Micah 4:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMicah 4:9 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 →
עַתָּ֕ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
לָ֥מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
תָרִ֖יעִי
rûwaʻ
H7321
to shout
רֵ֑עַ
rêaʻ
H7452
roar
הֲמֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֵֽין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
בָּ֗ךְ
אִֽם
ʼim
H518
if
יוֹעֲצֵךְ֙
yâʻats
H3289
to counsel
אָבָ֔ד
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הֶחֱזִיקֵ֥ךְ
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
חִ֖יל
chîyl
H2427
anguish
כַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה
yâlad
H3205
to bear
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
Now why do you cry out aloud? Is there no king in you? Has your counselor perished, That pains have taken hold of you as of a woman in travail?
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King James Version Public Domain
Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now, why do you shout a shout? Is there no king among you, or has your counselor perished, that pain grips you like a woman giving birth?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).