Micah

Micah 7:16

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.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.