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Micah 7:17

They will lick the dust like a snake, like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will crawl from their holes in the presence of the LORD our God; they will tremble in fear of You.

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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.

KJV

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.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יְלַחֲכ֤וּye.la.cha.Khuthey will lick upH3897 →
עָפָר֙'a.FardustH6083 →
כַּנָּחָ֔שׁka.na.Chashlike <the> snakeH5175 →
כְּזֹחֲלֵ֣יke.zo.cha.Leilike [things which] crawl ofH2119 →
אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retz[the] earthH776 →
יִרְגְּז֖וּyir.ge.Zuthey will quakeH7264 →
מִמִּסְגְּרֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םmi.mis.ge.ro.tei.Hemfrom strongholds theirH4526 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430 →
יִפְחָ֔דוּyif.Cha.duthey will be in dreadH6342 →
וְיִֽרְא֖וּve.yir.'Uand they may be afraidH3372 →
מִמֶּֽךָּ׃mi.Me.kafrom youH4480 →

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Genesis 3:14So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life.Isaiah 49:23Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”Psalms 72:9May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.2 Samuel 22:46Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.Psalms 18:45Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.Revelation 6:15–17Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.Genesis 3:14–15So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life.Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.Zechariah 14:5You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.Lamentations 3:29Let him bury his face in the dust—perhaps there is still hope.Isaiah 59:19So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD.Isaiah 60:14The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.Isaiah 25:3Therefore, a strong people will honor You. The cities of ruthless nations will revere You.Jeremiah 16:16But for now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill, even from the clefts of the rocks.Isaiah 64:2as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence!Exodus 15:14–16The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.Revelation 3:9Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.Joshua 9:24The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this.

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Micah Exhorts the Israelites to Repent — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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