Micah

Micah 6:16

16You have kept the statutes of Omri

and all the practices of Ahab’s house;

you have followed their counsel.

Therefore I will make you a desolation,

and your inhabitants an object of contempt;

you will bear the scorn of the nations.b”

Footnotes

  • b 6:16 LXX; Hebrew scorn of My people

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You have keptוְיִשְׁתַּמֵּ֞רwə·yiš·tam·mêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singularH8104 keep, watch, preserve
the statutesחֻקּ֣וֹתḥuq·qō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute
of Omriעָמְרִ֗י‘ā·mə·rîNoun - proper - masculine singularH6018 Omri
and allוְכֹל֙wə·ḵōlConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the practicesמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma·‘ă·śêhNoun - masculine singular constructH4639 deed, work
of Ahab’sאַחְאָ֔ב’aḥ·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH256 Ahab
houseבֵית־ḇêṯ-Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
you have followedוַתֵּלְכ֖וּwat·tê·lə·ḵūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine pluralH1980 go, come, walk
their counselבְּמֹֽעֲצוֹתָ֑םbə·mō·‘ă·ṣō·w·ṯāmPreposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4156 counsel, plan, principle, device
Thereforeלְמַעַן֩lə·ma·‘anConjunctionH4616 purpose, intent
I will makeתִּתִּ֨יtit·tîVerb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
youאֹתְךָ֜’ō·ṯə·ḵāDirect object marker; second person masculine singularH853 mark of the accusative
a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֗הlə·šam·māhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH8047 waste, appalment
and your inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֙יהָ֙wə·yō·šə·ḇe·hāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
an object of contemptלִשְׁרֵקָ֔הliš·rê·qāhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH8322 hissing
you will bearתִּשָּֽׂאוּ׃פtiś·śā·’ūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH5375 lift, take, carry
the scornוְחֶרְפַּ֥תwə·ḥer·paṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH2781 reproach
of the nationsעַמִּ֖י‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people

Cross-references

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

Jeremiah 51:51 · Jeremiah 7:24 · Isaiah 25:8 · Psalm 44:13 · 1 Kings 16:25–33 · 1 Kings 21:25–26 · Jeremiah 19:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.