King James Version
Micah 1:9 in the King James Version says “For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem. her: or...” — study this verse from Micah chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem. her: or, she is grievously sick of her wounds”
Micah 1:9 · KJV
And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot.
Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls . owls: Heb. daughters of the owl
For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem. her: or, she is grievously sick of her wounds
Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust. Aphrah: that is, Dust
Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Bethezel; he shall receive of you his standing. thou: or, thou that dwellest fairly inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress Zaanan: or, The country of flocks Bethezel: or, A place near
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“For her wound”
H4347a blow (in 2 chronicles 2:10, of the flail); by implication, a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“unto Judah”
H3063jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
“he is come”
H5060properly, to touch, i.e., lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“of my people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“even to Jerusalem”
H3389jerushalaim or jerushalem, the capital city of palestine
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