Berean Standard Bible

Micah 2:1-5

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.’”

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

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