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Is it said,הֶאָמוּרhouseבֵּיתof Jacob:יַעֲקֹב“Hasהֲthe spiritרוּחַof YHWHיְהוָהbeen shortened?קָצַרAreאִםtheseאֵלֶּהhis deeds?”מַעֲלָלָיוDo notהֲלוֹאmy wordsדְבָרַיdo goodיֵיטִיבוּto the oneעִם הַwho walksהוֹלֵךְuprightly?יָּשָׁר
Micah 2:7
Study it in the app“Is it said, house of Jacob: “Has the spirit of YHWH been shortened? Are these his deeds?” Do not my words do good to the one who walks uprightly?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Micah 2:7, word by word
- Is it saidאָמוּרamur
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amur” appears- houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of 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- the spiritרוּחַruach
Spirit of God
The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.
Where else “ruach” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- been shortenedקָצַרkatsar
run short
To come up lacking; run out of patience.
Where else “katsar” appears- his deedsמַעֲלָלָיmaalalay
deeds, doings
Deeds, doings; what someone does, good or bad.
Where else “maalalay” appears- my wordsדְבָרַdevara
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devara” appears- do goodיֵיטִיבוּyetivu
go well
For it to go well for someone: "that it may go well with you".
Where else “yetivu” appears- who walksהוֹלֵךְholech
walk
Literally "to go": to live a certain way, as Enoch with Elohim.
Where else “holech” appears- uprightlyיָּשָׁרyashar
upright
Acting well before YHWH, without bending.
Where else “yashar” appears
Translation note
“The spirit of YHWH has been shortened”: that is, has he become impatient?
The context
6“Do not drip words,” they drip words; “one must not drip words about these things; humiliations will not depart.”
7 · This verse (above)
8“And yesterday my people rose up as an enemy; from the front of the garment you strip the cloak from those who pass by trustingly, like those returning from war.