Micah 4:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of Jehovah of hosts hath spoken it.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיָשְׁב֗וּ אִ֣ישׁ תַּ֧חַת גַּפְנ֛וֹ וְתַ֥חַת תְּאֵנָת֖וֹ וְאֵ֣ין מַחֲרִ֑יד כִּי־פִ֛י יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת דִּבֵּֽר׃

Transliteration

And yāšbû ʾîš under gapnô and-under təʾēnātô and-ʾên maḥărîd; kî-mouth YHWH ṣəbāʾôt dibbēr.

Grammar Details

*wə-yāšbû*: conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd common plural - and they will sit/dwell
*ʾîš*: masculine singular noun - man/each one
*taḥat*: preposition - under/beneath
*gapnô*: feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his vine
*wə-taḥat*: conjunction + preposition - and under
*təʾēnātô*: feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his fig tree
*wə-ʾên*: conjunction + particle of negation - and there is no
*maḥărîd*: hiphil participle, masculine singular - causing fear/making afraid
*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*pî*: masculine singular construct - mouth of
*YHWH*: divine name - LORD/Yahweh
*ṣəbāʾôt*: feminine plural noun - hosts/armies
*dibbēr*: piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has spoken

Word Meanings

*yāšbû*: sit/dwell/remain/inhabit
*ʾîš*: man/each one/each person
*maḥărîd*: one who frightens/disturbs/terrorizes
*ṣəbāʾôt*: hosts/armies

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 4:25 : 25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
Isa 1:20 : 20 but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.
Zech 3:10 : 10 In that day, says Jehovah of hosts, shall you invite every man his neighbor under the vine and under the fig-tree.
Isa 40:5 : 5 and the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.
Isa 54:14 : 14 In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression, for thou shalt not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near thee.
Isa 58:14 : 14 then shalt thou delight thyself in Jehovah; and I will make thee to ride upon the high places of the earth; and I will feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.
Jer 23:5-6 : 5 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this is his name whereby he shall be called: Jehovah our righteousness.
Ezek 34:25 : 25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land; and they shall dwell securely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
Ezek 34:28 : 28 And they shall no more be a prey to the nations, neither shall the beasts of the earth devour them; but they shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid.
Ezek 38:11 : 11 and thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates;
Ezek 39:26 : 26 And they shall bear their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they shall dwell securely in their land, and none shall make them afraid;
Lev 26:6 : 6 And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.
Isa 26:16 : 16 Jehovah, in trouble have they visited thee; they poured out a prayer [when] thy chastening was upon them.

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