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Therefore,לָכֵןbecause of you,בִּגְלַלְכֶםZionצִיּוֹןwill be plowedתֵחָרֵשׁas a field,שָׂדֶהand Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַםwill becomeתִּהְיֶהheaps of ruins,עִיִּיןand the mountainוְהַרof the houseהַבַּיִתhigh placesלְבָמוֹתof a forest.יָעַר
Micah 3:12
Study it in the app“Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem will become heaps of ruins, and the mountain of the house high places of a forest.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Micah 3:12, word by word
- because of youגְלַלְgelal
because of
Because of, on account of.
Where else “gelal” appears- Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- will be plowedתֵחָרֵשׁtecharesh
plow
To drive the plow, opening furrows in the soil.
Where else “techaresh” appears- as a fieldשָׂדֶהsade
farmland
Land that is farmed.
Where else “sade” appears- and Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- will becomeתִּהְיֶהtihye
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “tihye” appears- heaps of ruinsעִיִּיןiyin
heap of ruins
A heap of ruins, the rubble of what was torn down.
Where else “iyin” appears- and the mountainהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- of the houseבַּיִתbayit
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bayit” appears- high placesבָמוֹתvamot
high place
An elevated site with an altar, often for other gods.
Where else “vamot” appears- of a forestיָעַרyaar
forest
Land covered with trees, where many grow together.
Where else “yaar” appears
Translation note
A century later, in Jeremiah’s time, the elders of Judah recalled these words of Micah (Jeremiah 26:18-19).
Places in this verse
1Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
2Jerusalem
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
11Her heads judge for a bribe, and her priests teach for a price, and her prophets divine for silver; and on YHWH they lean, saying, “Is not YHWH in our midst? No evil will come upon us.”
12 · This verse (above)