Micah 2:8

““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.”

Micah 2:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Micah 2:8, word by word

“And yesterdayאֶתְמוּלetmul

yesterday, before

Yesterday; together with "the day before" it forms the expression "before", "in the past".

Where else “etmul” appears
my peopleעַמִּami

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “ami” appears
rose upיְקוֹמֵםyekomem

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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as an enemyאוֹיֵבoyev

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

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from the frontמּוּלmul

in front of, opposite

In front of, opposite.

Where else “mul” appears
of the garmentשַׂלְמָהsalma

garment, cloak

Garment, cloak.

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you stripתַּפְשִׁטוּtafshitu

strip

To take off clothes, or strip another.

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the cloakאֶדֶרeder

cloak

A wide outer garment.

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from those who pass byעֹבְרִיםovrim

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

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trustinglyבֶּטַחbetach

security, safely

Security, confidence; living "securely", without fear. Sometimes unsuspecting.

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like those returningשׁוּבֵיshuve

return

To go back to a place.

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from warמִלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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The context

7Is 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?

8 · This verse (above)

9The women of my people you drive out from the house of her delights; from her little children you take away my splendor forever.

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