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Hear,שִׁמְעוּmountains,הָרִיםthe disputeרִיבof YHWH,יְהוָהand you perennialוְהָאֵתָנִיםfoundationsמֹסְדֵיof the earth;אָרֶץforכִּיYHWHלַיהוָהhas a disputeרִיבwith his people,עִם עַמּוֹand withוְעִםIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלhe will argue.יִתְוַכָּח
Micah 6:2
Study it in the app“Hear, mountains, the dispute of YHWH, and you perennial foundations of the earth; for YHWH has a dispute with his people, and with Israel he will argue.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Micah 6:2, word by word
- Hearשִׁמְעוּshimu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shimu” appears- mountainsהָרִיםharim
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “harim” appears- the disputeרִיבriv
case
A matter brought before the judge.
Where else “riv” appears- of 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- and you perennialאֵתָנִיםetanim
enduring
Firm, lasting.
Where else “etanim” appears- foundationsמֹסְדֵיmosde
foundation
Foundation, the base on which something rests.
Where else “mosde” appears- of the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- with his peopleעַמּam
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- he will argueיִתְוַכָּחyitvakach
argue
To lay out the case before someone to reason with him.
Where else “yitvakach” appears
The context
1Hear, please, what YHWH says: “Arise, contend before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.”
2 · This verse (above)
3“My people, what have I done to you, and how have I wearied you? Testify against me!