Micah 4:12New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD, And they do not understand His purpose; For He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he hath gathered them as the sheaves to the threshingfloor.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— But they know not the thoughts of Jehovah, neither understand they his counsel; for he hath gathered them as the sheaves to the threshing-floor.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he will gather them as sheaves into the floor.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— But they know not the thoughts of Jehovah, neither understand they his counsel; for he hath gathered them together as the sheaves into the threshing-floor.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— But, they, know not the purposes of Yahweh, neither have they discerned his counsel,—for he hath gathered them, as sheaves, to a threshing-floor.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— They have not known the thoughts of Jehovah, Nor have they understood His counsel, For He hath gathered them as a sheaf [into] a threshing-floor.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— But they have not known the thoughts of the Lord, and have not understood his counsel: because he hath gathered them together as the hay of the floor.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— But they knowe not the thoughtes of the Lord: they vnderstand not his counsell, for he shall gather them as the sheaues in the barne.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither vnderstand they his counsell: for hee shall gather them as the sheaues into the floore.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither do they understand his counsel; for he shall gather them as sheaves into the threshing floor.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— But they know not the thought of the Lord, and have not understood his counsel: for he has gathered them as sheaves of the floor.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— But they know not the thoughts of Yahweh, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor. |
But they
x1992 (1992) Complementהֵםhem{haym}
Masculine plural from H1931; they (only used when emphatic).
know
3045 {3045} Primeידעyada`{yaw-dah'}
A primitive root; to know (properly to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively instruction, designation, punishment, etc.).
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
not
x3808 (3808) Complementלֹאlo'{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
the thoughts
4284 {4284} Primeמַחֲשָׁבָהmachashabah{makh-ash-aw-baw'}
From H2803; a contrivance, that is, (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice).
of
Yähwè
יָהוֶה,
3068 {3068} PrimeיְהֹוָהY@hovah{yeh-ho-vaw'}
From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
neither
x3808 (3808) Complementלֹאlo'{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
understand
995 {0995} Primeבִּיןbiyn{bene}
A primitive root; to separate mentally (or distinguish), that is, (generally) understand.
z8689 <8689> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 2675
they his counsel:
6098 {6098} Primeעֵצָה`etsah{ay-tsaw'}
From H3289; advice; by implication plan; also prudence.
for
x3588 (3588) Complementכִּיkiy{kee}
A primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed.
he shall gather
6908 {6908} Primeקָבַץqabats{kaw-bats'}
A primitive root; to grasp, that is, collect.
z8765 <8765> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 2121
them as the sheaves
5995 {5995} Primeעָמִיר`amiyr{aw-meer'}
From H6014; a bunch of grain.
into the floor.
1637 {1637} Primeגֹּרֶןgoren{go'-ren}
From an unused root meaning to smooth; a threshing floor (as made even); by analogy any open area. |
Micah 4:12
_ _ thoughts of the Lord — Their unsearchable wisdom, overruling seeming disaster to the final good of His people, is the very ground on which the restoration of Israel hereafter (of which the restoration from Babylon is a type) is based in Isaiah 55:8; compare with Micah 4:3, Micah 4:12, Micah 4:13, which prove that Israel, not merely the Christian Church, is the ultimate subject of the prophecy; also in Romans 11:13. God’s counsel is to discipline His people for a time with the foe as a scourge; and then to destroy the foe by the hands of His people.
_ _ gather them as ... sheaves — them who “gathered” themselves for Zion’s destruction (Micah 4:11) the Lord “shall gather” for destruction by Zion (Micah 4:13), like sheaves gathered to be threshed (compare Isaiah 21:10; Jeremiah 51:33). The Hebrew is singular, “sheaf.” However great the numbers of the foe, they are all but as one sheaf ready to be threshed [Calvin]. Threshing was done by treading with the feet: hence the propriety of the image for treading under foot and breaking asunder the foe. |
Micah 4:12
The thoughts — The design of the holy, just and faithful God. As the sheaves — The husbandman gathers the sheaves into the floor to thresh them; so God in due time will bring his enemies together, that they may be bruised, broken and destroyed. |
Micah 4:12
But they (m) know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.
(m) He shows that the faithful ought not to measure God's judgments by the braggings and threatenings of the wicked, but by these are admonished to lift up their hearts to God to call for deliverance. |
- they know:
Isaiah 55:8 For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Romans 11:33-34 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out! ... For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
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- for he shall:
Isaiah 21:10 O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.
Joel 3:12-13 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. ... Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness [is] great.
Zechariah 14:1-3 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. ... Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
Luke 3:17 Whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
Revelation 14:14-20 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud [one] sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. ... And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand [and] six hundred furlongs.
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