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Micah 1:3-9

3For, behold, the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cometh forthיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318out of his placeמִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,and will come downוְיָרַ֥דve.ya.RadH3381,and treadוְדָרַ֖ךְve.da.RakhH1869upon the high placesבָּ֥מֳתֵיba.mo.teiH1116of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

4And the mountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022shall be moltenוְנָמַ֤סּוּve.na.Ma.suH4549under him, and the valleysוְהָעֲמָקִ֖יםve.ha.'a.ma.KimH6010shall be cleftיִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּyit.ba.Ka.'uH1234,as waxכַּדּוֹנַג֙ka.do.NagH1749beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784, andas the watersכְּמַ֖יִםke.Ma.yimH4325that arepouredמֻגָּרִ֥יםmu.ga.RimH5064down a steep placeבְּמוֹרָֽד׃be.mo.RadH4174.

5For the transgressionבְּפֶ֤שַׁעbe.Fe.sha'H6588of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290isall this, and for the sinsוּבְחַטֹּ֖אותu.ve.cha.TotH2403of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. What isthe transgressionפֶ֣שַׁעFe.sha'H6588of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290? is itnot Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111? and what arethe high placesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063? are theynot Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

6Therefore I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760Samariaשֹׁמְר֛וֹןsho.me.RonH8111as an heapלְעִ֥יle.'IH5856of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704, andas plantingsלְמַטָּ֣עֵיle.ma.Ta.'eiH4302of a vineyardכָ֑רֶםKha.remH3754:and I will pour downוְהִגַּרְתִּ֤יve.hi.gar.TiH5064the stonesאֲבָנֶ֔יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68thereof into the valleyלַגַּי֙la.GaiH1516,and I will discoverאֲגַלֶּֽה׃'a.ga.LehH1540the foundationsוִיסֹדֶ֖יהָvi.so.Dei.haH3247thereof.

7And all the graven imagesפְּסִילֶ֣יהָpe.si.Lei.haH6456thereof shall be beaten to piecesיֻכַּ֗תּוּyu.Ka.tuH3807,and all the hiresאֶתְנַנֶּ֙יהָ֙'et.na.Nei.haH868thereof shall be burnedיִשָּׂרְפ֣וּyi.sa.re.FuH8313with the fireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784,and all the idolsעֲצַבֶּ֖יהָ'a.tza.Bei.haH6091thereof will I layאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760desolateשְׁמָמָ֑הshe.ma.MahH8077:for she gatheredקִבָּ֔צָהki.Ba.tzahH6908itof the hireמֵאֶתְנַ֤ןme.'et.NanH868of an harlotזוֹנָה֙zo.NahH2181,and they shall returnיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ya.Shu.vuH7725to the hireאֶתְנַ֥ן'et.NanH868of an harlotזוֹנָ֖הzo.NahH2181.

8Therefore I will wailאֶסְפְּדָ֣ה'es.pe.DahH5594and howlוְאֵילִ֔ילָהve.'ei.Li.lahH3213,I will goH3212strippedשׁוֹלָ֖לshi.lalH7758and nakedוְעָר֑וֹםve.'a.RomH6174:I will makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה'e.'e.SehH6213a wailingמִסְפֵּד֙mis.PedH4553like the dragonsכַּתַּנִּ֔יםka.ta.NimH8577,and mourningוְאֵ֖בֶלve.'E.velH60as the owlsכִּבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה׃kiv.Not ya.'a.NahH3284 H1323.

9For her woundמַכּוֹתֶ֑יהָma.ko.Tei.haH4347isincurableאֲנוּשָׁ֖ה'a.nu.ShahH605;for it is comeבָ֙אָה֙va.'ahH935unto Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063;he is comeנָגַ֛עna.Ga'H5060unto the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971, evento Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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