1 Woe אַ֣לְלַי 'A.lai H480 is me ! for I am H1961 as when they have gathered the summer קַ֔יִץ Ka.yitz H7019 fruits, as the grape בָּצִ֑יר ba.Tzir H1210 gleanings כְּעֹלְלֹ֖ת ke.'o.le.Lot H5955 of the vintage : there is no cluster אֶשְׁכּ֣וֹל 'esh.Kol H811 to eat לֶאֱכ֔וֹל le.'e.Khol H398 ; my soul H5315 desireth the first-ripe fig בִּכּוּרָ֖ה bi.ku.Rah H1063 . 2 The godly man H376 is perished אָבַ֤ד 'a.Vad H6 out of the earth H776 , and there is none upright וְיָשָׁ֥ר ve.ya.Shar H3477 among men H376 : they all lie יֶאֱרֹ֔בוּ ye.'e.Rou H693 in wait H693 for blood לְדָמִ֣ים le.da.Mim H1818 ; they hunt יָצ֥וּדוּ ya.Tzu.du H6679 every man H376 his brother אָחִ֖יהוּ 'a.Chi.hu H251 with a net. 3 Their hands כַּפַּ֙יִם֙ ka.Pa.yim H3709 are upon that which is evil הָרַ֤ע ha.Ra' H7451 to do it diligently; the prince H8269 asketh, and the judge וְהַשֹּׁפֵ֖ט ve.ha.sho.Fet H8199 is ready for a reward; and the great וְהַגָּד֗וֹל ve.ha.ga.Dol H1419 man , he uttereth the evil H7451 desire H5315 of his soul H5315 : thus they weave it together . 4 The best טוֹבָ֣ם to.Vam H2896 of them is as a brier; the most upright יָשָׁ֖ר ya.Shar H3477 is worse than a thorn hedge : the day י֤וֹם Yom H3117 of thy watchmen מְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ me.tza.Pei.kha H6822 , even thy visitation, is come בָ֔אָה Va.'ah H935 ; now עַתָּ֥ה 'a.Tah H6258 shall be תִהְיֶ֖ה tih.Yeh H1961 their perplexity. 5 Trust תִּבְטְח֖וּ tiv.te.Chu H982 ye not in a neighbor בְרֵ֔עַ ve.Re.a' H7453 ; put ye not confidence in a friend H7453 ; keep H8104 the doors H6607 of thy mouth פִֽיךָ׃ Fi.kha H6310 from her that lieth in thy bosom חֵיקֶ֔ךָ chei.Ke.cha H2436 . 6 For the son בֵן֙ ven H1121 dishonoreth the father אָ֔ב 'Av H1 , the daughter בַּ֚ת bat H1323 riseth up against her mother בְאִמָּ֔הּ ve.'i.Mah H517 , the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law ; a man’s H376 enemies אֹיְבֵ֥י 'o.ye.Vei H341 are the men H376 of his own house H1004 . 7 But as for me , I will look unto Jehovah ; I will wait אוֹחִ֖ילָה 'o.Chi.lah H3176 for the God לֵאלֹהֵ֣י le.lo.Hei H430 of my salvation יִשְׁעִ֑י yish.'I H3468 : my God אֱלֹהָֽי׃ 'e.lo.Hai H430 will hear יִשְׁמָעֵ֖נִי yish.ma.'E.ni H8085 me . Read all of Micah 7 ← Micah 6 Nahum 1 → American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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