | דְבָרַ֨י | ḏə·ḇā·ray | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H1697 speech, word |
| bring good | יֵיטִ֔יבוּ | yê·ṭî·ḇū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| to him | עִ֖ם | ‘im | Preposition | H5973 with |
| who walks | הוֹלֵֽךְ׃ | hō·w·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| uprightly | הַיָּשָׁ֥ר | hay·yā·šār | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H3477 straight, right |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 84:11 · Psalm 15:2 · Jeremiah 15:16 · Isaiah 50:2 · Zechariah 4:6 · Proverbs 10:29 · Proverbs 28:18 · Psalm 119:92–93 · Hosea 14:9 · Psalm 19:7–11 · Psalm 119:99–103 · Proverbs 10:9
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.