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Micah 4:11

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

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וְעַתָּ֛הveatahand this timeעַתָּהconjunction, adverb — “and this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.נֶאֶסְפ֥וּneesfvdestroyאָסַףverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “destroy”, a completed actionH622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly…עָלַ֖יִךְalayikhaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…גּוֹיִ֣םgoyimGentileגּוֹיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.רַבִּ֑יםrabimaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…הָאֹמְרִ֣יםhaomerimthe sayאָמַרdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the say”, a verb used as a describing wordH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…תֶּחֱנָ֔ףtechenafcorruptחָנֵףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “corrupt”, an unfinished actionH2610to soil, especially in a moral sensecorrupt, defile, [idiom] greatly, pollute, profane.וְתַ֥חַזvetachazand beholdחָזָהconjunction, verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and behold”, a wish or indirect commandH2372to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have avision ofbehold, look, prophesy, provide, see.בְּצִיּ֖וֹןbetsionin Zionצִיּוֹןpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Zion”H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemZion.עֵינֵֽינוּeyneynveye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And now many nations are assembled against thee, that say: 'Let her be defiled, and let our eye gaze upon Zion.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And now many nations are assembled against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye see our desire upon Zion.

Young’s Literal Translation

And now, gathered against thee have been many nations, who are saying: 'Let her be defiled, and our eyes look on Zion.'

World English Bible

Now many nations have assembled against you, that say, “Let her be defiled, and let our eye gloat over Zion.”

Darby Translation

And now many nations are assembled against thee, that say, Let her be profaned, and let our eye look upon Zion.

Douay-Rheims

And now many nations are gathered together against thee, and they say: Let her be stoned: and let our eye look upon Sion.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And now many nations are assembled against thee, that say: 'Let her be defiled, and let our eye gaze upon Zion.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And now have many nations gathered against thee, saying, We will rejoice, and our eyes shall look upon Sion.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ νῦν ἐπισυνήχθησαν ἐπὶ σὲ ἔθνη πολλὰ, λέγοντες, ἐπιχαρούμεθα, καὶ ἐπόψονται ἐπὶ Σιὼν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἡμῶν.