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Micah 2

1Woeה֧וֹיHoH1945to them that deviseחֹֽשְׁבֵי־cho.she.vei-H2803iniquityאָ֛וֶן'A.venH205,and workוּפֹ֥עֲלֵיu.Fo.'a.leiH6466evilרָ֖עra'H7451upon their bedsמִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םmish.ke.vo.TamH4904!when the morningהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ha.Bo.kerH1242is lightבְּא֤וֹרbe.'orH216,they practiseיַעֲשׂ֔וּהָya.'a.Su.haH6213it, because it isיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426in the powerלְאֵ֖לle.'ElH410of their handיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027.

2And they covetוְחָמְד֤וּve.cha.me.DuH2530fieldsשָׂדוֹת֙sa.dOtH7704, and take themby violenceוְגָזָ֔לוּve.ga.Za.luH1497;and housesוּבָתִּ֖יםu.va.TimH1004, and take themawayוְנָשָׂ֑אוּve.na.Sa.'uH5375:so they oppressוְעָֽשְׁקוּ֙ve.'a.she.KuH6231a manגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397and his houseוּבֵית֔וֹu.vei.ToH1004,even a manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376and his heritageוְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ פve.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

3Therefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;Behold, against this familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940do I deviseחֹשֵׁ֛בcho.ShevH2803an evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451,from which ye shall not removeתָמִ֨ישׁוּta.Mi.shuH4185your necksצַוְּארֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םtza.ve.ro.tei.KhemH6677;neither shall ye goH3212haughtilyרוֹמָ֔הro.MahH7317:for this timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256isevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451.

4In that dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117shall onetake upיִשָּׂ֧אyi.Sa'H5375a parableמָשָׁ֗לma.ShalH4912against you, and lamentוְנָהָ֨הve.na.HahH5091with a dolefulH5093lamentationנְהִ֤יne.HiH5092, andsayאָמַר֙'a.MarH559,We be utterlyשָׁד֣וֹדsha.DodH7703spoiledנְשַׁדֻּ֔נוּne.sha.Du.nuH7703:he hath changedיָמִ֑ירya.MirH4171the portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506of my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971:how hath he removedיָמִ֣ישׁya.MishH4185itfrom me! turning awayH7725he hath dividedיְחַלֵּֽק׃ye.cha.LekH2505our fieldsשָׂדֵ֖ינוּsa.Dei.nuH7704.

5Therefore thou shalt have none that shall castמַשְׁלִ֥יךְmash.LikhH7993a cordחֶ֖בֶלChe.velH2256by lotבְּגוֹרָ֑לbe.go.RalH1486in the congregationבִּקְהַ֖לbik.HalH6951of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6Prophesyתַּטִּ֖פוּta.Ti.fuH5197ye not, say they to them thatprophesyיַטִּיפ֑וּןya.ti.FunH5197:they shall not prophesyיַטִּ֣פוּya.Ti.fuH5197to them, thatthey shall not takeיִסַּ֖גyi.SagH5253shameכְּלִמּֽוֹת׃ke.li.MotH3639.

7O thou that artnamedהֶאָמ֣וּרhe.'a.MurH559the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,is the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068straitenedהֲקָצַר֙ha.ka.TzarH7114? arethese his doingsמַעֲלָלָ֑יוma.'a.la.LavH4611?do not my wordsדְבָרַ֨יde.va.RaiH1697do goodיֵיטִ֔יבוּyei.Ti.vuH3190to him that walkethהוֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980uprightlyהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477?

8Even of lateוְאֶתְמ֗וּלve.'et.MulH865my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971is risen upיְקוֹמֵ֔םye.ko.MemH6965as an enemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341:ye pull offתַּפְשִׁט֑וּןtaf.shi.TunH6584the robeאֶ֖דֶר'E.derH145withמִמּ֣וּלmi.MulH4136the garmentשַׂלְמָ֔הsal.MahH8008from them that passמֵעֹבְרִ֣יםme.'oe.RimH5674by securelyבֶּ֔טַחBe.tachH983as men averseשׁוּבֵ֖יshu.VeiH7725from warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

9The womenנְשֵׁ֤יne.SheiH802of my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971have ye cast outתְּגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּןte.Ga.re.ShunH1644from their pleasantתַּֽעֲנֻגֶ֑יהָta.'a.nu.Gei.haH8588housesמִבֵּ֖יתmi.BeitH1004;from their childrenעֹֽלָלֶ֔יהָ'o.la.Lei.haH5768have ye taken awayתִּקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947my gloryהֲדָרִ֖יha.da.RiH1926for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

10Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965ye, and departH3212; for this is not yourrestהַמְּנוּחָ֑הha.me.nu.ChahH4496:because it is pollutedטָמְאָ֛הta.me.'AhH2930,it shall destroyתְּחַבֵּ֖לte.cha.BelH2254you,even with a soreנִמְרָֽץ׃nim.RatzH4834destructionוְחֶ֥בֶלve.Che.velH2256.

11Ifלוּ־lu-H3863a manאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376walkingהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980in the spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307and falsehoodוָשֶׁ֣קֶרva.She.kerH8267do lieכִּזֵּ֔בki.ZevH3576, saying,I will prophesyאַטִּ֣ף'a.TifH5197unto thee of wineלַיַּ֖יִןlai.Ya.yinH3196and of strong drinkוְלַשֵּׁכָ֑רve.la.she.KharH7941;he shall even be the prophetמַטִּ֖יףma.TifH5197of this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

12I will surelyאָסֹ֨ף'a.SofH622assembleאֶאֱסֹ֜ף'e.'e.SofH622,O Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290,all of thee; I will surelyקַבֵּ֤ץka.BetzH6908gatherאֲקַבֵּץ֙'a.ka.BetzH6908the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;I will putאֲשִׂימֶ֖נּוּ'a.si.Me.nuH7760them togetherיַ֥חַדYa.chadH3162as the sheepכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629of Bozrahבָּצְרָ֑הbotz.rahH1224 H1223,as the flockכְּעֵ֙דֶר֙ke.'E.derH5739in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of their foldהַדָּֽבְר֔וֹha.da.ve.RoH1699:they shall make great noiseתְּהִימֶ֖נָהte.hi.Me.nahH1949by reason of the multitude ofmenמֵאָדָֽם׃me.'a.DamH120.

13The breakerהַפֹּרֵץ֙ha.po.RetzH6555is come upעָלָ֤ה'a.LahH5927beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440them: they have broken upפָּֽרְצוּ֙pa.re.TzuH6555,and have passed throughוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔רוּvai.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674the gateשַׁ֖עַרSha.'arH8179,and are gone outוַיֵּ֣צְאוּvai.Ye.tze.'uH3318by it: and their kingמַלְכָּם֙mal.KamH4428shall passוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440them, and the Lordוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068on the headבְּרֹאשָֽׁם׃ פbe.ro.ShamH7218of them.

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