Micah
Micah 3:7
7Then the seers will be ashamed
and the diviners will be disgraced.
They will all cover their mouths
because there is no answer from God.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the seers | הַחֹזִ֗ים | ha·ḥō·zîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2374 seer |
| will be ashamed | וּבֹ֣שׁוּ | ū·ḇō·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H954 be ashamed |
| and the diviners | הַקֹּ֣סְמִ֔ים | haq·qō·sə·mîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7080 practise divination |
| will be disgraced | וְחָֽפְרוּ֙ | wə·ḥā·p̄ə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H2659 be abashed, ashamed |
| They will all | כֻּלָּ֑ם | kul·lām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| cover | וְעָט֥וּ | wə·‘ā·ṭū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5844 wrap oneself, enwrap envelop oneself |
| their mouths | שָׂפָ֖ם | śā·p̄ām | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8222 moustache |
| because | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| no | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| answer | מַעֲנֵ֖ה | ma·‘ă·nêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4617 answer, response |
| from God | אֱלֹהִֽים׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 44:25 · Zechariah 13:4 · 1 Samuel 28:6 · Amos 8:11 · Isaiah 47:12–14 · Leviticus 13:45 · Ezekiel 24:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.