Micah 4:12

But they don’t know the thoughts of Yahweh, neither do they understand his counsel; for he has gathered them like the sheaves to the threshing floor.

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WEBBE

But they don’t know the thoughts of the LORD, neither do they understand his counsel; for he has gathered them like the sheaves to the threshing floor.

BSB

But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD or understand His plan, for He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

But they have no knowledge of the thoughts of the Lord, their minds are not able to see his purpose: for he has got them together like stems of grain to the crushing-floor.

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וְהֵמָּה ve·he·mah and they H1992 לֹא lo' not H3808 יָדְעוּ ya·de·'u they know H3045 מַחְשְׁבוֹת mach·she·vot [the] thoughts of H4284 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 וְלֹא ve·lo' and not H3808 הֵבִינוּ he·vi·nu they understand H995 עֲצָתוֹ a·tza·to counsel his H6098 כִּי ki that H3588 קִבְּצָם ki·be·tzam he has gathered them H6908 כֶּעָמִיר ke·'a·mir like (the) cut grain H5995 גֹּרְנָה go·re·nah [the] threshing floor towards H1637

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 9–13

Many nations would assemble against Zion to rejoice in her calamities. They would not understand that the Lord had collected them as sheaves are gathered to be threshed; and that Zion would be strengthened to beat them to pieces. Nothing has yet taken place in the history of the Jewish church agreeing with this prediction. When God has conquering work for his people to do, he will furnish them with strength and ability for it. Believers should cry aloud under distresses, with the prayer of faith, not with despondency.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.