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Micah 3:2-7

2Who hateשֹׂ֥נְאֵיSo.ne.'eiH8130the goodט֖וֹבTovH2896,and loveוְאֹ֣הֲבֵיve.'O.ha.veiH157the evilרָ֑עra.'ahH7451;who pluck offגֹּזְלֵ֤יgo.ze.LeiH1497their skinעוֹרָם֙o.RamH5785from off them, and their fleshוּשְׁאֵרָ֖םu.she.'e.RamH7607from off their bonesעַצְמוֹתָֽם׃atz.mo.TamH6106;

3Who also eatאָכְלוּ֮'a.khe.LuH398the fleshשְׁאֵ֣רshe.'ErH7607of my peopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971,and flayהִפְשִׁ֔יטוּhif.Shi.tuH6584their skinוְעוֹרָם֙ve.'o.RamH5785from off them; and they breakפִּצֵּ֑חוּpi.Tze.chuH6476their bonesעַצְמֹֽתֵיהֶ֖ם'atz.mo.tei.HemH6106,and chop them in piecesוּפָרְשׂוּ֙u.fa.re.SuH6566,as for the potבַּסִּ֔ירba.SirH5518,and as fleshוּכְבָשָׂ֖רu.khe.va.SarH1320withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the caldronקַלָּֽחַת׃ka.La.chatH7037.

4Then shall they cryיִזְעֲק֣וּyiz.'a.KuH2199unto the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,but he will not hearיַעֲנֶ֖הya.'a.NehH6030them: he will even hideוְיַסְתֵּ֨רve.yas.TerH5641his faceפָּנָ֤יוpa.NavH6440from them at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,as they have behaved themselves illהֵרֵ֖עוּhe.Re.'uH7489in their doingsמַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ פma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

5Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068concerning the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030that make my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971errהַמַּתְעִ֣יםha.mat.'ImH8582,that biteהַנֹּשְׁכִ֤יםha.no.she.KhimH5391with their teethבְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם֙be.shi.nei.HemH8127,and cryוְקָרְא֣וּve.ka.re.'UH7121,Peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965;and he that puttethיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414not into their mouthsפִּיהֶ֔םpi.HemH6310,they even prepareוְקִדְּשׁ֥וּve.ki.de.ShuH6942warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421against him.

6Therefore nightלַ֤יְלָהLay.lahH3915shall beunto you, that ye shall not have a visionמֵֽחָז֔וֹןme.cha.ZonH2377;and it shall be darkוְחָשְׁכָ֥הve.cha.she.KhahH2821unto you, that ye shall not divineמִקְּסֹ֑םmi.ke.SomH7080;and the sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121shall go downוּבָ֤אָהu.Va.'ahH935over the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,and the dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117shall be darkוְקָדַ֥רve.ka.DarH6937over them.

7Then shall the seersהַחֹזִ֗יםha.cho.ZimH2374be ashamedוּבֹ֣שׁוּu.Vo.shuH954,and the divinersהַקֹּ֣סְמִ֔יםha.Ko.se.MimH7080confoundedוְחָֽפְרוּ֙ve.cha.fe.RuH2659:yea, they shall all coverוְעָט֥וּve.'a.TuH5844their lipsשָׂפָ֖םsa.FamH8222; for there isno answerמַעֲנֵ֖הma.'a.NehH4617of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

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