Micah

Micah 7:16–17

¹⁶Nations will see and be ashamed,

deprived of all their might.

They will put their hands over their mouths,

and their ears will become deaf.

¹⁷They will lick the dust like a snake,

like reptiles slithering on the ground.

They will come trembling from their strongholds

in the presence of the LORD our God;

they will tremble in fear of You.

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Micah 7:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Nations	גוֹיִם֙	ḡō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
will see	יִרְא֤וּ	yir·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7200 see
and be ashamed	וְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּ	wə·yê·ḇō·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H954 be ashamed
deprived of all	מִכֹּ֖ל	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their might	גְּבֽוּרָתָ֑ם	gə·ḇū·rā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1369 strength, might
They will put	יָשִׂ֤ימוּ	yā·śî·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
their hands	יָד֙	yāḏ	Noun - feminine singular	H3027 hand
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their mouths	פֶּ֔ה	peh	Noun - masculine singular	H6310 mouth
and their ears	אָזְנֵיהֶ֖ם	’ā·zə·nê·hem	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H241 ear
will become deaf	תֶּחֱרַֽשְׁנָה׃	te·ḥĕ·raš·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise

Micah 7:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They will lick	יְלַחֲכ֤וּ	yə·la·ḥă·ḵū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3897 lick
the dust	עָפָר֙	‘ā·p̄ār	Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
like a snake	כַּנָּחָ֔שׁ	kan·nā·ḥāš	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5175 serpent
like reptiles slithering	כְּזֹחֲלֵ֣י	kə·zō·ḥă·lê	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H2119 shrink back, crawl away
on the ground	אֶ֔רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
They will come trembling	יִרְגְּז֖וּ	yir·gə·zū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7264 be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed
from their strongholds	מִמִּסְגְּרֹֽתֵיהֶ֑ם	mim·mis·gə·rō·ṯê·hem	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4526 border, rim
in the presence of	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
they will tremble	יִפְחָ֔דוּ	yip̄·ḥā·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6342 dread, be in dread, in awe
in fear	וְיִֽרְא֖וּ	wə·yir·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3372 fear
of You	מִמֶּֽךָּ׃	mim·me·kā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

Cross-references

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Micah 7:16 Isaiah 26:11 · Isaiah 52:15 · Job 29:9–10 · Job 40:4

Micah 7:17 Isaiah 49:23 · Psalm 72:9 · Psalm 18:45 · Genesis 3:14–15 · Revelation 6:15–17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.