Micah 4:13

““Arise and thresh, daughter of Zion, for your horn I will make iron, and your hoofs I will make bronze, and you will crush many peoples; and you will devote completely to YHWH their gain, and their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.””

Micah 4:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Micah 4:13, word by word

“Ariseקוּמִיkumi

rise

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

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and threshדוֹשִׁיdoshi

thresh, trample

Thresh: tread the grain to separate it from the straw; also to trample.

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daughterבַתvat

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

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your hornקַרְנֵkarne

strength

Strength, power: "the horn of my salvation".

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I will makeאָשִׂיםasim

make

To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".

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ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel

iron

Iron; an iron tool.

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and your hoofsפַרְסֹתַיִfarsotayi

hoof

Hoof, especially a split hoof; also claw.

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bronzeנְחוּשָׁהnechusha

bronze, copper

Bronze or copper.

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and you will crushהֲדִקּוֹתhadikot

crush fine

Crush until very fine.

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manyרַבִּיםrabim

many

A great number of people or things.

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peoplesעַמִּיםamim

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

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and you will devote completelyהַחֲרַמְתִּיhacharamti

devote to destruction

To give something wholly to YHWH, often by destroying it.

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to YHWHיהוָהyhva

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.

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their gainבִּצְעָbitsa

gain, profit

Gain, profit; often gain got by wrongdoing.

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and their wealthחֵילָchela

wealth

The goods and wealth someone gathers.

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to the Lordאֲדוֹןadon

Lord

The Lord, said of God.

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the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

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Translation note

“You will devote completely”: the Hebrew has an old form that can also be read “I will devote completely.”

Places in this verse

Zion
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Zion

    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).

    2 Samuel 5:7Psalms 48:2Hebrews 12:22Romans 9:33

The context

12But they do not know the thoughts of YHWH, and they do not understand his counsel, for he has assembled them like sheaves to the threshing floor.

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