Micah 7:4

Authorized King James Version

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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.

Original Language Analysis

טוֹבָ֣ם The best H2896
טוֹבָ֣ם The best
Strong's: H2896
Word #: 1 of 11
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
כְּחֵ֔דֶק of them is as a brier H2312
כְּחֵ֔דֶק of them is as a brier
Strong's: H2312
Word #: 2 of 11
a prickly plant
יָשָׁ֖ר the most upright H3477
יָשָׁ֖ר the most upright
Strong's: H3477
Word #: 3 of 11
straight (literally or figuratively)
מִמְּסוּכָ֑ה is sharper than a thorn hedge H4534
מִמְּסוּכָ֑ה is sharper than a thorn hedge
Strong's: H4534
Word #: 4 of 11
a hedge
י֤וֹם the day H3117
י֤וֹם the day
Strong's: H3117
Word #: 5 of 11
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
מְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ of thy watchmen H6822
מְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ of thy watchmen
Strong's: H6822
Word #: 6 of 11
properly, to lean forward, i.e., to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
פְּקֻדָּתְךָ֣ and thy visitation H6486
פְּקֻדָּתְךָ֣ and thy visitation
Strong's: H6486
Word #: 7 of 11
visitation (in many senses, chiefly official)
בָ֔אָה cometh H935
בָ֔אָה cometh
Strong's: H935
Word #: 8 of 11
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
עַתָּ֥ה H6258
עַתָּ֥ה
Strong's: H6258
Word #: 9 of 11
at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
תִהְיֶ֖ה H1961
תִהְיֶ֖ה
Strong's: H1961
Word #: 10 of 11
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
מְבוּכָתָֽם׃ now shall be their perplexity H3998
מְבוּכָתָֽם׃ now shall be their perplexity
Strong's: H3998
Word #: 11 of 11
perplexity