Study it in the app“They will lick dust like the serpent, like the crawling things of the earth; they will come trembling out of their enclosures; before YHWH our Elohim they will tremble in dread, and they will be afraid of you.”
They will lickיְלַחֲכוּdustעָפָרlike the serpent,כַּנָּחָשׁlike the crawling thingsכְּזֹחֲלֵיof the earth;אֶרֶץthey will come tremblingיִרְגְּזוּout of their enclosures;מִמִּסְגְּרֹתֵיהֶםbeforeאֶלYHWHיְהוָהour Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּthey will tremble in dread,יִפְחָדוּand they will be afraidוְיִרְאוּof you.מִמֶּךָּ
lick up
Lick, pass the tongue over. In Numbers 22:4, to devour everything as an ox eats the grass.
Where else “yelachachu” appearsdust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appearsserpent
A legless reptile that crawls and often bites with venom.
Where else “nachash” appearscrawl
To move along the ground, like a snake.
Where else “zochale” appearsearth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “erets” appearstremble
For the body or the earth to shake from fear, pain or a very great force.
Where else “yirgzu” appearsstronghold
A closed, secure place where someone hides, a fortified refuge.
Where else “misgrote” appearsYHWH
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” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appearsdread
To tremble with fear before something that threatens.
Where else “yifchadu” appearsfear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “yiru” appears16The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might; they will put their hand on their mouth; their ears will be deaf.
17 · This verse (above)
18Who is an El like you, forgiving iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, for he delights in loyal love.
