Micah
Micah 7:8
8Do not gloat over me, my enemy!
Though I have fallen, I will arise;
though I sit in darkness,
the LORD will be my light.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַֽל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| gloat | תִּשְׂמְחִ֤י | tiś·mə·ḥî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| over me | לִ֔י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| my enemy | אֹיַ֙בְתִּי֙ | ’ō·yaḇ·tî | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H341 be hostile to |
| Though | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have fallen | נָפַ֖לְתִּי | nā·p̄al·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| I will arise | קָ֑מְתִּי | qā·mə·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| though | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I sit | אֵשֵׁ֣ב | ’ê·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in darkness | בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְ | ba·ḥō·šeḵ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2822 darkness, obscurity |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will be my light | א֥וֹר | ’ō·wr | Noun - common singular | H216 light |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 8:12 · Psalm 27:1 · Isaiah 9:2 · Psalm 112:4 · Psalm 107:10–15 · Proverbs 24:16–18 · Obadiah 1:12 · 2 Corinthians 4:6 · Psalm 84:11 · Psalm 38:16 · Psalm 41:10–12 · Psalm 97:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.