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 . Read all of Micah 7 ← Micah 6 Nahum 1 → American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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