Micah 2:7
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the Lord straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?”
דָּבָר
In Hebrew, dabar is not just a word spoken — it is a word that accomplishes something. God's dabar does not return empty. The psalmist says this word is a lamp to his feet — not a floodlight revealing everything ahead, but enough light for the next step. That is faith.
רוּחַ
the spirit of
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רוּחַ
Spirit, wind, breath. Ruach. The breath of God that gives life. The Holy Spirit. The same word used when the Spirit hovered over the waters of creation.
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בַּיִת
O house of
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בַּיִת
House, household, family. Bayith. In My Father's house are many rooms. God has a home prepared for everyone who belongs to Him.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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יָטַב
do they do good
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יָטַב
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
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הָלַךְ
walking
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הָלַךְ
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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יַעֲקֹב
Jacob
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יַעֲקֹב
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
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מַעֲלָל
deeds/ his
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מַעֲלָל
an act (good or bad)
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