Micah
Micah 6:12
12For the wealthy of the city
are full of violence,
and its residents speak lies;
their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the wealthy of the city | עֲשִׁירֶ֙יהָ֙ | ‘ă·šî·re·hā | Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H6223 rich |
| are full of | מָלְא֣וּ | mā·lə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H4390 be full, fill |
| violence | חָמָ֔ס | ḥā·mās | Noun - masculine singular | H2555 violence, wrong |
| and its residents | וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ | wə·yō·šə·ḇe·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| speak | דִּבְּרוּ־ | dib·bə·rū- | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H1696 speak |
| lies | שָׁ֑קֶר | šā·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| their tongues | וּלְשׁוֹנָ֖ם | ū·lə·šō·w·nām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3956 tongue |
| are deceitful | רְמִיָּ֥ה | rə·mî·yāh | Noun - feminine singular | H7423 deceit, treachery |
| in their mouths | בְּפִיהֶֽם׃ | bə·p̄î·hem | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6310 mouth |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 9:8 · Isaiah 1:23 · Hosea 7:13 · Micah 2:1–2 · Isaiah 3:8 · Isaiah 5:7 · Jeremiah 9:2–6 · Romans 3:13 · Zephaniah 3:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.