And the remnantוְ שְׁאֵרִיתof Jacobיַעֲקֹבwill beהָיָהin the midstבְּקֶרֶבof manyרַבִּיםpeoplesעַמִּיםlike dewכְּטַלfromמֵאֵתYHWH,יְהוָהlike showersכִּרְבִיבִיםonעֲלֵיthe grass,עֵשֶׂבwhichאֲשֶׁרdoes notלֹאwaitיְקַוֶּהfor manלְאִישׁnorוְלֹאhopeיְיַחֵלfor human beings.לִבְנֵי אָדָם
Micah 5:7
Study it in the app“And the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from YHWH, like showers on the grass, which does not wait for man nor hope for human beings.”
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Micah 5:7, word by word
- And the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתsheerit
remnant
Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.
Where else “sheerit” appears- of Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- will beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- in the midstקֶרֶבkerev
midst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kerev” appears- of manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears- like dewטַלtal
dew
Dew: the moisture of the night, which in a dry land keeps the plants alive.
Where else “tal” 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- like showersרְבִיבִיםrevivim
heavy showers
Heavy showers, abundant rain.
Where else “revivim” appears- the grassעֵשֶׂבesev
plants, vegetation
Small plants, herbs and crops that serve as food for people and animals.
Where else “esev” appears- waitיְקַוֶּהyekave
wait
To long and look for, above all YHWH.
Where else “yekave” appears- for manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- hopeיְיַחֵלyeyachel
wait, hope
Wait patiently; hope.
Where else “yeyachel” appears- for human beingsבְנֵיvene
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “vene” appears- for human beingsאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears
The context
6And they will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod at its entrances; and he will deliver from Assyria when he comes into our land and when he treads within our border.
7 · This verse (above)
8And the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which, if it passes through, tramples and tears, and there is no one to deliver.