Micah 7:4
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
הָיָה
it will be
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הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
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צָפָה
watchmen/ your
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צָפָה
properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
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יוֹם
the day of
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יוֹם
Day. Yom. A period of time. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is His gift.
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עַתָּה
now
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עַתָּה
at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
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פְּקֻדָּה
punishment/ your
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פְּקֻדָּה
visitation (in many senses, chiefly official)
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יָשָׁר
an upright person
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יָשָׁר
straight (literally or figuratively)
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מְבוּכָה
confusion/ their
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מְבוּכָה
perplexity
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