Micah 2:9

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

Micah 2:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Micah 2:9, word by word

The womenנְשֵׁיneshe

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

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of my peopleעַמִּami

Ammi

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

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you drive outתְּגָרְשׁוּtegarshu

drive out

To force someone out of their home or land.

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from the houseבֵּיתbet

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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of her delightsתַּעֲנֻגֶיtaanuge

delight, luxury

Delight, luxury; living among comforts.

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her little childrenעֹלָלֶיolale

young child

A small child, an infant. Said of young children, often together with "the nursing child."

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you take awayתִּקְחוּtikchu

seize

To take away, seize.

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my splendorהֲדָרִhadari

splendor, beauty

Splendor, beauty, majesty.

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foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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The context

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.

9 · This verse (above)

10Arise and go, for this is not the resting place, because of uncleanness that destroys, and with grievous destruction.

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