Micah
Micah 6:2
2Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment,
you enduring foundations of the earth.
For the LORD has a case against His people,
and He will argue it against Israel:
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hear | שִׁמְע֤וּ | šim·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| O mountains | הָרִים֙ | hā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| the LORD’s | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| indictment | רִ֣יב | rîḇ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7379 strife, dispute |
| you enduring | וְהָאֵתָנִ֖ים | wə·hā·’ê·ṯā·nîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H386 perennial, ever-flowing |
| foundations | מֹ֣סְדֵי | mō·sə·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4144 foundation |
| of the earth | אָ֑רֶץ | ’ā·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | לַֽיהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has a case | רִ֤יב | rîḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H7379 strife, dispute |
| against | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| His people | עַמּ֔וֹ | ‘am·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5971 people |
| and He will argue | יִתְוַכָּֽח׃ | yiṯ·wak·kāḥ | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3198 decide, adjudge, prove |
| it against | וְעִם־ | wə·‘im- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5973 with |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hosea 4:1 · Hosea 12:2 · Isaiah 1:18 · 2 Samuel 22:8 · Jeremiah 2:9 · Ezekiel 20:35–36 · Isaiah 5:3 · Jeremiah 31:37 · Jeremiah 2:29–35 · 2 Samuel 22:16 · Psalm 104:5 · Proverbs 8:29
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.