Micah

Micah 7:4

⁴The best of them is like a brier;

the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns.

The day for your watchmen has come,

the day of your visitation.^a

Now is the time of their confusion.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The best of them	טוֹבָ֣ם	ṭō·w·ḇām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
like a brier	כְּחֵ֔דֶק	kə·ḥê·ḏeq	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H2312 brier
the most upright	יָשָׁ֖ר	yā·šār	Adjective - masculine singular	H3477 straight, right
than a hedge of thorns	מִמְּסוּכָ֑ה	mim·mə·sū·ḵāh	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H4534 hedge
The day	י֤וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
for your watchmen	מְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙	mə·ṣap·pe·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch
has come	בָ֔אָה	ḇā·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
your visitation	פְּקֻדָּתְךָ֣	pə·qud·dā·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6486 oversight, mustering, visitation, store
Now	עַתָּ֥ה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
is	תִהְיֶ֖ה	ṯih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
of their confusion	מְבוּכָתָֽם׃	mə·ḇū·ḵā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3998 confusion, confounding

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.