Micah

Micah 4:11–12

¹¹But now many nations

have assembled against you,

saying, “Let her be defiled,

and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”

¹²But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD

or understand His plan,

for He has gathered them

like sheaves to the threshing floor.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But now	וְעַתָּ֛ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
many	רַבִּ֑ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
nations	גּוֹיִ֣ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
have assembled	נֶאֶסְפ֥וּ	ne·’es·p̄ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H622 gather, remove
against you	עָלַ֖יִךְ	‘ā·la·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5921 height
saying	הָאֹמְרִ֣ים	hā·’ō·mə·rîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Let her be defiled	תֶּחֱנָ֔ף	te·ḥĕ·nāp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2610 polluted, profane
and let us feast our eyes	עֵינֵֽינוּ׃	‘ê·nê·nū	Noun - cdc; first person common plural	H5869 eye
on Zion	בְּצִיּ֖וֹן	bə·ṣî·yō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But they	וְהֵ֗מָּה	wə·hêm·māh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
do not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָֽדְעוּ֙	yā·ḏə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3045 know
the thoughts	מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת	maḥ·šə·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4284 thought, device
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
or	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
understand	הֵבִ֖ינוּ	hê·ḇî·nū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H995 discern
His plan	עֲצָת֑וֹ	‘ă·ṣā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6098 counsel, advice
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He has gathered them	קִבְּצָ֖ם	qib·bə·ṣām	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H6908 gather, collect
like sheaves	כֶּעָמִ֥יר	ke·‘ā·mîr	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5995 swath, row of fallen grain
to the threshing floor	גֹּֽרְנָה׃	gō·rə·nāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H1637 threshing-floor

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Micah 4:11 Obadiah 1:12 · Isaiah 5:25–30 · Micah 7:10

Micah 4:12 Isaiah 55:8 · Jeremiah 29:11 · Romans 11:33–34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.