I will surely gatherאָסֹף אֶאֱסֹףJacob,יַעֲקֹבall of you;כֻּלָּךְI will surely assembleקַבֵּץ אֲקַבֵּץthe remnantשְׁאֵרִיתof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵלtogetherיַחַדI will set themאֲשִׂימֶנּוּlike sheepכְּצֹאןin the fold,בָּצְרָהlike a flockכְּעֵדֶרin the midstבְּתוֹךְof its pasture;הַדָּבְרוֹthey will make an uproarתְּהִימֶנָהbecause of human beings.מֵאָדָם
Micah 2:12
Study it in the app“I will surely gather Jacob, all of you; I will surely assemble the remnant of Israel; together I will set them like sheep in the fold, like a flock in the midst of its pasture; they will make an uproar because of human beings.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Micah 2:12, word by word
- I will surely gatherאָסֹףasof
assemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “asof” appears- Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- I will surely assembleקַבֵּץkabets
gather
To bring people to one place, or to come together there.
Where else “kabets” appears- the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתsheerit
remnant
Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.
Where else “sheerit” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- togetherיַחַדyachad
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachad” appears- I will set themאֲשִׂימֶasime
make
To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".
Where else “asime” appears- like sheepצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- in the foldבָּצְרָהbatsra
sheepfold
A fold, the walled enclosure where sheep are kept.
Where else “batsra” appears- like a flockעֵדֶרeder
herd, flock
Herd, flock, drove.
Where else “eder” appears- in the midstתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- of its pastureדָּבְרdavr
pasture
A field where flocks graze.
Where else “davr” appears- they will make an uproarתְּהִימֶנָהtehimena
be in uproar
Be filled with commotion and noise: a city or a camp.
Where else “tehimena” appears- because of human beingsאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears
Translation note
“In the fold”: the Hebrew word is written the same as Bozrah, a city of Edom; it can also be read “like sheep of Bozrah.”
The context
11If a man walking in wind and falsehood should lie: ‘I will drip words to you of wine and of intoxicating drink,’ he would be the one who drips words for this people.
12 · This verse (above)
13The one who breaks through goes up before them; they break through and pass the gate and go out by it; and their king passes on before them, and YHWH at their head.”