Micah
Micah 7:2
2The godly man has perished from the earth;
there is no one upright among men.
They all lie in wait for blood;
they hunt one another with a net.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The godly | חָסִיד֙ | ḥā·sîḏ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2623 kind, pious |
| has perished | אָבַ֤ד | ’ā·ḇaḏ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6 perish |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the earth | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| there is no | אָ֑יִן | ’ā·yin | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| one upright | וְיָשָׁ֥ר | wə·yā·šār | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H3477 straight, right |
| among men | בָּאָדָ֖ם | bā·’ā·ḏām | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| They all | כֻּלָּם֙ | kul·lām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| lie in wait | יֶאֱרֹ֔בוּ | ye·’ĕ·rō·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H693 lie in wait |
| for blood | לְדָמִ֣ים | lə·ḏā·mîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H1818 blood |
| they hunt | יָצ֥וּדוּ | yā·ṣū·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6679 hunt |
| one | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| another | אָחִ֖יהוּ | ’ā·ḥî·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| with a net | חֵֽרֶם׃ | ḥê·rem | Noun - masculine singular | H2764 devoted thing |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 12:1 · Jeremiah 5:26 · Isaiah 57:1 · Psalm 14:1–3 · Isaiah 59:7 · Proverbs 1:11 · Jeremiah 16:16 · 1 Samuel 24:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.