Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And they knew not the purposes of Jehovah, and they understood not his counsel for he gathered them as sheaves of the threshing-floor.
New American Standard Bible
And they do not understand His purpose;
For He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
or understand His plan,
that He has gathered them
like sheaves to the threshing floor.
International Standard Version
But they don't know the thoughts of the LORD, and they don't understand his tactics, for he will gather them like harvested grain to his threshing floor.
A Conservative Version
But they know not the thoughts of LORD, nor do they understand his counsel, for he has gathered them as the sheaves to the threshing-floor.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
“But they (Gentile nations) do not know the thoughts of the Lord,
Nor do they understand His purpose and plan;
For He has gathered them (Gentiles) like sheaves to the threshing floor [for destruction].
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
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.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But they do not know the thoughts of Yahweh, and they do not understand his plan, that he has gathered them as sheaves to his threshing floor.
Modern King James verseion
But they do not know the plans of Jehovah, nor do they understand His counsel. For He has gathered them like the sheaf to the floor.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But they know not the thoughts of the LORD; they understand not his counsel, that shall gather them together as the sheaves in the barn.
NET Bible
But they do not know what the Lord is planning; they do not understand his strategy. He has gathered them like stalks of grain to be threshed at the threshing floor.
New Heart English Bible
But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD, neither do they understand his counsel; for he has gathered them like the sheaves to the threshing floor.
The Emphasized Bible
But, they, know not the purposes of Yahweh, neither have they discerned his counsel, - for he hath gathered them, as sheaves, to a threshing-floor.
Webster
But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he will gather them as sheaves into the floor.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
They have not known the thoughts of Jehovah, Nor have they understood His counsel, For He hath gathered them as a sheaf into a threshing-floor.
Themes
The Counsels and purposes of God » The wicked » Understand not
Dullness » General examples of
Ignorance » Spiritual » General references to
Topics
Interlinear
Yada`
Biyn
`etsah
Qabats
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Micah 4:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
From Exile To Victory
11 And now many nations were gathered against thee, saying, She shall be defiled, and our eyes shall look upon Zion. 12 And they knew not the purposes of Jehovah, and they understood not his counsel for he gathered them as sheaves of the threshing-floor. 13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will set thy horn iron, and thy hoofs of brass: and thou didst crush many peoples: and I devoted their plunder to Jehovah, and their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
Cross References
Isaiah 55:8
For not my purposes your purposes and not your ways my ways, says Jehovah
Luke 3:17
Whose winnowing fan in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor, and gather the wheat into his store; and the chaff he will burn down with inextinguishable fire.
Romans 11:33-34
O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! his judgments how unsearchable, and his ways not traced out!
Isaiah 21:10
O my threshing, and the son of my threshing-floor, what I heard from Jehovah of armies the God of Israel, I announced to you.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I knew the purposes which I purposed concerning you, says Jehovah; purposes of peace, and not for evil, to give to you the last part and expectation.
Joel 3:12-13
The nations shall be roused and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there I will sit to judge all the nations from round about
Zechariah 14:1-3
Behold, the day to Jehovah coming, and thy spoil was divided in the midst of thee.
Revelation 14:14-20
And I saw, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud he sitting like the Son of man, having upon his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.