Micah 7:10

“And my enemy will see, and shame will cover her, who said to me, “Where is YHWH your Elohim?” My eyes will look on her; now she will be for trampling like the mud of the streets.”

Micah 7:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Micah 7:10, word by word

And my enemyאֹיַבְתִּoyavti

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

Where else “oyavti” appears
will seeתֵרֶאtere

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “tere” appears
and shameבוּשָׁהvusha

shame

Shame, a disgrace that covers someone.

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will cover herתְכַסֶּtechase

cover

To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.

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who saidאֹמְרָהomra

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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is 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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your Elohimאֱלֹהָיִelohayi

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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My eyesעֵינַena

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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she will beתִּהְיֶהtihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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for tramplingמִרְמָסmirmas

trampling, trampled ground

Trampling; what is trodden down underfoot.

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like the mudטִיטtit

mud, clay

Mud, clay; the mire of the streets or of the bottom of a pit. Also the potter's clay.

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of the streetsחוּצוֹתchutsot

street

The ways and squares between the houses, where people go about.

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The context

9The rage of YHWH I will bear, for I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes justice for me; he will bring me out to the light; I will see his righteousness.

10 · This verse (above)

11The day for building your walls! That day the boundary will be far removed.

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