Verse List for MIC 7:17

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B I ◄ ← Mic 7:17 ↓ → ═ ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) They’ll lick the dust like a snake— ⇔ ≈ like creatures that crawl on the earth. ⇔ They’ll be trembling as they come out of their fortresses. ⇔ ≈ They’ll come with fear to you, our god Yahweh, ⇔ ≈ and they’ll be afraid because of you.

OET-LV They _will _lick _up dust like_snake like_things _which_crawl _of the_earth they _will _quake from_strongholds _of_their to YHWH god _of_our they _will _be _in _dread and_they _will _be _afraid from_you.

ULT They will lick dust like the serpent; ⇔  like crawling things of the earth, ⇔ they will tremble from their strongholds. ⇔ They will approach in dread Yahweh our God, ⇔  and they will fear because of you.

UST They will grovel on the ground like a snake, like an insect in the dirt. ⇔ They will be so afraid that they will come trembling from their fortresses. ⇔  They will be very afraid as they approach Yahweh, the God whom we worship. ⇔ They will be afraid because of you, Yahweh.

BSB & MSB They will lick the dust like a snake, ⇔  like reptiles slithering on the ground. ⇔ They will come trembling from their strongholds ⇔  in the presence of the LORD our God; ⇔  they will tremble in fear of You.

OEB they will lick the dust like snakes, like creatures that crawl on the earth; ⇔ they will come trembling and in terror from their hiding places, in dread and fear.

WEBBE & WMBB They will lick the dust like a serpent. ⇔  Like crawling things of the earth, they will come trembling out of their dens. ⇔  They will come with fear to the LORD our God, ⇔  and will be afraid because of you.

NET They will lick the dust like a snake, ⇔ like serpents crawling on the ground. ⇔ They will come trembling from their strongholds ⇔ to the Lord our God; ⇔ they will be terrified of you.

LSV They lick dust as a serpent, as fearful things of earth,
They tremble from their enclosures,
They are afraid of our God YHWH,
Indeed, they are afraid of You.

FBV They will lick the dust like snakes; they will be like the creepy-crawlies of the earth. They will come trembling from their fortresses to meet the Lord our God, fearful and afraid before him.

T4T Being very humiliated, they will crawl on the ground [MTY] like [SIM] snakes. ⇔ They will come out of their homes trembling, ⇔  and stand revering Yahweh our God. ⇔ They will be very afraid of him, ⇔  and will tremble in front of him.

LEB • They will lick the dust like the serpent,
  • like the crawling things of the earth.
• They will come trembling from their strongholds
  • to Yahweh our God.
  • Let them fear and be afraid of you.

BBE They will take dust as their food like a snake, like the things which go flat on the earth; they will come shaking with fear out of their secret places: they will come with fear to the Lord our God, full of fear because of you.

Moff let them grovel in the dust like serpents, ⇔ crawling creatures, ⇔ and creep out trembling from their holes, ⇔ in terror before thee, our God!

JPS They shall lick the dust like a serpent; like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their close places; they shall come with fear unto the LORD our God, and shall be afraid because of Thee.

ASV They shall lick the dust like a serpent; like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their close places; they shall come with fear unto Jehovah our God, and shall be afraid because of thee.

DRA They shall lick the dust like serpents, as the creeping things of the earth, they shall be disturbed in their houses: they shall dread the Lord our God, and shall fear thee.

YLT They lick dust as a serpent, as fearful things of earth, They tremble from their enclosures, Of Jehovah our God they are afraid, Yea, they are afraid of Thee.

Drby They shall lick dust like the serpent; like crawling things of the earth, they shall come trembling forth from their close places. They shall turn with fear to Jehovah our [fn]God, and shall be afraid because of thee.

RV They shall lick the dust like a serpent; like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their close places: they shall come with fear unto the LORD our God, and shall be afraid because of thee.
(They shall lick the dust like a serpent; like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their close places: they shall come with fear unto the LORD our God, and shall be afraid because of thee/you.)

SLT They shall lick the dust as the serpent, as crawlers of the earth they shall move out of their close places: for Jehovah our God they shall tremble and they shall fear from thee.

Wbstr They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.

KJB-1769 They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.[fn]
(They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee/you.)

KJB-1611 [fn]They shall licke the dust like a serpent, they shall moue out of their holes like wormes of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall feare because of thee.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

Bshps They shal licke the dust like a serpente, and as the wormes of the earth that tremble in their holes: they shalbe afrayde of the Lorde our God, and they shall feare thee.
(They shall lick the dust like a serpent/snake, and as the worms of the earth that tremble in their holes: they shall be afraid of the Lord our God, and they shall fear thee/you.)

Gnva They shall licke the dust like a serpent: they shall mooue out of their holes like wormes: they shalbe afraide of the Lord our God, and shall feare because of thee.
(They shall lick the dust like a serpent: they shall move out of their holes like wormes: they shall be afraid of the Lord our God, and shall fear because of thee/you.)

Cvdl They shal licke the dust like a serpent, & as the wormes of the earth, yt tremble in their holes. They shalbe afrayed of the LORDE oure God, & they shal feare ye.
(They shall lick the dust like a serpent, and as the worms of the earth, it tremble in their holes. They shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and they shall fear ye/you_all.)

Wycl thei schulen licke dust as a serpent; as crepynge thingis of erthe thei schulen be disturblid of her housis; thei schulen not desire oure Lord God, and thei schulen drede thee.
(they should lick dust as a serpent; as creeping things of earth they should be disturbed of her houses; they should not desire our Lord God, and they should dread thee/you.)

Luth Sie sollen Staub lecken wie die Schlangen und wie das Gewürm auf Erden erzittern in ihren Löchern. Sie werden sich fürchten vor dem HErr’s, unserm GOtt, und vor dir sich entsetzen.
(They/She should dust lick/taste as/like the snakes and as/like the worms on/in/to earth/land/ground ertremble/shake in your(pl) Löchern. They/She become itself/yourself/themselves fear(v) before/in_front_of to_him LORD’s, ours God, and before/in_front_of you/to_you(sg) itself/yourself/themselves horror.)

ClVg Lingent pulverem sicut serpentes; velut reptilia terræ perturbabuntur in ædibus suis. Dominum Deum nostrum formidabunt, et timebunt te.
(Lingent dust like snakes; like/as reptiles of_the_earth/land(pl) perthey_will_be_disturbed in/into/on buildings to_his_own. the_Master God our they_will_be_afraid, and they_will_fear you(sg).)

UHB יְלַחֲכ֤וּ עָפָר֙ כַּ⁠נָּחָ֔שׁ כְּ⁠זֹחֲלֵ֣י אֶ֔רֶץ יִרְגְּז֖וּ מִ⁠מִּסְגְּרֹֽתֵי⁠הֶ֑ם אֶל־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֨י⁠נוּ֙ יִפְחָ֔דוּ וְ⁠יִֽרְא֖וּ מִמֶּֽ⁠ךָּ׃ ‡

BrLXX λείξουσι χοῦν ὡς ὄφεις σύροντες γῆν, συγχυθήσονται ἐν συγκλεισμῷ αὐτῶν· ἐπὶ τῷ Κυρίῳ Θεῷ ἡμῶν ἐκστήσονται, καὶ φοβηθήσονται ἀπὸ σοῦ.

BrTr They shall lick the dust as serpents crawling on the earth, they shall be confounded in their holes; they shall be amazed at the Lord our God, and will be afraid of thee.