Hebrew Interlinear

Micah 7:4 Interlinear

The best of them is as a brier the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh now shall be their perplexity

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1טוֹבָ֣םH2896The bestgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
2כְּחֵ֔דֶקH2312of them is as a briera prickly plant
3יָשָׁ֖רH3477the most uprightstraight (literally or figuratively)
4מִמְּסוּכָ֑הH4534is sharper than a thorn hedgea hedge
5י֤וֹםH3117the daya day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
6מְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙H6822of thy watchmenproperly, to lean forward, i.e., to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
7פְּקֻדָּתְךָ֣H6486and thy visitationvisitation (in many senses, chiefly official)
8בָ֔אָהH935comethto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
9עַתָּ֥הH6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
10תִהְיֶ֖הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
11מְבוּכָתָֽם׃H3998now shall be their perplexityperplexity

Verse Context

Micah 7:3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly the prince asketh...
Micah 7:4 (current)The best of them is as a brier the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh now shall be their perplexity
Micah 7:5 Trust ye not in a friend put ye not confidence in a guide...

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