Micah
Micah 7:17
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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| 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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.