New American Standard Bible 1995

Micah 1

Destruction in Israel and Judah

1Thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834cameהָיָ֗הha.YahH1961toMicahמִיכָה֙mi.KhahH4318of Moreshethהַמֹּ֣רַשְׁתִּ֔יha.Mo.rash.TiH4183in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofJothamיוֹתָ֛םyo.TamH3147,Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271andHezekiahH2396,kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he sawחָזָ֥הcha.ZahH2372concerningעַל־'al-H5921Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and Jerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.Ru.sha.LimH3389.

2Hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085,O peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971,allכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605of you;Listenהַקְשִׁ֖יבִיhak.Shi.viH7181,O earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776andallH4393it containsH4393,And let the Lordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068be awitnessלְעֵ֔דle.'EdH5707against you,The Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136from His holyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944templeמֵהֵיכַ֥לme.hei.KhalH1964.

3For beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068iscomingH3318forthיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318from His placeמִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725.He will comeוְיָרַ֥דve.ya.RadH3381downH3381andtreadוְדָרַ֖ךְve.da.RakhH1869on the highבָּ֥מֳתֵיba.mo.teiH1116placesH1116of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

4The mountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022will meltוְנָמַ֤סּוּve.na.Ma.suH4549underתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478HimAnd the valleysוְהָעֲמָקִ֖יםve.ha.'a.ma.KimH6010will be splitיִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּyit.ba.Ka.'uH1234,Like waxכַּדּוֹנַג֙ka.do.NagH1749beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,Like waterכְּמַ֖יִםke.Ma.yimH4325pouredמֻגָּרִ֥יםmu.ga.RimH5064downH5064a steepH4174placeH4174.

5Allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088is for the rebellionבְּפֶ֤שַׁעbe.Fe.sha'H6588of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290And for the sinsוּבְחַטֹּ֖אותu.ve.cha.TotH2403of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Whatמִֽי־mi-H4310is therebellionפֶ֣שַׁעFe.sha'H6588of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290? Is it notSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111?Whatוּמִי֙u.MiH4310is thehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placeH1116of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063?Is it not Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

6For I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760Samariaשֹׁמְר֛וֹןsho.me.RonH8111aheapלְעִ֥יle.'IH5856of ruinsH5856in the open countryהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,PlantingH4302placesלְמַטָּ֣עֵיle.ma.Ta.'eiH4302for a vineyardכָ֑רֶםKha.remH3754. I willpourוְהִגַּרְתִּ֤יve.hi.gar.TiH5064her stonesאֲבָנֶ֔יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68downH5064into the valleyלַגַּי֙la.GaiH1516And willlayH1540bareH1540her foundationsוִיסֹדֶ֖יהָvi.so.Dei.haH3247.

7Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of heridolsפְּסִילֶ֣יהָpe.si.Lei.haH6456will be smashedיֻכַּ֗תּוּyu.Ka.tuH3807,Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of her earningsאֶתְנַנֶּ֙יהָ֙'et.na.Nei.haH868will be burnedיִשָּׂרְפ֣וּyi.sa.re.FuH8313with fireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of her imagesעֲצַבֶּ֖יהָ'a.tza.Bei.haH6091I will makeאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760desolateשְׁמָמָ֑הshe.ma.MahH8077,For she collectedקִבָּ֔צָהki.Ba.tzahH6908them from aharlot’sזוֹנָה֙zo.NahH2181earningsמֵאֶתְנַ֤ןme.'et.NanH868,And to the earningsאֶתְנַ֥ן'et.NanH868of a harlotזוֹנָ֖הzo.NahH2181they will returnיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ya.Shu.vuH7725.

