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Micah 2:7-11

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!

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!

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