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Micah 1

1Thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahthatcametoMicahמִיכָה֙mi.KhahH4318theMorashtiteinthedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofJothamיוֹתָ֛םyo.TamH3147,Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271,andHezekiahH2396,kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,whichhesawH2372concerningSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111andJerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.Ru.sha.LimH3389.

2Hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085, yepeoplesH5971,allofyou; hearken,Oearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,andallthatthereinis:andlettheLordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136JehovahbeH1961witnessלְעֵ֔דle.'EdH5707againstyou,theLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136fromhisholyH6944templeמֵהֵיכַ֥לme.hei.KhalH1964.

3For,behold,Jehovahcomethforthיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318outofhisplaceמִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,andwillcomeH3318down,andtreadוְדָרַ֖ךְve.da.RakhH1869uponthehighבָּ֥מֳתֵיba.mo.teiH1116placesH1116oftheearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

4Andthemountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022shallbemeltedוְנָמַ֤סּוּve.na.Ma.suH4549underhim,andthevalleysוְהָעֲמָקִ֖יםve.ha.'a.ma.KimH6010shallbecleft,aswaxכַּדּוֹנַג֙ka.do.NagH1749beforethefireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,aswatersכְּמַ֖יִםke.Ma.yimH4325thatarepouredמֻגָּרִ֥יםmu.ga.RimH5064downasteepplaceH8478.

5Forthetransgressionבְּפֶ֤שַׁעbe.Fe.sha'H6588ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290isallthis,andforthesinsוּבְחַטֹּ֖אותu.ve.cha.TotH2403ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Whatisthetransgressionפֶ֣שַׁעFe.sha'H6588ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290?isitnotSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111?andwhatarethehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063?aretheynotJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

6ThereforeIwillmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760Samariaשֹׁמְר֛וֹןsho.me.RonH8111asaheapלְעִ֥יle.'IH5856ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,andasplacesלְמַטָּ֣עֵיle.ma.Ta.'eiH4302forplantingH4302vineyardsכָ֑רֶםKha.remH3754;andIwillpourוְהִגַּרְתִּ֤יve.hi.gar.TiH5064downthestonesH68thereofintothevalleyלַגַּי֙la.GaiH1516,andIwilluncoverאֲגַלֶּֽה׃'a.ga.LehH1540thefoundationsוִיסֹדֶ֖יהָvi.so.Dei.haH3247thereof.

7Andallhergravenimagesshallbebeatentopieces,andallherhires shallbeburnedיִשָּׂרְפ֣וּyi.sa.re.FuH8313withfireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784,andallheridolsעֲצַבֶּ֖יהָ'a.tza.Bei.haH6091willIlaydesolate;forofthehireH868ofaharlothathshegatheredקִבָּ֔צָהki.Ba.tzahH6908them,anduntothehireH868ofaharlotshalltheyreturnיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ya.Shu.vuH7725.

8ForthiswillIlamentאֶסְפְּדָ֣ה'es.pe.DahH5594andwailוְאֵילִ֔ילָהve.'ei.Li.lahH3213;Iwillgo strippedandnakedוְעָר֑וֹםve.'a.RomH6174;Iwillmakeאֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה'e.'e.SehH6213awailingH4553likethejackalsכַּתַּנִּ֔יםka.ta.NimH8577,andalamentationliketheostrichesיַעֲנָֽה׃ya.'a.NahH3284.

9Forherwoundsמַכּוֹתֶ֑יהָma.ko.Tei.haH4347areincurableאֲנוּשָׁ֖ה'a.nu.ShahH605;foritiscomeבָ֙אָה֙va.'ahH935evenuntoJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063;itreacheth untothegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179ofmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971,eventoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10Tellתַּגִּ֔ידוּta.Gi.duH5046itnotinGathבְּגַת֙be.GatH1661,weepH1058notatall:atBeth-le-aphrahhave I rolled myselfinthedustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083.

11Passעִבְרִ֥י'iv.RiH5674awayH3947, Oinhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofShaphir,innakednessandshameבֹ֑שֶׁתVo.shetH1322:theinhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofZaananisnotcomeH3318forthיָֽצְאָה֙ya.tze.'AhH3318;thewailingofBeth-ezelshalltakeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947fromyouthestaythereof.

12Fortheinhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofMarothwaiteth anxiouslyforgoodלְט֖וֹבle.TovH2896,becauseevilH7451iscomeיָ֤רַדYa.radH3381downfromJehovahuntothegateלְשַׁ֖עַרle.Sha.'arH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

13Bindthechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הha.mer.ka.VahH4818totheswiftsteed, Oinhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofLachishלָכִ֑ישׁla.KhishH3923:shewasthebeginningofsinחַטָּ֥אתcha.TatH2403tothedaughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726;forthetransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֥יpish.'EiH6588ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478werefoundH4672inthee.

14Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651shalt thougiveתִּתְּנִ֣יti.te.NiH5414apartinggifttoMoresheth-gath:thehousesH1004ofAchzibshallbeadeceitfulthinguntothekingsלְמַלְכֵ֖יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15IwillyetH5750bringאָ֣בִי'A.viH935unto thee, Oinhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofMareshahמָֽרֵשָׁ֑הma.re.ShahH4762,himthatshallpossessH3423thee:thegloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallcomeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935evenuntoAdullamעֲדֻּלָּ֥ם'a.du.LamH5725.

16Makeקָרְחִ֣יka.re.ChiH7139theebald,andcutH1494offthyhairforthechildrenofthydelightתַּעֲנוּגָ֑יִךְta.'a.nu.Ga.yikhH8588:enlargeH7337thybaldnessקָרְחָתֵךְ֙ka.re.cha.teKhH7144astheeagleכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁרka.Ne.sherH5404;fortheyaregoneintocaptivityfromthee.

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