Micah 4:3

Old Testament • 22 words with Strong's data

"And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And he shall

שָׁפַט

shâphaṭ

H8199

to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literall...

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תָּוֶךְ

tâvek

H8432

a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre

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רַב

rab

H7227

abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

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עַם

ʻam

H5971

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

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and

יָכַח

yâkach

H3198

to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict

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חָזָק

châzâq

H2389

strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)

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גּוֹי

gôwy

H1471

a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

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מֶרְחָק

merchâq

H4801

remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar

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off and they shall

נָכָה

nâkâh

H5221

to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

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their

חֶרֶב

chereb

H2719

drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement

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into

אֵת

ʼêth

H855

a hoe or other digging implement

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and their

חֲנִית

chănîyth

H2595

a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)

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into

מַזְמֵרָה

mazmêrâh

H4211

a pruningknife

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גּוֹי

gôwy

H1471

a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

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shall not

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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up a

חֶרֶב

chereb

H2719

drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement

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קִרְאָה

qirʼâh

H7125

an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)

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גּוֹי

gôwy

H1471

a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

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לֹא

lôʼ

H3808

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

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shall they

לָמַד

lâmad

H3925

properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)

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מִלְחָמָה

milchâmâh

H4421

a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)

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אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

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)

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Key Terms in This Verse

plowshares H855

אֵת ʼêth

a hoe or other digging implement

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pruninghooks H4211

מַזְמֵרָה mazmêrâh

a pruningknife

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spears H2595

חֲנִית chănîyth

a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)

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swords H2719

חֶרֶב chereb

drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement

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learn H3925

לָמַד lâmad

properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)

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beat H5221

נָכָה nâkâh

to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

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rebuke H3198

יָכַח yâkach

to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict

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afar H4801

מֶרְחָק merchâq

remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar

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lift H935

בּוֹא bôwʼ

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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nation H1471

גּוֹי gôwy

a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

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Cross References

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Acts 17:31 cross-reference

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Psalm 96:13 cross-reference

Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

Isaiah 65:25 cross-reference

The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.

Psalm 98:9 cross-reference

Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

Isaiah 9:7 cross-reference

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He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

Daniel 2:44 cross-reference

And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all...

Isaiah 60:12 cross-reference

For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.

Micah 5:15 cross-reference

And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.

1 Samuel 2:10 cross-reference

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Isaiah 51:5 cross-reference

My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.

Psalm 72:7 cross-reference

In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

Joel 3:2 cross-reference

I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nat...

Revelation 19:11 cross-reference

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

Isaiah 25:3 cross-reference

Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.

Zechariah 14:3 cross-reference

Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

Psalm 82:8 cross-reference

Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.

Zechariah 9:10 cross-reference

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