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Micah 3:2-7

2You hateשֹׂ֥נְאֵיSo.ne.'eiH8130goodט֖וֹבTovH2896and loveוְאֹ֣הֲבֵיve.'O.ha.veiH157evilרָ֑עra.'ahH7451.You tearגֹּזְלֵ֤יgo.ze.LeiH1497the skinעוֹרָם֙o.RamH5785from my peopleמֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֔םme.'a.lei.HemH5921and strip the fleshוּשְׁאֵרָ֖םu.she.'e.RamH7607fromמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921their bonesעַצְמוֹתָֽם׃atz.mo.TamH6106.

3וַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834You eatאָכְלוּ֮'a.khe.LuH398the fleshשְׁאֵ֣רshe.'ErH7607of my peopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971after stripping offהִפְשִׁ֔יטוּhif.Shi.tuH6584וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853their skinוְעוֹרָם֙ מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֣םve.'o.Ram me.'a.lei.HemH5785 H5921and breakingפִּצֵּ֑חוּpi.Tze.chuH6476their bonesעַצְמֹֽתֵיהֶ֖ם'atz.mo.tei.HemH6106.You chop them upוּפָרְשׂוּ֙u.fa.re.SuH6566likeכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834fleshfor the cooking potבַּסִּ֔ירba.SirH5518,like meatוּכְבָשָׂ֖רu.khe.va.SarH1320inבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432a cauldronקַלָּֽחַת׃ka.La.chatH7037.”

4Thenאָ֚ז'azH227they will cry outיִזְעֲק֣וּyiz.'a.KuH2199toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,but He will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808answerיַעֲנֶ֖הya.'a.NehH6030themאוֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853.At thatהַהִ֔יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256He will hideוְיַסְתֵּ֨רve.yas.TerH5641His faceפָּנָ֤יוpa.NavH6440from thembecause ofכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834the evilהֵרֵ֖עוּhe.Re.'uH7489they have doneמַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ פma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

5This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “As forעַל־'al-H5921the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who lead My peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971astrayהַמַּתְעִ֣יםha.mat.'ImH8582אֶת־'et-H853,who proclaimוְקָרְא֣וּve.ka.re.'UH7121peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965וַאֲשֶׁר֙va.'a.SherH834while they chewהַנֹּשְׁכִ֤יםha.no.she.KhimH5391with their teethבְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם֙be.shi.nei.HemH8127,but declareוְקִדְּשׁ֥וּve.ki.de.ShuH6942warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421against oneעַל־'al-H5921who putsיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414nothingלֹא־lo'-H3808inעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921their mouthsפִּיהֶ֔םpi.HemH6310:

6Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651nightלַ֤יְלָהLay.lahH3915will come over youwithout visionsמֵֽחָז֔וֹןme.cha.ZonH2377,and darknessוְחָשְׁכָ֥הve.cha.she.KhahH2821without divinationמִקְּסֹ֑םmi.ke.SomH7080.The sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121will setוּבָ֤אָהu.Va.'ahH935onעַל־'al-H5921these prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,and the daylightהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117will turn blackוְקָדַ֥רve.ka.DarH6937over themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921.

7Then the seersהַחֹזִ֗יםha.cho.ZimH2374will be ashamedוּבֹ֣שׁוּu.Vo.shuH954and the divinersהַקֹּ֣סְמִ֔יםha.Ko.se.MimH7080will be disgracedוְחָֽפְרוּ֙ve.cha.fe.RuH2659.They will allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605coverוְעָט֥וּ עַל־ve.'a.Tu 'al-H5844 H5921their mouthsשָׂפָ֖םsa.FamH8222becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588there isnoאֵ֥ין'einH369answerמַעֲנֵ֖הma.'a.NehH4617from Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.”

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