8Becauseעַל־'al-H5921of thisH2088I must lamentאֶסְפְּדָ֣ה'es.pe.DahH5594and wailוְאֵילִ֔ילָהve.'ei.Li.lahH3213,I must goאֵילְכָ֥ה'eil.KhahH1980barefootשׁוֹלָ֖לshi.lalH7758and nakedוְעָר֑וֹםve.'a.RomH6174;I must makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה'e.'e.SehH6213a lamentמִסְפֵּד֙mis.PedH4553like thejackalsH8565And a mourningוְאֵ֖בֶלve.'E.velH60like the ostrichesיַעֲנָֽה׃ya.'a.NahH3284.

9For herwoundמַכּוֹתֶ֑יהָma.ko.Tei.haH4347is incurableאֲנוּשָׁ֖ה'a.nu.ShahH605, Forit has comeבָ֙אָה֙va.'ahH935to Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063;It has reachedנָגַ֛עna.Ga'H5060thegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971, Evento Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10Tellתַּגִּ֔ידוּta.Gi.duH5046it not in Gathבְּגַת֙be.GatH1661,Weepבָּכ֖וֹba.KhoH1058not at allתִּבְכּ֑וּtiv.KuH1058. AtBeth-le-aphrahH1036rollהִתְפַּלָּֽשִׁי׃hit.pa.la.she.tiH6428yourself in the dustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083.

11GoH5674on your wayH5674,inhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofShaphirשָׁפִ֖ירsha.FirH8208, inshamefulבֹ֑שֶׁתVo.shetH1322nakednessעֶרְיָה־'er.yah-H6181.The inhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofZaananצַֽאֲנָ֔ןtza.'a.NanH6630does notescapeיָֽצְאָה֙ya.tze.'AhH3318.The lamentationמִסְפַּד֙mis.PadH4553ofBeth-ezelH1018: “He will takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947from you itssupportעֶמְדָּתֽוֹ׃em.da.ToH5979.”

12For the inhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofMarothמָר֑וֹתma.RotH4796BecomesH2342weakH2470waitingH2342for goodלְט֖וֹבle.TovH2896,BecauseH3588a calamityרָע֙ra'H7451has comeיָ֤רַדYa.radH3381downH3381from the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068To thegateלְשַׁ֖עַרle.Sha.'arH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

13Harnessרְתֹ֧םre.TomH7573the chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הha.mer.ka.VahH4818to the team of horsesלָרֶ֖כֶשׁla.Re.kheshH7409,O inhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofLachishלָכִ֑ישׁla.KhishH3923--She was the beginningרֵאשִׁ֨יתre.ShitH7225of sinחַטָּ֥אתcha.TatH2403To the daughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726--Becauseכִּי־ki-H3588in you were foundנִמְצְא֖וּnim.tze.'UH4672TherebelliousH6588actsH6588of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

14Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651you will giveתִּתְּנִ֣יti.te.NiH5414partingH7964giftsH7964On behalfעַ֖ל'alH5921of Moresheth-gathH4182;The housesבָּתֵּ֤יba.TeiH1004ofAchzibאַכְזִיב֙'akh.ZivH392will become adeceptionלְאַכְזָ֔בle.'akh.ZavH391To the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֖יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15Moreoverעֹ֗ד'OdH5750,I will bringאָ֣בִי'A.viH935on youThe one who takesH3423possessionH3423,O inhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofMareshahמָֽרֵשָׁ֑הma.re.ShahH4762.The gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478will enterיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935Adullamעֲדֻּלָּ֥ם'a.du.LamH5725.

16Makeקָרְחִ֣יka.re.ChiH7139yourselfbaldH7139and cutH1494offH1494your hairH1494,Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588of the childrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of your delightתַּעֲנוּגָ֑יִךְta.'a.nu.Ga.yikhH8588;Extendהַרְחִ֤בִיhar.Chi.viH7337your baldnessקָרְחָתֵךְ֙ka.re.cha.teKhH7144like the eagleכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁרka.Ne.sherH5404, For they willgoגָל֖וּga.LuH1540from you into exileH1540.

Destruction in Israel and Judah

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