Micah
Micah 3:6
6Therefore night will come over you without visions,
and darkness without divination.
The sun will set on these prophets,
and the daylight will turn black over them.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | לָכֵ֞ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| night | לַ֤יְלָה | lay·lāh | Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| will come over you | לָכֶם֙ | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| without visions | מֵֽחָז֔וֹן | mê·ḥā·zō·wn | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H2377 vision |
| and darkness | וְחָשְׁכָ֥ה | wə·ḥā·šə·ḵāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H2821 be, grow dark |
| without divination | מִקְּסֹ֑ם | miq·qə·sōm | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7080 practise divination |
| The sun | הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ | haš·še·meš | Article; Noun - common singular | H8121 sun |
| will set | וּבָ֤אָה | ū·ḇā·’āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| these prophets | הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים | han·nə·ḇî·’îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| and the daylight | הַיּֽוֹם׃ | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| will turn black | וְקָדַ֥ר | wə·qā·ḏar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6937 be dark |
| over them | עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 8:20–22 · Amos 8:9–10 · Isaiah 29:10 · Isaiah 59:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.