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“And it will happenוְהָיָהon that day,בַיּוֹם הַהוּאdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהthat I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּיyour horsesסוּסֶיךָfrom among youמִקִּרְבֶּךָand destroyוְהַאֲבַדְתִּיyour chariots.מַרְכְּבֹתֶיךָ
Micah 5:10
Study it in the app““And it will happen on that day, declares YHWH, that I will cut off your horses from among you and destroy your chariots.”
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Micah 5:10, word by word
- “And it will happenהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- on that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” 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- that I will cut offהִכְרַתִּיhichrati
cut off
To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.
Where else “hichrati” appears- your horsesסוּסֶיsuse
horse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “suse” appears- from among youקִּרְבֶּkirbe
midst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kirbe” appears- and destroyהַאֲבַדְתִּיhaavadti
destroy
To make someone or something disappear completely.
Where else “haavadti” appears- your chariotsמַרְכְּבֹתֶיmarkvote
chariot
Chariot: a cart drawn by horses, for war or for travel.
Where else “markvote” appears
The context
9Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries, and all your enemies will be cut off.
10 · This verse (above)
11And I will cut off the cities of your land and tear down all your fortresses.