Hebrew Interlinear
Micah 3:12 Interlinear
“ for your sake Therefore shall Zion as a field be plowed and Jerusalem shall become heaps and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לָכֵן֙ | H3651 | properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner | |
| 2 | בִּגְלַלְכֶ֔ם | H1558 | for your sake | a circumstance (as rolled around); only used adverbially, on account of |
| 3 | צִיּ֖וֹן | H6726 | Therefore shall Zion | tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of jerusalem |
| 4 | שָׂדֶ֣ה | H7704 | as a field | a field (as flat) |
| 5 | תֵֽחָרֵ֑שׁ | H2790 | be plowed | to scratch, i.e., (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad |
| 6 | וִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ | H3389 | and Jerusalem | jerushalaim or jerushalem, the capital city of palestine |
| 7 | עִיִּ֣ין | H5856 | shall become heaps | a ruin (as if overturned) |
| 8 | תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 9 | וְהַ֥ר | H2022 | and the mountain | a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) |
| 10 | הַבַּ֖יִת | H1004 | of the house | a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) |
| 11 | לְבָמ֥וֹת | H1116 | as the high places | an elevation |
| 12 | יָֽעַר׃ | H3293 | of the forest | a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees) |
Verse Context
Micah 3:11The heads for reward thereof judge and the priests for hire thereof teach...
Micah 3:12 (current) for your sake Therefore shall Zion as a field be plowed and Jerusalem shall become heaps and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest