Micah 3:3
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.”
עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
שְׁאֵר
the flesh of
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שְׁאֵר
flesh (as swelling out), as living or forfood; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by blood
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פָּשַׁט
they have stripped off
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פָּשַׁט
to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.)
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עֶצֶם
bones/ their
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עֶצֶם
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
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פָּצַח
they have broken in pieces
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פָּצַח
they have broken in pieces
to break out (in joyful sound)
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קַלַּחַת
a caldron
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קַלַּחַת
a kettle
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