Micah 1:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה יֹצֵ֣א מִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹ וְיָרַ֥ד וְדָרַ֖ךְ עַל־בָּ֥מֳתֵי אָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

For-behold YHWH yōṣēʾ from-məqômô and-yāraḏ and-dāraḵ upon-bāmŏṯê ʾāreṣ

Grammar Details

*YHWH*: divine name, tetragrammaton
*yōṣēʾ*: qal participle, masculine singular - going out/coming forth
*məqômô*: common noun with possessive suffix, masculine singular - his place
*yāraḏ*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - descended/came down
*dāraḵ*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - tread/march/walk
*bāmŏṯê*: common noun, feminine plural construct - high places of
*ʾāreṣ*: common noun, feminine singular - earth/land

Word Meanings

*yōṣēʾ*: going out/coming forth/departing
*yāraḏ*: descended/came down/went down
*dāraḵ*: tread/march/walk/trample
*bāmŏṯê*: high places/heights/ridges
*ʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground/territory

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Amos 4:13 : 13 For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought; that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth— Jehovah, the God of hosts, is his name.
Isa 26:21 : 21 For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
Deut 32:13 : 13 He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he did eat the increase of the field; And he made him to suck honey out of the rock, And oil out of the flinty rock;
Ps 115:3 : 3 But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever he pleased.
Isa 2:10-19 : 10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty. 11 The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day. 12 For there shall be a day of Jehovah of hosts upon all that is proud and haughty, and upon all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low; 13 and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan, 14 and upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up, 15 and upon every lofty tower, and upon every fortified wall, 16 and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant imagery. 17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day. 18 And the idols shall utterly pass away. 19 And men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake mightily the earth.
Isa 25:10 : 10 For in this mountain will the hand of Jehovah rest; and Moab shall be trodden down in his place, even as straw is trodden down in the water of the dunghill.
Deut 33:29 : 29 Happy art thou, O Israel: Who is like unto thee, a people saved by Jehovah, The shield of thy help, And the sword of thy excellency! And thine enemies shall submit themselves unto thee; And thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Job 40:12 : 12 Look on every one that is proud, [and] bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.
Isa 63:3-4 : 3 I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the peoples there was no man with me: yea, I trod them in mine anger, and trampled them in my wrath; and their lifeblood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all my raiment. 4 For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.
Isa 64:1-2 : 1 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence, 2 as when fire kindleth the brushwood, [and] the fire causeth the waters to boil; to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
Ezek 3:12 : 12 Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing, [saying], Blessed be the glory of Jehovah from his place.
Hos 5:14-15 : 14 For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver. 15 I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.
Hab 3:19 : 19 Jehovah, the Lord, is my strength; And he maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], And will make me to walk upon my high places.

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