Micah
Micah 4:12
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 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 55:8 · Jeremiah 29:11 · Romans 11:33–34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.