1 Woe ה֧וֹי Ho H1945 to them that devise iniquity and work evil רָ֖ע ra' H7451 upon their beds מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑ם mish.ke.vo.Tam H4904 ! When the morning הַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ ha.Bo.ker H1242 is light בְּא֤וֹר be.'or H216 they practise it , because it is in the power of their hand יָדָֽם׃ ya.Dam H3027 . 2 And they covet H2530 fields שָׂדוֹת֙ sa.dOt H7704 , and take וְנָשָׂ֑אוּ ve.na.Sa.'u H5375 them by violence; and houses H1004 , and take H5375 them away H5375 ; and they oppress וְעָֽשְׁקוּ֙ ve.'a.she.Ku H6231 a man וְאִ֖ישׁ ve.'Ish H376 and his house H1004 , even a man H376 and his heritage . 3 Therefore לָכֵ֗ן la.Khen H3651 thus כֹּ֚ה koh H3541 saith Jehovah : Behold , against this family H4940 do I devise an evil H7451 , from which ye shall not remove תָמִ֨ישׁוּ ta.Mi.shu H4185 your necks צַוְּארֹֽתֵיכֶ֗ם tza.ve.ro.tei.Khem H6677 ; neither shall ye walk haughtily : for it is an evil H7451 time עֵ֥ת 'et H6256 . 4 In that day בַּיּ֨וֹם bai.Yom H3117 shall they take H5375 up a proverb H4912 concerning you , and lament with a doleful lamentation , [ and ] say אָמַר֙ 'a.Mar H559 , We are utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion חֵ֥לֶק Che.lek H2506 of my people עַמִּ֖י 'a.Mi H5971 : how אֵ֚יךְ 'eikh H349 hath he removed H4185 it from me ! He hath distributed our fields שָׂדֵ֖ינוּ sa.Dei.nu H7704 to the rebellious. 5 Therefore לָכֵן֙ la.Khen H3651 thou shalt have none that shall cast H7993 the measuring line upon a lot בְּגוֹרָ֑ל be.go.Ral H1486 , in the congregation of Jehovah . 6 Prophesy ye not , they prophesy. If they do not prophesy to these , the ignominy will not depart. 7 O thou [ that art] named the house בֵּֽית־ beit- H1004 of Jacob יַעֲקֹ֗ב ya.'a.Ko H3290 , Is Jehovah impatient? are these his doings ? Do not my words דְבָרַ֨י de.va.Rai H1697 do good יֵיטִ֔יבוּ yei.Ti.vu H3190 to him that walketh uprightly ? 8 But of late my people עַמִּי֙ 'a.Mi H5971 is risen H6965 up as an enemy לְאוֹיֵ֣ב le.'o.Yev H341 : ye strip תַּפְשִׁט֑וּן taf.shi.Tun H6584 off the mantle with the garment שַׂלְמָ֔ה sal.Mah H8008 from them that pass מֵעֹבְרִ֣ים me.'oe.Rim H5674 by securely , that are averse from war מִלְחָמָֽה׃ mil.cha.Mah H4421 . 9 The women H802 of my people עַמִּי֙ 'a.Mi H5971 do ye cast out from their pleasant houses מִבֵּ֖ית mi.Beit H1004 ; from their young children H5768 do ye take תִּקְח֥וּ tik.Chu H3947 away H3947 my magnificence for ever לְעוֹלָֽם׃ le.'o.Lam H5769 . 10 Arise ק֣וּמוּ Ku.mu H6965 ye, and depart; for this is not the resting-place, because of defilement that bringeth destruction, even a grievous destruction. 11 If a man H376 walking הֹלֵ֥ךְ ho.Lekh H1980 in wind ר֙וּחַ֙ Ru.ach H7307 and falsehood וָשֶׁ֣קֶר va.She.ker H8267 do lie H8267 , [saying,] I will prophesy unto thee of wine לַיַּ֖יִן lai.Ya.yin H3196 and of strong וְלַשֵּׁכָ֑ר ve.la.she.Khar H7941 drink H7941 , he shall be וְהָיָ֥ה ve.ha.Yah H1961 the prophet of this people הָעָ֥ם ha.'Am H5971 . 12 I will surely H622 assemble , O Jacob יַעֲקֹ֣ב ya.'a.Ko H3290 , the whole of thee; I will surely H622 gather H6908 the remnant שְׁאֵרִ֣ית she.'e.Rit H7611 of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 ; I will put H7760 them together יַ֥חַד Ya.chad H3162 as sheep כְּצֹ֣אן ke.Tzon H6629 of Bozrah, as a flock H6629 in the midst בְּת֣וֹךְ be.Tokh H8432 of their pasture הַדָּֽבְר֔וֹ ha.da.ve.Ro H1699 : they shall make אֲשִׂימֶ֖נּוּ 'a.si.Me.nu H7760 great noise by reason of [ the multitude of ] men H120 . 13 One that breaketh through is gone H3318 up before them : they have broken H6555 forth H3318 , and have passed H5674 on to the gate שַׁ֖עַר Sha.'ar H8179 , and are gone H3318 out by it ; and their king מַלְכָּם֙ mal.Kam H4428 passeth on before them , and Jehovah at the head בְּרֹאשָֽׁם׃ פ be.ro.Sham H7218 of them . ← Micah 1 Micah 3 → Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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