Micah 7:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMicah 7:17 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 →
יְלַחֲכ֤וּ
lâchak
H3897
to lick
עָפָר֙
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
כַּנָּחָ֔שׁ
nâchâsh
H5175
serpent
כְּזֹחֲלֵ֣י
zâchal
H2119
to shrink back
אֶ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
יִרְגְּז֖וּ
râgaz
H7264
to tremble
מִמִּסְגְּרֹֽתֵיהֶ֑ם
miçgereth
H4526
border
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִפְחָ֔דוּ
pâchad
H6342
to fear
וְיִֽרְא֖וּ
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
מִמֶּֽךָּ
min
H4480
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World English Bible Public Domain
They will lick the dust like a serpent. Like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their dens. They will come with fear to Yahweh our God, And will be afraid because of you.
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King James Version Public Domain
They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They will lick the dust like a snake, like creatures that crawl on the earth. They will come out of their dens with fear; they will come with fear to you, Yahweh our God, and they will be afraid because of you.
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