“Thereforeלָכֵןit will be nightלַיְלָהfor you,לָכֶםwithout vision,מֵחָזוֹןand it will be darkוְחָשְׁכָהfor you,לָכֶםwithout divination;מִקְּסֹםand the sunהַשֶּׁמֶשׁwill go downוּבָאָהon the prophets,עַל הַנְּבִיאִיםand the dayהַיּוֹםwill grow darkוְקָדַרover them.עֲלֵיהֶם
Micah 3:6
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Micah 3:6, word by word
- it will be nightלַיְלָהlayla
night
Night.
Where else “layla” appears- without visionחָזוֹןchazon
vision
Vision: what God makes a prophet see or understand; by extension, his message.
Where else “chazon” appears- and it will be darkחָשְׁכָהchashcha
grow dark
Grow dark; darken.
Where else “chashcha” appears- without divinationקְּסֹםkesom
practice divination
Practice divination: try to learn what is hidden by casting lots or by signs.
Where else “kesom” appears- and the sunשֶּׁמֶשׁshemesh
sun
The star that gives light and heat by day and marks the day and the year; "under the sun" means in this world.
Where else “shemesh” appears- will go downבָאָהvaa
set
For the sun to set.
Where else “vaa” appears- on the prophetsנְּבִיאִיםneviim
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “neviim” appears- and the dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- will grow darkקָדַרkadar
grow dark
For the sky, sun or moon to lose their light.
Where else “kadar” appears
The context
5Thus says YHWH concerning the prophets who lead astray my people, who bite with their teeth and proclaim “Peace,” but whoever does not put something into their mouth, they consecrate war against him:
6 · This verse (above)
7And the seers will be ashamed, and the diviners will be embarrassed, and they will cover the mustache, all of them, for there is no answer from Elohim.”