Micah 1:6

““And I will make Samaria a heap of ruins in the field, a place for planting a vineyard; and I will pour down into the valley her stones, and her foundations I will lay bare.”

Micah 1:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Micah 1:6, word by word

“And I will makeשַׂמְתִּיsamti

make

To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".

Where else “samti” appears
Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshomron

Samaria

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a heap of ruinsעִיi

heap of ruins

A heap of ruins, the rubble of what was torn down.

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in the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

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a place for plantingמַטָּעֵיmatae

planting, plantation

A planting: the place planted (a garden or vineyard) or what is planted.

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a vineyardכָרֶםcharem

vineyard

Vineyard.

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and I will pour downהִגַּרְתִּיhigarti

hand over

To hand someone over to the enemy, or to throw down and scatter.

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into the valleyגַּיgay

valley

Narrow valley, a ravine between high slopes.

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her stonesאֲבָנֶיavane

stone

A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.

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and her foundationsיסֹדֶיysode

base, foundation

Base, foundation.

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I will lay bareאֲגַלֶּהagale

uncover

To remove what covers, leaving something in view.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemSamaria
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Samaria

    Today: northern West Bank (Sebastia, Samaria hills)

    A city and region in central Israel, between Judea and Galilee.

    Omri founded the city as capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kgs 16:24); the Assyrians conquered it (2 Kgs 17:6). Jesus passed through the region, and Philip preached there (John 4:4; Acts 8:5).

    1 Kings 16:242 Kings 17:6John 4:4Acts 8:5

The context

5For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what are the high places of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem?

6 · This verse (above)

7And all her carved images will be smashed, and all her wages will be burned with fire, and all her idols I will make a desolation; for from the wages of a prostitute she gathered them, and to the wages of a prostitute they will return.”

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