Micah 1:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMicah 1:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
קָרְחִ֣י
qârach
H7139
to be bald
וָגֹ֔זִּי
gazâz
H1494
to shear
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בְּנֵ֖י
bên
H1121
son
תַּעֲנוּגָ֑יִךְ
taʻănûwg
H8588
luxury
הַרְחִ֤בִי
râchab
H7337
to grow wide
קָרְחָתֵךְ֙
qorchâh
H7144
baldness
כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר
nesher
H5404
eagle
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
גָל֖וּ
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
מִמֵּֽךְ
min
H4480
from
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Shave your heads, And cut off your hair for the children of your delight. Enlarge your baldness like the vulture; For they have gone into captivity from you!
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King James Version Public Domain
Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Make yourself bald and shave for the sons of your delight. Enlarge your baldness like the eagle, for they have gone into exile from you.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).