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Forכִּיincurableאֲנוּשָׁהare her wounds,מַכּוֹתֶיהָforכִּיit has comeבָאָהas far asעַדJudah;יְהוּדָהit has reachedנָגַעas far asעַדthe gateשַׁעַרof my people,עַמִּיas far asעַדJerusalem.יְרוּשָׁלִָם
Micah 1:9
Study it in the app“For incurable are her wounds, for it has come as far as Judah; it has reached as far as the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Micah 1:9, word by word
- incurableאֲנוּשָׁהanusha
be incurable, be sick
To be desperately sick, beyond remedy; figuratively, to be in despair.
Where else “anusha” appears- are her woundsמַכּוֹתֶיmakote
wound
The harm a blow leaves: a wound or a sore on the body.
Where else “makote” appears- it has comeבָאָהvaa
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vaa” appears- Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- it has reachedנָגַעnaga
reach
To reach a place or a moment.
Where else “naga” appears- the gateשַׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- of my peopleעַמִּami
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ami” appears- Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
8Because of this I will lament and wail; I will go barefoot and naked; I will make a lament like the jackals, and mourning like the ostriches.
9 · This verse (above)
10In Gath do not report it; do not weep at all. In Beth-leaphrah roll yourself in the dust.