Berean Standard Bible

Micah 7

(Matthew 10:34–39; Luke 12:49–53)

1Woe isאַ֣לְלַי'A.laiH480me!Forכִּ֤יkiH3588I amהָיִ֙יתִי֙ha.Yi.tiH1961like one gatheringכְּאָסְפֵּי־ke.'a.se.pei-H625summer fruitקַ֔יִץKa.yitzH7019at the gleaningכְּעֹלְלֹ֖תke.'o.le.LotH5955of the vineyardבָּצִ֑ירba.TzirH1210;thereאֵין־'ein-H369is noclusterאֶשְׁכּ֣וֹל'esh.KolH811to eatלֶאֱכ֔וֹלle.'e.KholH398,no early figבִּכּוּרָ֖הbi.ku.RahH1063that Iנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315craveאִוְּתָ֥ה'i.ve.TahH183.

2The godlyחָסִיד֙cha.SidH2623manhas perishedאָבַ֤ד'a.VadH6fromמִן־min-H4480the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;there is noאָ֑יִן'A.yinH369one uprightוְיָשָׁ֥רve.ya.SharH3477among menבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120.They allכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605lie in waitיֶאֱרֹ֔בוּye.'e.RouH693for bloodלְדָמִ֣יםle.da.MimH1818;they huntיָצ֥וּדוּya.Tzu.duH6679oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853anotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251with a netחֵֽרֶם׃Che.remH2764.

3עַל־'al-H5921Both handsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709are skilledלְהֵיטִ֔יבle.hei.TivH3190at evilהָרַ֤עha.Ra'H7451;the princeהַשַּׂ֣רha.SarH8269and the judgeוְהַשֹּׁפֵ֖טve.ha.sho.FetH8199demandשֹׁאֵ֔לsho.'ElH7592a bribeבַּשִׁלּ֑וּםba.shi.LumH7966.When the powerfulוְהַגָּד֗וֹלve.ha.ga.DolH1419uttersדֹּבֵ֨רdo.VerH1696hisה֖וּאhu'H1931evilהַוַּ֥תha.VatH1942desireנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315,they all conspire togetherוַֽיְעַבְּתֽוּהָ׃Vay.'a.be.Tu.haH5686.

4The best of themטוֹבָ֣םto.VamH2896islike a brierכְּחֵ֔דֶקke.Che.dekH2312;the most uprightיָשָׁ֖רya.SharH3477is sharperthan a hedge of thornsמִמְּסוּכָ֑הmi.me.su.KhahH4534.The dayי֤וֹםYomH3117for your watchmenמְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙me.tza.Pei.khaH6822has comeבָ֔אָהVa.'ahH935, the day ofyour visitationפְּקֻדָּתְךָ֣pe.ku.da.te.ChaH6486.Nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258isתִהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961the timeof their confusionמְבוּכָתָֽם׃me.vu.kha.TamH3998.

5Do notאַל־'al-H408relyתַּאֲמִ֣ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539on a friendבְרֵ֔עַve.Re.a'H7453;do notאַֽל־'al-H408trustתִּבְטְח֖וּtiv.te.ChuH982in a companionבְּאַלּ֑וּףbe.'a.LufH441.Sealשְׁמֹ֖רshe.MorH8104the doorsפִּתְחֵי־pit.chei-H6607of your mouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310from her who liesמִשֹּׁכֶ֣בֶתmi.sho.Khe.vetH7901in your armsחֵיקֶ֔ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436.

Israel’s Confession and Comfort

6Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588a sonבֵן֙venH1121dishonorsמְנַבֵּ֣לme.na.BelH5034his fatherאָ֔ב'AvH1,a daughterבַּ֚תbatH1323risesקָמָ֣הka.MahH6965against her motherבְאִמָּ֔הּve.'i.MahH517,and a daughter-in-lawכַּלָּ֖הka.LahH3618against her mother-in-lawבַּחֲמֹתָ֑הּba.cha.mo.TahH2545.A man’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376enemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341arethe membersאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of his own householdבֵיתֽוֹ׃vei.ToH1004.

7But as for meוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589,I will lookאֲצַפֶּ֔ה'a.tza.PehH6822to the LORDבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068;I will waitאוֹחִ֖ילָה'o.Chi.lahH3176for the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430of my salvationיִשְׁעִ֑יyish.'IH3468.My Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430will hear meיִשְׁמָעֵ֖נִיyish.ma.'E.niH8085.

8Do notאַֽל־'al-H408gloatתִּשְׂמְחִ֤יtis.me.ChiH8055over me,my enemyאֹיַ֙בְתִּי֙'o.Yav.tiH341!Thoughכִּ֥יkiH3588I have fallenנָפַ֖לְתִּיna.Fal.tiH5307,I will ariseקָ֑מְתִּיKa.me.tiH6965;thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588I sitאֵשֵׁ֣ב'e.ShevH3427in darknessבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822,the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will be my lightא֥וֹר'orH216.

9Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588I have sinnedחָטָ֖אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against Him,I must endureאֶשָּׂ֔א'e.Sa'H5375the rageזַ֤עַףZa.'afH2197of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,untilעַד֩'adH5704אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834He arguesיָרִ֤יבya.RivH7378my caseרִיבִי֙ri.ViH7379and executesוְעָשָׂ֣הve.'a.SahH6213justice for meמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יmish.pa.TiH4941.He will bring meיוֹצִיאֵ֣נִיyo.tzi.'E.niH3318into the lightלָא֔וֹרla.'orH216;I will seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200His righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃be.tzid.ka.ToH6666.

