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Micah 3

1AndIsaidH559,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085,Iprayyou, yeheadsH7218ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andrulersוּקְצִינֵ֖יu.ke.tzi.NeiH7101ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:isitnotforyoutoknowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045justiceהַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ha.mish.PatH4941?

2yewhohateH8130thegoodט֖וֹבTovH2896,andloveH157theevilרָ֑עra.'ahH7451;whopluckofftheirskinעוֹרָם֙o.RamH5785fromoffthem,andtheirfleshוּשְׁאֵרָ֖םu.she.'e.RamH7607fromofftheirbonesH6106;

3whoalsoeatH398thefleshH1320ofmypeopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971,andflaytheirskinוְעוֹרָם֙ve.'o.RamH5785fromoffthem,andbreakH6476theirbonesH6106,andchoptheminpieces,asforthepotבַּסִּ֔ירba.SirH5518,andasfleshH1320withinthecaldronקַלָּֽחַת׃ka.La.chatH7037.

4Thenאָ֚ז'azH227shalltheycryיִזְעֲק֣וּyiz.'a.KuH2199untoJehovah,buthewillnotanswerיַעֲנֶ֖הya.'a.NehH6030them; yea,hewillhideוְיַסְתֵּ֨רve.yas.TerH5641hisfaceפָּנָ֤יוpa.NavH6440fromthematthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,accordingastheyhavewroughtevilהֵרֵ֖עוּhe.Re.'uH7489intheirdoings.

5Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovahconcerningtheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatmakeH5414mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971toerrH8582;thatbitewiththeirteethבְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם֙be.shi.nei.HemH8127,andcry,Peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965;andwhoso puttethnotintotheirmouthsפִּיהֶ֔םpi.HemH6310,theyevenpreparewarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421againsthim:

6Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651itshallbenightלַ֤יְלָהLay.lahH3915untoyou,thatyeshallhavenovisionמֵֽחָז֔וֹןme.cha.ZonH2377;anditshallbedarkוְחָשְׁכָ֥הve.cha.she.KhahH2821untoyou,thatyeshallnotdivineH7080;andthesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121shallgoוּבָ֤אָהu.Va.'ahH935downupontheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,andthedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117shallbeblackoverthem.

7Andtheseersהַחֹזִ֗יםha.cho.ZimH2374shallbeputH954toshameH954,andthedivinersH7080confounded;yea,theyshallallcoverוְעָט֥וּve.'a.TuH5844theirlips;forthereisnoanswerמַעֲנֵ֖הma.'a.NehH4617ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

8Butasforme,Iamfullמָלֵ֤אתִיma.Le.tiH4390ofpowerbytheSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofJehovah,andofjudgmentH4941,andofmight,todeclareלְהַגִּ֤ידle.ha.GidH5046untoJacobלְיַֽעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290histransgressionפִּשְׁע֔וֹpish.'OH6588,andtoIsraelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478hissinחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃ סcha.ta.ToH2403.

9Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085this,Iprayyou, yeheadsH7218ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andrulersוּקְצִינֵ֖יu.ke.tzi.NeiH7101ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thatabhorH8581justiceמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941,andpervertallequity.

10Theybuildבֹּנֶ֥הbo.NehH1129upZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726withbloodבְּדָמִ֑יםbe.da.MimH1818,andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389withiniquity.

11TheheadsH7218thereofjudgeיִשְׁפֹּ֗טוּyish.Po.tuH8199forreward,andthepriestsוְכֹהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙ve.kho.ha.Nei.haH3548thereofteachיוֹר֔וּyo.RuH3384forhire,andtheprophetsוּנְבִיאֶ֖יהָu.ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030thereofdivineיִקְסֹ֑מוּyik.So.muH7080formoneyבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701:yettheyleanH8172uponJehovah,andsayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,IsnotJehovahinthemidstבְּקִרְבֵּ֔נוּbe.kir.Be.nuH7130ofus?noevilH7451shallcomeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935uponus.

12Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651shallZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726foryoursakebeתִּֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961plowedתֵֽחָרֵ֑שׁte.cha.ReshH2790asafieldשָׂדֶ֣הsa.DehH7704,andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389shallbecomeH1961heaps,andthemountainוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022ofthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004asthehighלְבָמ֥וֹתle.va.MotH1116placesH1116ofaforestיָֽעַר׃ פYa.'arH3293.

Commentaries on Micah 3

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