Berean Standard Bible

Micah 2

1Woeה֧וֹיHoH1945to those who deviseחֹֽשְׁבֵי־cho.she.vei-H2803iniquityאָ֛וֶן'A.venH205and plotוּפֹ֥עֲלֵיu.Fo.'a.leiH6466evilרָ֖עra'H7451onעַל־'al-H5921their bedsמִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םmish.ke.vo.TamH4904!At morning’sהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ha.Bo.kerH1242lightבְּא֤וֹרbe.'orH216they accomplish itיַעֲשׂ֔וּהָya.'a.Su.haH6213becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the powerלְאֵ֖לle.'ElH410isיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426in their handsיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027.

2They covetוְחָמְד֤וּve.cha.me.DuH2530fieldsשָׂדוֹת֙sa.dOtH7704and seize themוְגָזָ֔לוּve.ga.Za.luH1497;they take awayוְנָשָׂ֑אוּve.na.Sa.'uH5375housesוּבָתִּ֖יםu.va.TimH1004.They depriveוְעָֽשְׁקוּ֙ve.'a.she.KuH6231a manגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397of his homeוּבֵית֔וֹu.vei.ToH1004,a fellow manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376of his inheritanceוְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ פve.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

3Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִ֥יYah.weh hi.NiH3068 H2005saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “I am planningחֹשֵׁ֛בcho.ShevH2803againstעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063nationהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940a disasterרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451fromמִשָּׁ֜םmi.ShamH8033whichאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834you cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808freeתָמִ֨ישׁוּta.Mi.shuH4185your necksצַוְּארֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םtza.ve.ro.tei.KhemH6677.Then you will notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808walkתֵֽלְכוּ֙te.le.KhuH1980so proudlyרוֹמָ֔הro.MahH7317,forכִּ֛יkiH3588itהִֽיא׃Hi'H1931will be a timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256of calamityרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451.

4In thatהַה֜וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117they will take upיִשָּׂ֧אyi.Sa'H5375a proverbמָשָׁ֗לma.ShalH4912against youעֲלֵיכֶ֣ם'a.lei.KhemH5921and taunt youוְנָהָ֨הve.na.HahH5091with this bitterנִֽהְיָה֙nih.YahH1961lamentationנְהִ֤יne.HiH5092אָמַר֙'a.MarH559: ‘We are utterly ruinedH7703!He has changedיָמִ֑ירya.MirH4171the portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506of my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971.Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349He has removedיָמִ֣ישׁya.MishH4185it from me!He has allottedיְחַלֵּֽק׃ye.cha.LekH2505our fieldsשָׂדֵ֖ינוּsa.Dei.nuH7704to traitorsלְשׁוֹבֵ֥בle.sho.VevH7728.’”

Reproof of False Prophets

(Ezekiel 13:1–16)

5Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651,you will haveיִֽהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961no oneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808in the assemblyבִּקְהַ֖לbik.HalH6951of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068to divideמַשְׁלִ֥יךְmash.LikhH7993the landחֶ֖בֶלChe.velH2256by lotבְּגוֹרָ֑לbe.go.RalH1486.

6“Do notאַל־'al-H408preachתַּטִּ֖פוּta.Ti.fuH5197,”they preachיַטִּיפ֑וּןya.ti.FunH5197. “Do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808preachיַטִּ֣פוּya.Ti.fuH5197these thingsלָאֵ֔לֶּהla.'E.lehH428;disgraceכְּלִמּֽוֹת׃ke.li.MotH3639will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808overtake usיִסַּ֖גyi.SagH5253.”

7Should it be saidהֶאָמ֣וּרhe.'a.MurH559,O houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290, “Is the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the LORDיְהוָ֔ה אִם־Yah.weh 'im-H3068 H518impatientהֲקָצַר֙ha.ka.TzarH7114?Are theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428the things He doesמַעֲלָלָ֑יוma.'a.la.LavH4611?”Do notהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808My wordsדְבָרַ֨יde.va.RaiH1697bring goodיֵיטִ֔יבוּyei.Ti.vuH3190to himעִ֖ם'imH5973who walksהוֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980uprightlyהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477?

8But of lateוְאֶתְמ֗וּלve.'et.MulH865My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971have risen upיְקוֹמֵ֔ם מִמּ֣וּלye.ko.Mem mi.MulH6965 H4136like an enemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341:You strip offתַּפְשִׁט֑וּןtaf.shi.TunH6584the splendidאֶ֖דֶר'E.derH145robeשַׂלְמָ֔הsal.MahH8008from unsuspectingבֶּ֔טַחBe.tachH983passersbyמֵעֹבְרִ֣יםme.'oe.RimH5674like men returningשׁוּבֵ֖יshu.VeiH7725from battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

9You driveתְּגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּןte.Ga.re.ShunH1644the womenנְשֵׁ֤יne.SheiH802of My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971from their pleasantתַּֽעֲנֻגֶ֑יהָta.'a.nu.Gei.haH8588homesמִבֵּ֖יתmi.BeitH1004.You take awayתִּקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947My blessingהֲדָרִ֖יha.da.RiH1926fromמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921their childrenעֹֽלָלֶ֔יהָ'o.la.Lei.haH5768foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

10Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965and departוּלְכ֔וּu.le.KhuH1980,forכִּ֥יkiH3588thisזֹ֖אתzotH2063is notלֹא־lo'-H3808your place of restהַמְּנוּחָ֑הha.me.nu.ChahH4496,becauseבַּעֲב֥וּרba.'a.VurH5668its defilementטָמְאָ֛הta.me.'AhH2930brings destructionתְּחַבֵּ֖לte.cha.BelH2254—a grievousנִמְרָֽץ׃nim.RatzH4834destructionוְחֶ֥בֶלve.Che.velH2256!

The Remnant of Israel

(Micah 5:7–15)

11Ifלוּ־lu-H3863a manאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376of windר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307were to comeהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980and sayכִּזֵּ֔בki.ZevH3576falselyוָשֶׁ֣קֶרva.She.kerH8267, “I will preachאַטִּ֣ף'a.TifH5197to youof wineלַיַּ֖יִןlai.Ya.yinH3196and strong drinkוְלַשֵּׁכָ֑רve.la.she.KharH7941,”he would beוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961just the preacherמַטִּ֖יףma.TifH5197for thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971!

12I will surely gatherH622all of youכֻּלָּ֗ךְku.LakhH3605,O Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290;I will collectH6908the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.I will bring themאֲשִׂימֶ֖נּוּ'a.si.Me.nuH7760togetherיַ֥חַדYa.chadH3162like sheepכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629in a penבָּצְרָ֑הbotz.rahH1223,like a flockכְּעֵ֙דֶר֙ke.'E.derH5739in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of its pastureהַדָּֽבְר֔וֹha.da.ve.RoH1699—a noisyתְּהִימֶ֖נָהte.hi.Me.nahH1949throngמֵאָדָֽם׃me.'a.DamH120.

13One who breaks open the wayהַפֹּרֵץ֙ha.po.RetzH6555will go upעָלָ֤ה'a.LahH5927before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440;they will breakפָּֽרְצוּ֙pa.re.TzuH6555throughוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔רוּvai.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674the gateשַׁ֖עַרSha.'arH8179,and go outוַיֵּ֣צְאוּvai.Ye.tze.'uH3318by it.Their Kingמַלְכָּם֙mal.KamH4428will pass throughוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440,the LORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068as their leaderבְּרֹאשָֽׁם׃ פbe.ro.ShamH7218.

Reproof of False Prophets

(Ezekiel 13:1–16)

The Remnant of Israel

(Micah 5:7–15)

Commentaries on Micah 2