Micah 6:16
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people. ”
מַעֲשֶׂה
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
בַּיִת
the 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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מַעַן
so as
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מַעַן
properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
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עַם
people/ my
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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נָשָׂא
you will bear
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נָשָׂא
To lift up, to bear, to forgive. Nasa. God lifts the weight of guilt. He carries what we cannot carry.
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נָתַן
to make/ I
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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חֻקָּה
the statutes of
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חֻקָּה
{an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)}
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עׇמְרִי
Omri
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עׇמְרִי
Omri, an Israelite
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