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Micah 7:11-20

11Inthe dayי֖וֹםYomH3117that thy wallsגְּדֵרָ֑יִךְge.de.Ra.yikhH1447are to be builtלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129, inthat dayי֥וֹםYomH3117shall the decreeחֹֽק׃ChokH2706be far removedיִרְחַק־yir.chak-H7368.

12Inthat dayי֥וֹםYomH3117alsohe shall comeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935even to thee from Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804, and fromthe fortifiedמָצ֑וֹרma.TzorH4693citiesוְעָרֵ֣יve.'a.ReiH5892,and from the fortressמָצוֹר֙ma.tzOrH4693even to the riverנָהָ֔רna.HarH5104,and from seaוְיָ֥םve.YamH3220to seaמִיָּ֖םmi.YamH3220, and frommountainוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022to mountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

13Notwithstanding the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be desolateלִשְׁמָמָ֖הlish.ma.MahH8077because of them that dwellיֹֽשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427therein, for the fruitמִפְּרִ֖יmi.pe.RiH6529of their doingsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ סMa.'a.lei.HemH4611.

14Feedרְעֵ֧הre.'EhH7462thy peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971with thy rodבְשִׁבְטֶ֗ךָve.shiv.Te.khaH7626,the flockצֹ֚אןtzonH6629of thine heritageנַֽחֲלָתֶ֔ךָna.cha.la.Te.khaH5159,which dwellשֹׁכְנִ֣יsho.khe.NiH7931solitarilyלְבָדָ֔דle.va.DadH910inthe woodיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293,in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of CarmelH3760:let them feedיִרְע֥וּyir.'UH7462inBashanבָשָׁ֛ןva.ShanH1316and Gileadוְגִלְעָ֖דve.gil.'AdH1568,as in the daysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117of oldעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

15According to the daysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117of thy comingצֵאתְךָ֖tze.te.KhaH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will I shewאַרְאֶ֖נּוּ'ar.'E.nuH7200unto him marvellousנִפְלָאֽוֹת׃nif.la.'otH6381things.

16The nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471shall seeיִרְא֤וּyir.'UH7200and be confoundedוְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּve.ye.Vo.shuH954at all their mightגְּבֽוּרָתָ֑םge.vu.ra.TamH1369:they shall layיָשִׂ֤ימוּya.Si.muH7760theirhandיָד֙yadH3027upon theirmouthפֶּ֔הPehH6310,their earsאָזְנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.ze.nei.HemH241shall be deafתֶּחֱרַֽשְׁנָה׃te.che.Rash.nahH2790.

17They shall lickיְלַחֲכ֤וּye.la.cha.KhuH3897the dustעָפָר֙'a.FarH6083like a serpentכַּנָּחָ֔שׁka.na.ChashH5175,they shall moveיִרְגְּז֖וּyir.ge.ZuH7264out of their holesמִמִּסְגְּרֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םmi.mis.ge.ro.tei.HemH4526like wormsכְּזֹחֲלֵ֣יke.zo.cha.LeiH2119of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776:they shall be afraidיִפְחָ֔דוּyif.Cha.duH6342of the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,and shall fearוְיִֽרְא֖וּve.yir.'UH3372because of thee.

18Who isa Godאֵ֣ל'elH410like unto thee, that pardonethנֹשֵׂ֤אno.Se'H5375iniquityעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771,and passeth byוְעֹבֵ֣רve.'o.VerH5674the transgressionפֶּ֔שַׁעPe.sha'H6588of the remnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתlish.'e.RitH7611of his heritageנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159?he retainethהֶחֱזִ֤יקhe.che.ZikH2388not his angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639for everלָעַד֙la.'AdH5703,because he delightethH2654inmercyחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH2617.

19He will turn againיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725,he will have compassionיְרַֽחֲמֵ֔נוּye.ra.cha.Me.nuH7355upon us; he will subdueיִכְבֹּ֖שׁyikh.BoshH3533our iniquitiesעֲוֹֽנֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771;and thou wilt castוְתַשְׁלִ֛יךְve.tash.LikhH7993all their sinsחַטֹּאותָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403into the depthsבִּמְצֻל֥וֹתbim.tzu.LotH4688of the seaיָ֖םyamH3220.

20Thou wilt performתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414the truthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571to Jacobלְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, andthe mercyחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH2617to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֑םle.'av.ra.HamH85,which thou hast swornנִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650unto our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1from the daysמִ֥ימֵיMi.meiH3117of oldקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

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