Micah 7:17
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
עָפָר
Dust, dry earth. Aphar. The material from which God formed Adam. You are dust and to dust you shall return. But between the dust God breathed His own life into you.
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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מִן
from/ you
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מִן
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
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רָגַז
they will quake
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רָגַז
to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear)
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פָּחַד
they will be in dread
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פָּחַד
to be startled (by a sudden alarm); hence, to fear in general
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לָחַךְ
they will lick up
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לָחַךְ
to lick
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