Micah 7:16
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The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.Nations will see and be ashamed, deprived of all their might. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf.
In other translations
The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.Nations will see and be ashamed, deprived of all their might. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf.
Hebrew words
יִרְאוּyir'uthey will seeH7200גוֹיִםgoyimnationsH1471וְיֵבֹשׁוּveyevoshuso they may be ashamedH954מִכֹּלmikolfrom allH3605גְּבוּרָתָםgevuratamstrength theirH1369יָשִׂימוּyasimuthey will putH7760יָדyada handH3027עַל־'al-onH5921פֶּהpeha mouthH6310אָזְנֵיהֶם'azeneihemears theirH241תֶּחֱרַשְׁנָה׃techerashnahthey will be deafH2790
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- Isaiah 26:11Lord, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
- Isaiah 52:15So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
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- Ezekiel 38:23Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord.I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
- Micah 5:8And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.
- Job 21:5Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.Look at me and be appalled; put your hand over your mouth.
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