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Micah 4:8-13

8And youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,O watchtowerמִגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4029of the flockעֵ֗דֶר'E.derH4029,O strongholdעֹ֛פֶל'O.felH6076of the Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726—the formerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔הha.Ri.sho.NahH7223dominionהַמֶּמְשָׁלָה֙ha.mem.sha.LahH4475will be restoredתֵּאתֶ֑הte.TehH857to youעָדֶ֣יךָ'a.Dei.khaH5704;sovereigntyמַמְלֶ֖כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467will comeוּבָאָ֗הu.va.'AhH935to the Daughterלְבַ֥ת־le.Vat-H1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.”

9Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100do you nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258cryתָרִ֖יעִיta.Ri.'iH7321aloudרֵ֑עַRe.a'H7452?Is there noאֵֽין־'ein-H369kingהֲמֶ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428among you?Hasאִֽם־'im-H518your counselorיוֹעֲצֵךְ֙yo.'a.tzeKhH3289perishedאָבָ֔ד'a.VadH6so thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588anguishחִ֖ילchilH2427grips youהֶחֱזִיקֵ֥ךְhe.che.zi.KekhH2388like a woman in laborכַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205?

10Writheח֧וּלִיChu.liH2342in agonyוָגֹ֛חִיva.Go.chiH1518,O Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726,like a woman in laborכַּיּֽוֹלֵדָ֑הkai.yo.le.DahH3205.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588nowעַתָּה֩'a.TahH6258you will leaveתֵצְאִ֨יte.tze.'IH3318the cityמִקִּרְיָ֜הmi.kir.YahH7151and campוְשָׁכַ֣נְתְּve.sha.KhantH7931in the open fieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704.You will goוּבָ֤אתu.VatH935toעַד־'ad-H5704Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894;thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033you will be rescuedתִּנָּצֵ֔לִיti.na.Tze.liH5337;thereשָׁ֚םShamH8033the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will redeem youיִגְאָלֵ֣ךְyig.'a.LekhH1350from the handמִכַּ֖ףmi.KafH3709of your enemiesאֹיְבָֽיִךְ׃'o.ye.Va.yikhH341!

11But nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471have assembledנֶאֶסְפ֥וּne.'es.FuH622against youעָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921,sayingהָאֹמְרִ֣יםha.'o.me.RimH559, “Let her be defiledתֶּחֱנָ֔ףte.che.NafH2610,and let us feast our eyesוְתַ֥חַז עֵינֵֽינוּ׃ve.Ta.chaz 'ei.Nei.nuH2372 H5869on Zionבְּצִיּ֖וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726.”

12But theyוְהֵ֗מָּהve.He.mahH1992do notלֹ֤אlo'H3808knowיָֽדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045the thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808understandהֵבִ֖ינוּhe.Vi.nuH995His planעֲצָת֑וֹa.tza.ToH6098,forכִּ֥יkiH3588He has gathered themקִבְּצָ֖םki.be.TzamH6908like sheavesכֶּעָמִ֥ירke.'a.MirH5995to the threshing floorגֹּֽרְנָה׃Go.re.nahH1637.

13Riseק֧וּמִיKu.miH6965and threshוָד֣וֹשִׁיva.Do.o.shiH1758,O Daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will give youאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760hornsקַרְנֵ֞ךְkar.NekhH7161of ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270and hoovesוּפַרְסֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ אָשִׂ֣יםu.far.so.Ta.yikh 'a.SimH6541 H7760of bronzeנְחוּשָׁ֔הne.chu.ShahH5154to break to piecesוַהֲדִקּ֖וֹתva.ha.di.KotH1854manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971.Then you will devoteוְהַחֲרַמְתִּ֤יve.ha.cha.ram.TiH2763their gainבִּצְעָ֔םbitz.'AmH1215to the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,their wealthוְחֵילָ֖םve.chei.LamH2428to the Lordלַאֲד֥וֹןla.'a.DonH113of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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