Micah 7:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Nationsגֹויִם֙
(go·v·yim)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
will seeיִרְא֤וּ
(yir·'u)
7200: to seea prim. root
and be ashamedוְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּ
(ve·ye·vo·shu,)
954: to be ashameda prim. root
Of allמִכֹּ֖ל
(mik·kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
their might.גְּבֽוּרָתָ֑ם
(ge·vu·ra·tam;)
1369: strength, mightpass. part. from gabar
They will putיָשִׂ֤ימוּ
(ya·si·mu)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
[their] handיָד֙
(yad)
3027: handa prim. root
on [their] mouth,פֶּ֔ה
(peh,)
6310: moutha prim. root
Their earsאָזְנֵיהֶ֖ם
(a·ze·nei·hem)
241: an earfrom an unused word
will be deaf.תֶּחֱרַֽשְׁנָה׃
(te·che·rash·nah.)
2790b: to be silent, dumb, speechless, or deafa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
The nations
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
shall see
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
and be confounded
buwsh  (boosh)
to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
at all their might
gbuwrah  (gheb-oo-raw')
force; by implication, valor, victory -- force, mastery, might, mighty (act, power), power, strength.
they shall lay
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
their hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
upon their mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
their ears
'ozen  (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
shall be deaf
charash  (khaw-rash')
to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Nations will see and be ashamed Of all their might. They will put their hand on their mouth, Their ears will be deaf.

King James Bible
The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Nations will see and be ashamed of all their power. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf.

International Standard Version
The nations will look on and will be ashamed in spite of all their power; they will cup their hands over their mouths, and their ears will be deaf.

NET Bible
Nations will see this and be disappointed by all their strength, they will put their hands over their mouths, and act as if they were deaf.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Nations will see this and be ashamed in spite of all their strength. They will put their hands over their mouths. Their ears will become deaf.

King James 2000 Bible
The nations shall see and be ashamed at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
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