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Micah 1:4

And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.

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וְנָמַ֤סּוּvenamasvand faintמָסַסconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and faint”, a completed action in a sequenceH4549to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to faint (with fatigue, fear or grief)discourage, faint, be loosed, melt (away), refuse, [idiom] utterly.הֶֽהָרִים֙heharimthe hillהַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.תַּחְתָּ֔יוtachtayvwithתַּחַתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.וְהָעֲמָקִ֖יםvehaamaqimand the valeעֵמֶקconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and the vale”, the ordinary formH6010a vale (i.e. broad depression)dale, vale, valley (often used as a part of proper names). See also H1025 (בֵּית הָעֵמֶק).יִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּyitbaqavbreak forthבָּקַעverb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “break forth”, an unfinished actionH1234to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or openmake a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win.כַּדּוֹנַג֙kadonagas waxדּוֹנַגpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as wax”, the ordinary formH1749wax;wax.מִפְּנֵ֣יmipnefrom a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “from a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…הָאֵ֔שׁhaeshthe fireאֵשׁdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.כְּמַ֖יִםkemayimas waterמַיִםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).מֻגָּרִ֥יםmugarimflow awayנָגַרverb, hophal, passive participle, absolute — “flow away”, a verb used as a describing wordH5064to flow; figuratively, to stretch out; causatively, to pour out or down; figuratively, to deliver overfall, flow away, pour down (out), run, shed, spilt, trickle down.בְּמוֹרָֽדbemoradin going downמוֹרָדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in going down”, the ordinary formH4174a descent; as architecture, an ornamental appendage, perhaps a festoongoing down, steep place, thin work.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the mountains shall be molten under Him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, as waters that are poured down a steep place.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the mountains shall be melted under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, as waters that are poured down a steep place.

Young’s Literal Translation

Melted have been the mountains under Him, And the valleys do rend themselves, As wax from the presence of fire, As waters cast down by a slope.

World English Bible

The mountains melt under him, and the valleys split apart like wax before the fire, like waters that are poured down a steep place.

Darby Translation

And the mountains shall be melted under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, as waters poured down a steep place.

Douay-Rheims

And the mountains shall be melted under him: and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as waters that run down a steep place.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the mountains shall be molten under Him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, as waters that are poured down a steep place.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the mountains shall be shaken under him, and the valleys shall melt like wax before the fire, and as water rushing down a declivity.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ σαλευθήσεται τὰ ὄρη ὑποκάτωθεν αὐτοῦ, καὶ αἱ κοιλάδες τακήσονται ὡσεὶ κηρὸς ἀπὸ προσώπου πυρὸς, καὶ ὡς ὕδωρ καταφερόμενον ἐν καταβάσει.