Micah 6:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"You will sowתִזְרַ֖ע
(tiz·ra)
2232: to sow, scatter seeda prim. root
but you will not reap.תִקְצֹ֑ור
(tik·tzo·vr;)
7114b: to reap, harvesta prim. root
You will treadתִדְרֹֽךְ־
(tid·roch-)
1869: to tread, marcha prim. root
the oliveזַ֙יִת֙
(za·yit)
2132: olive tree, oliveof uncertain derivation
but will not anointתָס֣וּךְ
(ta·such)
5480a: to pour (in anointing), anointa prim. root
yourself with oil;שֶׁ֔מֶן
(she·men,)
8081: fat, oilfrom shamen
And the grapes,וְתִירֹ֖ושׁ
(ve·ti·ro·vsh)
8492: must, fresh or new winefrom yarash
but you will not drinkתִשְׁתֶּה־
(tish·teh-)
8354: to drinka prim. root
wine.יָּֽיִן׃
(ya·yin.)
3196: winefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Thou shalt sow
zara`  (zaw-rah')
to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify -- bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.
but thou shalt not reap
qatsar  (kaw-tsar')
to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
thou shalt tread
darak  (daw-rak')
to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending) -- archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.
the olives
zayith  (zay'-yith)
an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry -- olive (tree, -yard), Olivet.
but thou shalt not anoint
cuwk  (sook)
to smear over (with oil), i.e. anoint -- anoint (self), at all.
thee with oil
shemen  (sheh'-men)
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness -- anointing, fat (things), fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, + pine.
and sweet wine
tiyrowsh  (tee-roshe')
must or fresh grape-juice (as just squeezed out); by implication (rarely) fermented wine -- (new, sweet) wine.
but shalt not drink
shathah  (shaw-thaw')
to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely.
wine
yayin  (yah'-yin)
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication -- banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"You will sow but you will not reap. You will tread the olive but will not anoint yourself with oil; And the grapes, but you will not drink wine.

King James Bible
Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourself with oil; and you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.

International Standard Version
You'll plant, but you won't reap. You'll crush the olive harvest, but you'll have no oil to anoint yourself. You'll tread out the grapes, but you'll never drink wine.

NET Bible
You will plant crops, but will not harvest them; you will squeeze oil from the olives, but you will have no oil to rub on your bodies; you will squeeze juice from the grapes, but you will have no wine to drink.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You will plant, but you won't harvest. You will crush olives, but you won't rub the oil on your skin. You will make new wine, but you won't drink it.

King James 2000 Bible
You shall sow, but you shall not reap; you shall tread the olives, but you shall not anoint yourself with oil; and make sweet wine, but shall not drink wine.
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