Micah
Micah 7:9
9Because I have sinned against Him,
I must endure the rage of the LORD,
until He argues my case
and executes justice for me.
He will bring me into the light;
I will see His righteousness.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Because | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have sinned | חָטָ֖אתִי | ḥā·ṭā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H2398 miss |
| against Him | ל֑וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| I must endure | אֶשָּׂ֔א | ’eś·śā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| the rage | זַ֤עַף | za·‘ap̄ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2197 storming, raging, rage |
| of the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| until | עַד֩ | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| He argues | יָרִ֤יב | yā·rîḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7378 strive, contend |
| my case | רִיבִי֙ | rî·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H7379 strife, dispute |
| and executes | וְעָשָׂ֣ה | wə·‘ā·śāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| justice for me | מִשְׁפָּטִ֔י | miš·pā·ṭî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H4941 judgment |
| He will bring me | יוֹצִיאֵ֣נִי | yō·w·ṣî·’ê·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H3318 go or come out |
| into the light | לָא֔וֹר | lā·’ō·wr | Preposition, Article; Noun - common singular | H216 light |
| I will see | אֶרְאֶ֖ה | ’er·’eh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| His righteousness | בְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ | bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6666 righteousness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Corinthians 4:5 · Psalm 37:6 · 1 Samuel 24:15 · 2 Thessalonians 1:5–10 · Hebrews 12:6–7 · 2 Timothy 4:8 · Malachi 3:18 · Lamentations 3:39–42
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.