Micah 7:13

“And the land will become a desolation because of its inhabitants, for the fruit of their deeds.”

Micah 7:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Micah 7:13, word by word

And the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears
will becomeהָיְתָהhayta

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

Where else “hayta” appears
a desolationשְׁמָמָהshemama

desolation

Desolation: a land left empty and uncultivated; also horror.

Where else “shemama” appears
its inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶיyoshve

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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for the fruitפְּרִיperi

fruit

What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.

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of their deedsמַעַלְלֵיmaalle

deeds, doings

Deeds, doings; what someone does, good or bad.

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The context

12That day they will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, and from Egypt to the River, and sea to sea, and mountain to mountain.

13 · This verse (above)

14Shepherd your people with your rod, the flock of your inheritance, which dwells alone, in the forest in the midst of a fertile field; let them graze in Bashan and Gilead as in the days of long ago.

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