Micah 4:12 — Bible Verse (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.”

Micah 4:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Micah 4:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Micah 4:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Micah 4:12 — World English Bible

Micah 4:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Micah 4:12 — American Standard Version

Micah 4:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“They have not known the thoughts of Jehovah, Nor have they understood His counsel, For He hath gathered them as a sheaf <FI>into<Fi> a threshing-floor.”

Micah 4:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Micah 4:12 DBY — Darby Translation (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. ”

Micah 4:12 — Darby Translation

Micah 4:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“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.”

Micah 4:12 — Geneva Bible

Micah 4:12 in Context — Micah 4

10 Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the Lord shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.

11 Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.

12 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.

13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.

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What Does Micah 4:12 Mean?

Micah 4:12 is a verse from the Book of Micah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Micah chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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