Micah 1:6
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, and as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof. | Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble in the open field, a planting area for a vineyard. I will pour her stones into the valley and expose her foundations. | Therefore I will make Samaria as a heap of the field, and as places for planting vineyards; and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will uncover the foundations thereof. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and I will make | וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י | ve-sam-TI | H7760A | to set: makeשׂוּם (sum) : make/establish 1) to put, place, set, appoint, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on 1a2) to set, direct, direct toward 1a2a) to extend (compassion) (fig) 1a3) to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix 1a4) to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix 1a5) to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give 1b) (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign 1c) (Hophal) to be set |
| Samaria | שֹׁמְר֛וֹן | sho-me-RON | H8111 | Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹן (sho.me.ron) § Samaria = "watch mountain" 1) the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern kingdom of the 10 tribes of Israel which split from the kingdom after the death of Solomon during the reign of his son Rehoboam and were ruled by Jeroboam 2) the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel located 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem and 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Shechem |
| into [the] heap of ruins of | לְעִ֥י | le-'I | H5856 | ruinsבְּעִי (be.i) ruin, heap of ruins Another spelling of i (עִי "ruin" H5856) |
| the field | הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה | ha-sa-DEH | H7704G | No entry |
| into a planting place of | לְמַטָּ֣עֵי | le-ma-TA-'ei | H4302 | plantationמַטָּע (mat.ta) 1) place or act of planting, planting, plantation 1a) planting place 1b) act of planting 1c) plantation |
| a vineyard | כָ֑רֶם | KHA-rem | H3754 | vineyardכֶּרֶם (ke.rem) vineyard |
| and I will pour down | וְהִגַּרְתִּ֤י | ve-hi-gar-TI | H5064 | to pourנָגַר (na.gar) 1) to pour, run, flow, pour down 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be poured, be spilt 1a2) to pour oneself, flow, trickle 1a3) to vanish (fig.) 1a4) to be stretched out 1b) (Hiphil) to pour down 1c) (Hophal) to melt |
| to the valley | לַגַּי֙ | la-GAI | H1516R | valleyגַּיְא (gay) valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge |
| stones its | אֲבָנֶ֔יהָ | 'a-va-NEI-ha | H0068G | stoneאֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) : stone 1) stone (large or small) 1a) common stone (in natural state) 1b) stone, as material 1b1) of tablets 1b2) marble, hewn stones 1c) precious stones, stones of fire 1d) stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon 1e) weight 1f) plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal 1g) stonelike objects, eg hailstones, stony heart, ice 1h) sacred object, as memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines 1i) (simile) 1i1) sinking in water, motionlessness 1i2) strength, firmness, solidity 1i3) commonness 1j) (metaph) 1j1) petrified with terror … |
| and foundations its | וִיסֹדֶ֖יהָ | vi-so-DEI-ha | H3247H | foundationיְסוֹד (ye.sod) 1) foundation, base 1a) foundation 1b) base, bottom |
| I will uncover | אֲגַלֶּֽה׃ | 'a-ga-LEH | H1540I | Heglamהֶגְלָם (ga.lah) A man of the tribe of Benjamin living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.7; son of: Ehud (H0164); brother of: Naaman (H5283J), Ahijah (H0281K), Uzza (H5798H) and Ahihud (H0284); also called Heglam (KJV: "removed"; NIV: "deported") at 1Ch.8.7; Another name of ge.ra (גֵּרָא "Gera" H1617J) to reveal oneself |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.