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The best of themטוֹבָםis like a briar hedge,כְּחֵדֶקthe upright oneיָשָׁרworse than a thorn hedge.מִמְּסוּכָהThe dayיוֹםof your watchmen,מְצַפֶּיךָyour punishment,פְּקֻדָּתְךָhas come;בָאָהnowעַתָּהwill beתִהְיֶהtheir confusion.מְבוּכָתָם
Micah 7:4
Study it in the app“The best of them is like a briar hedge, the upright one worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, your punishment, has come; now will be their confusion.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Micah 7:4, word by word
- The best of themטוֹבָtova
better
Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.
Where else “tova” appears- is like a briar hedgeחֵדֶקchedek
thorn, briar
A thorn bush, a plant with prickles.
Where else “chedek” appears- the upright oneיָשָׁרyashar
upright
Acting well before YHWH, without bending.
Where else “yashar” appears- worse than a thorn hedgeמְּסוּכָהmesucha
thorn hedge
A hedge of thorny shrubs.
Where else “mesucha” appears- The dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of your watchmenמְצַפֶּיmetsape
watchman
One who stands guard on the wall.
Where else “metsape” appears- your punishmentפְּקֻדָּתְpekudat
punishment
When God calls to account: what falls on the guilty.
Where else “pekudat” appears- has comeבָאָהvaa
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vaa” appears- will beתִהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- their confusionמְבוּכָתָmevuchata
confusion, perplexity
Confusion, the bewilderment of one who does not know what to do.
Where else “mevuchata” appears
The context
3Evil is in both hands, to do it well; the official asks, and the judge judges for a reward, and the great man, he speaks the perverse desire of his soul; and they weave it together.
4 · This verse (above)
5Do not believe a neighbor; do not trust in a companion; from her who lies in your bosom guard the doors of your mouth.