Micah 7:2
The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
Original Language Analysis
אָבַ֤ד
man is perished
H6
אָבַ֤ד
man is perished
Strong's:
H6
Word #:
1 of 15
properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
חָסִיד֙
The good
H2623
חָסִיד֙
The good
Strong's:
H2623
Word #:
2 of 15
properly, kind, i.e., (religiously) pious (a saint)
מִן
H4480
מִן
Strong's:
H4480
Word #:
3 of 15
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
הָאָ֔רֶץ
out of the earth
H776
הָאָ֔רֶץ
out of the earth
Strong's:
H776
Word #:
4 of 15
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
וְיָשָׁ֥ר
and there is none upright
H3477
וְיָשָׁ֥ר
and there is none upright
Strong's:
H3477
Word #:
5 of 15
straight (literally or figuratively)
בָּאָדָ֖ם
among men
H120
בָּאָדָ֖ם
among men
Strong's:
H120
Word #:
6 of 15
ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
אָ֑יִן
H369
כֻּלָּם֙
H3605
כֻּלָּם֙
Strong's:
H3605
Word #:
8 of 15
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
לְדָמִ֣ים
for blood
H1818
לְדָמִ֣ים
for blood
Strong's:
H1818
Word #:
9 of 15
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe
אִ֥ישׁ
every man
H376
אִ֥ישׁ
every man
Strong's:
H376
Word #:
11 of 15
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
אֶת
H853
אֶת
Strong's:
H853
Word #:
12 of 15
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
אָחִ֖יהוּ
his brother
H251
אָחִ֖יהוּ
his brother
Strong's:
H251
Word #:
13 of 15
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])
Cross References
Psalms 12:1Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.Isaiah 57:1The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.Jeremiah 5:26For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.Proverbs 1:11If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:Jeremiah 16:16Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.1 Samuel 24:11Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.