ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהconcerningעַלthe prophetsהַנְּבִיאִיםwho lead astrayהַמַּתְעִיםmy people,עַמִּיwho biteהַנֹּשְׁכִיםwith their teethבְּשִׁנֵּיהֶםand proclaimוְקָרְאוּ“Peace,”שָׁלוֹםbut whoeverוַאֲשֶׁרdoes notלֹאputיִתֵּןsomething into their mouth,עַל פִּיהֶםthey consecrateוְקִדְּשׁוּwarמִלְחָמָהagainst him:עָלָיו
Micah 3:5
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Micah 3:5, word by word
- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- 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- the prophetsנְּבִיאִיםneviim
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “neviim” appears- who lead astrayמַּתְעִיםmatim
wander, go astray
Wander, go astray, be lost; in the causative form, make wander, lead astray.
Where else “matim” appears- my peopleעַמִּami
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ami” appears- who biteנֹּשְׁכִיםnoshchim
bite
To sink the teeth in, like a snake that strikes and poisons.
Where else “noshchim” appears- with their teethשִׁנֵּיshine
tooth
The hard piece in the mouth used to bite and chew.
Where else “shine” appears- and proclaimקָרְאוּkaru
proclaim
To announce aloud.
Where else “karu” appears- “Peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom
peace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shalom” appears- putיִתֵּןyiten
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “yiten” appears- something into their mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- they consecrateקִדְּשׁוּkidshu
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “kidshu” appears- warמִלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears
Translation note
“Who bite with their teeth”: it can be understood that, while they are given food, they announce peace; against whoever does not give them food, they declare war.
The context
4Then they will cry out to YHWH, and he will not answer them, and he will hide his face from them at that time, because they have made evil their deeds.
5 · This verse (above)
6“Therefore it will be night for you, without vision, and it will be dark for you, without divination; and the sun will go down on the prophets, and the day will grow dark over them.