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And I will uprootוְנָתַשְׁתִּיyour Asherahsאֲשֵׁירֶיךָfrom among you,מִקִּרְבֶּךָand destroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּיyour cities.עָרֶיךָ
Micah 5:14
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Micah 5:14, word by word
- And I will uprootנָתַשְׁתִּיnatashti
uproot
Uproot, tear out of its place.
Where else “natashti” appears- your Asherahsאֲשֵׁירֶיashere
Asherah
Asherah: a Canaanite goddess, and the pole or sacred tree that stood for her beside the altars.
Where else “ashere” appears- from among youקִּרְבֶּkirbe
midst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kirbe” appears- and destroyהִשְׁמַדְתִּיhishmadti
destroy
Destroy completely, exterminate.
Where else “hishmadti” appears- your citiesעָרֶיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears
Translation note
“Asherahs”: wooden images of the Canaanite goddess Asherah.
The context
13And I will cut off your carved images and your standing stones from among you, and you will not bow down anymore to the work of your hands.
14 · This verse (above)
15And I will execute in anger and in fury vengeance on the nations that did not listen.”