Micah 2:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Is it being said,הֶאָמ֣וּר
(he·'a·mur)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
O houseבֵּֽית־
(beit-)
1004: a housea prim. root
of Jacob:יַעֲקֹ֗ב
(ya·'a·kov)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
'Is the Spiritר֣וּחַ
(ru·ach)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
of the LORDיְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
impatient?הֲקָצַר֙
(ha·ka·tzar)
7114a: to be shorta prim. root
Are theseאֵ֖לֶּה
(el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
His doings?'מַעֲלָלָ֑יו
(ma·'a·la·lav;)
4611: a deed, practicefrom alal
Do not My wordsדְבָרַ֨י
(de·va·rai)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
do goodיֵיטִ֔יבוּ
(yei·ti·vu,)
3190: to be good, well, glad, or pleasinga prim. root
To the one walkingהֹולֵֽךְ׃
(ho·v·lech.)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
uprightly?הַיָּשָׁ֥ר
(hai·ya·shar)
3477: straight, rightfrom yashar


















KJV Lexicon
O thou that art named
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
is the spirit
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
straitened
qatsar  (kaw-tsar')
to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
are these his doings
ma`alal  (mah-al-awl')
an act (good or bad) -- doing, endeavour, invention, work.
do not my words
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
do good
yatab  (yaw-tab')
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
to him that walketh
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
uprightly
yashar  (yaw-shawr')
straight -- convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Is it being said, O house of Jacob: 'Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these His doings?' Do not My words do good To the one walking uprightly?

King James Bible
O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
House of Jacob, should it be asked," Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these the things He does?" Don't My words bring good to the one who walks uprightly?

International Standard Version
"It is said, house of Jacob, 'The Spirit of the LORD is limited, if he acts this way, is he not?' "But my words benefit those who live righteously, do they not?

NET Bible
Does the family of Jacob say, 'The LORD's patience can't be exhausted--he would never do such things'? To be sure, my commands bring a reward for those who obey them,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Should the descendants of Jacob be asked: Has the Spirit of the LORD become impatient with you? Has he done these things? Are his words good for those who live honestly?

King James 2000 Bible
O you that are named the house of Jacob: Is the spirit of the LORD restricted? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walks uprightly?
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