Micah 7:4 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The best of them is as a brier; the most upright is `worse' than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen, even thy visitation, is come; now shall be their perplexity.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
The best of them is like a waste plant, and their upright ones are like a wall of thorns. Sorrow! the day of their fate has come; now will trouble come on them.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
The best of them is as a briar; the most upright, [worse] than a thorn-fence. The day of thy watchmen, thy visitation is come; now shall be their perplexity.
World English Bible (WEB)
The best of them is like a brier. The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, Even your visitation, has come; Now is the time of their confusion.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Their best one `is' as a brier, The upright one -- than a thorn-hedge, The day of thy watchmen -- Thy visitation -- hath come. Now is their perplexity.
| The best | טוֹבָ֣ם | ṭôbām | toh-VAHM |
| brier: a as is them of | כְּחֵ֔דֶק | kĕḥēdeq | keh-HAY-dek |
| the most upright | יָשָׁ֖ר | yāšār | ya-SHAHR |
| hedge: thorn a than sharper is | מִמְּסוּכָ֑ה | mimmĕsûkâ | mee-meh-soo-HA |
| the day | י֤וֹם | yôm | yome |
| of thy watchmen | מְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ | mĕṣappêkā | meh-tsa-PAY-HA |
| visitation thy and | פְּקֻדָּתְךָ֣ | pĕquddotkā | peh-koo-dote-HA |
| cometh; | בָ֔אָה | bāʾâ | VA-ah |
| now | עַתָּ֥ה | ʿattâ | ah-TA |
| shall be | תִהְיֶ֖ה | tihye | tee-YEH |
| their perplexity. | מְבוּכָתָֽם׃ | mĕbûkātām | meh-voo-ha-TAHM |