Micah 5:7

“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.”

Micah 5:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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will beהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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in the midstקֶרֶבkerev

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

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of 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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like dewטַלtal

dew

Dew: the moisture of the night, which in a dry land keeps the plants alive.

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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.

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like showersרְבִיבִיםrevivim

heavy showers

Heavy showers, abundant rain.

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the grassעֵשֶׂבesev

plants, vegetation

Small plants, herbs and crops that serve as food for people and animals.

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waitיְקַוֶּהyekave

wait

To long and look for, above all YHWH.

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for manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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hopeיְיַחֵלyeyachel

wait, hope

Wait patiently; hope.

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for human beingsבְנֵיvene

human being

Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.

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for human beingsאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

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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.

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