10Then my enemyאֹיַ֙בְתִּי֙'o.Yav.tiH341will seeוְתֵרֶ֤אve.te.Re'H7200and will be coveredוּתְכַסֶּ֣הָu.te.kha.Se.haH3680with shameבוּשָׁ֔הvu.ShahH955—she who saidהָאֹמְרָ֣הha.'o.me.RahH559to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, “Whereאַיּ֖וֹ'ai.YoH335is the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430?”My eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869will seeתִּרְאֶ֣ינָּהtir.'Ei.nahH7200her;at that timeעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258she will beתִּֽהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961trampledלְמִרְמָ֖סle.mir.MasH4823like mudכְּטִ֥יטke.TitH2916in the streetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351.

11The dayי֖וֹםYomH3117for rebuildingלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129your walls will comeגְּדֵרָ֑יִךְge.de.Ra.yikhH1447—theהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931dayי֥וֹםYomH3117for extendingיִרְחַק־yir.chak-H7368your boundaryחֹֽק׃ChokH2706.

12On thatהוּא֙hu'H1931dayי֥וֹםYomH3117they will comeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935to youוְעָדֶ֣יךָve.'a.Dei.khaH5704fromלְמִנִּ֥יle.mi.NiH4480Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804and the citiesוְעָרֵ֣יve.'a.ReiH5892of Egyptמָצ֑וֹרma.TzorH4693,even fromוּלְמִנִּ֤יu.le.mi.NiH4480Egyptמָצוֹר֙ma.tzOrH4693toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the Euphratesנָהָ֔רna.HarH5104,from seaוְיָ֥םve.YamH3220to seaמִיָּ֖םmi.YamH3220and mountainוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022to mountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

God’s Compassion on Israel

13Then the earthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776will becomeוְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.TahH1961desolateלִשְׁמָמָ֖הlish.ma.MahH8077because ofעַל־'al-H5921its inhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427,as the fruitמִפְּרִ֖יmi.pe.RiH6529of their deedsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ סMa.'a.lei.HemH4611.

14Shepherdרְעֵ֧הre.'EhH7462with Your staffבְשִׁבְטֶ֗ךָve.shiv.Te.khaH7626Your peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971,the flockצֹ֚אןtzonH6629of Your inheritanceנַֽחֲלָתֶ֔ךָna.cha.la.Te.khaH5159.They liveשֹׁכְנִ֣יsho.khe.NiH7931aloneלְבָדָ֔דle.va.DadH910in a woodlandיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293,surrounded byבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432pasturesכַּרְמֶ֑לkar.MelH3759.Let them grazeיִרְע֥וּyir.'UH7462in Bashanבָשָׁ֛ןva.ShanH1316and Gileadוְגִלְעָ֖דve.gil.'AdH1568,as in the daysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117of oldעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

15As in the days whenכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117you came outצֵאתְךָ֖tze.te.KhaH3318of Egyptמֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִםme.'E.retz mitz.Ra.yimH776 H4714,I will showאַרְאֶ֖נּוּ'ar.'E.nuH7200My wondersנִפְלָאֽוֹת׃nif.la.'otH6381.

16Nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471will seeיִרְא֤וּyir.'UH7200and be ashamedוְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּve.ye.Vo.shuH954,deprived of allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605their mightגְּבֽוּרָתָ֑םge.vu.ra.TamH1369.They will putיָשִׂ֤ימוּya.Si.muH7760their handsיָד֙yadH3027overעַל־'al-H5921their mouthsפֶּ֔הPehH6310,and their earsאָזְנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.ze.nei.HemH241will become deafתֶּחֱרַֽשְׁנָה׃te.che.Rash.nahH2790.

17They will lickיְלַחֲכ֤וּye.la.cha.KhuH3897the dustעָפָר֙'a.FarH6083like a snakeכַּנָּחָ֔שׁka.na.ChashH5175,like reptiles slitheringכְּזֹחֲלֵ֣יke.zo.cha.LeiH2119on the groundאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776.They will come tremblingיִרְגְּז֖וּyir.ge.ZuH7264from their strongholdsמִמִּסְגְּרֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םmi.mis.ge.ro.tei.HemH4526in the presence ofאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;they will trembleיִפְחָ֔דוּyif.Cha.duH6342in fearוְיִֽרְא֖וּve.yir.'UH3372of Youמִמֶּֽךָּ׃mi.Me.kaH4480.

18Whoמִי־mi-H4310is a Godאֵ֣ל'elH410like Youכָּמ֗וֹךָka.Mo.khaH3644,who pardonsנֹשֵׂ֤אno.Se'H5375iniquityעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771and passesוְעֹבֵ֣רve.'o.VerH5674overעַל־'al-H5921the transgressionפֶּ֔שַׁעPe.sha'H6588of the remnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתlish.'e.RitH7611of His inheritanceנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159—who does notלֹא־lo'-H3808retainהֶחֱזִ֤יקhe.che.ZikH2388His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639foreverלָעַד֙la.'AdH5703,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931delightsחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2655in loving devotionחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH2617?

19He will againיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725have compassion on usיְרַֽחֲמֵ֔נוּye.ra.cha.Me.nuH7355;He will vanquishיִכְבֹּ֖שׁyikh.BoshH3533our iniquitiesעֲוֹֽנֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771.You will cast outוְתַשְׁלִ֛יךְve.tash.LikhH7993allכָּל־kol-H3605our sinsחַטֹּאותָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403into the depthsבִּמְצֻל֥וֹתbim.tzu.LotH4688of the seaיָ֖םyamH3220.

20You will showתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414faithfulnessאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571to Jacobלְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290and loving devotionחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH2617to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֑םle.'av.ra.HamH85,asאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650to our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1from the daysמִ֥ימֵיMi.meiH3117of oldקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

(Matthew 10:34–39; Luke 12:49–53)

Israel’s Confession and Comfort

God’s Compassion on Israel

Commentaries on Micah 7