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Micah 3:5-11
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-H5844H5921their mouthsשָׂפָ֖םsa.FamH8222becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588there isnoאֵ֥ין'einH369answerמַעֲנֵ֖הma.'a.NehH4617from Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.”
8As for meאָנֹכִ֞י'a.no.KhiH595,howeverוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199,I am filledמָלֵ֤אתִיma.Le.tiH4390with powerכֹ֙חַ֙kho.achH3581byאֶת־'et-H853the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,with justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941and courageוּגְבוּרָ֑הu.ge.vu.RahH1369,to declareלְהַגִּ֤ידle.ha.GidH5046to Jacobלְיַֽעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290his transgressionפִּשְׁע֔וֹpish.'OH6588and to Israelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478his sinחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃ סcha.ta.ToH2403.
9Nowנָ֣אna'H4994hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085thisזֹ֗אתZotH2063,O leadersרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290and rulersוּקְצִינֵ֖יu.ke.tzi.NeiH7101of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who despiseהַֽמֲתַעֲבִ֣יםha.ma.ta.'a.VimH8581justiceמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941וְאֵ֥תve.'EtH853and pervertיְעַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.'a.Ke.shuH6140allכָּל־kol-H3605that is rightהַיְשָׁרָ֖הhay.sha.RahH3477,
11Her leadersרָאשֶׁ֣יהָ׀ra.Shei.haH7218judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֗טוּyish.Po.tuH8199for a bribeבְּשֹׁ֣חַדbe.Sho.chadH7810,her priestsוְכֹהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙ve.kho.ha.Nei.haH3548teachיוֹר֔וּyo.RuH3384for a priceבִּמְחִ֣ירbim.ChirH4242,and her prophetsוּנְבִיאֶ֖יהָu.ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030practice divinationיִקְסֹ֑מוּyik.So.muH7080for moneyבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701.Yet they leanיִשָּׁעֵ֣נוּyi.sha.'E.nuH8172uponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Is notהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068among usבְּקִרְבֵּ֔נוּbe.kir.Be.nuH7130?Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808disasterרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451can comeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935upon usעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921.”
Commentaries on Micah 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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