Micah

Micah 3:12

¹²Therefore, because of you,

Zion will be plowed like a field,

Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble,

and the temple mount a wooded ridge.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵן֙	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
because of you	בִּגְלַלְכֶ֔ם	biḡ·lal·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H1558 account
Zion	צִיּ֖וֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
will be plowed	תֵֽחָרֵ֑שׁ	ṯê·ḥā·rêš	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
like a field	שָׂדֶ֣ה	śā·ḏeh	Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
Jerusalem	וִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙	wî·rū·šā·lim	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
will become	תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה	tih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a heap of rubble	עִיִּ֣ין	‘î·yîn	Noun - masculine plural	H5856 ruin, heap of ruins
and the temple	הַבַּ֖יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
mount	וְהַ֥ר	wə·har	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
a wooded	יָֽעַר׃פ	yā·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular	H3293 wood, forest, thicket
ridge	לְבָמ֥וֹת	lə·ḇā·mō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural	H1116 high place

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.