New American Standard Bible 1995

Micah 2

Woe to Oppressors

1Woeה֧וֹיHoH1945to those whoschemeחֹֽשְׁבֵי־cho.she.vei-H2803iniquityאָ֛וֶן'A.venH205,Who workוּפֹ֥עֲלֵיu.Fo.'a.leiH6466out evilרָ֖עra'H7451on their bedsמִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םmish.ke.vo.TamH4904!When morningהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ha.Bo.kerH1242comes, they doיַעֲשׂ֔וּהָya.'a.Su.haH6213it, For it is in thepowerלְאֵ֖לle.'ElH410of their handsיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027.

2Theycovetוְחָמְד֤וּve.cha.me.DuH2530fieldsשָׂדוֹת֙sa.dOtH7704and thenseizeוְגָזָ֔לוּve.ga.Za.luH1497them,And housesוּבָתִּ֖יםu.va.TimH1004,and takeוְנָשָׂ֑אוּve.na.Sa.'uH5375them away. Theyrobוְעָֽשְׁקוּ֙ve.'a.she.KuH6231a manגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397and his houseוּבֵית֔וֹu.vei.ToH1004,A manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376and his inheritanceוְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ פve.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

3Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “BeholdH2009, I amplanningחֹשֵׁ֛בcho.ShevH2803againstעַל־'al-H5921thisH2088familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940a calamityH7463From whichאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834youcannotH3808removeתָמִ֨ישׁוּta.Mi.shuH4185your necksצַוְּארֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םtza.ve.ro.tei.KhemH6677;And you will not walkתֵֽלְכוּ֙te.le.KhuH1980haughtilyרוֹמָ֔הro.MahH7317, For it will be anevilH7463timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256.

4On that dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117they willtakeיִשָּׂ֧אyi.Sa'H5375up againstעֲלֵיכֶ֣ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you atauntמָשָׁ֗לma.ShalH4912Andutterוְנָהָ֨הve.na.HahH5091a bitterH5093lamentationנְהִ֤יne.HiH5092andsayאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, ‘We are completelyשָׁד֣וֹדsha.DodH7703destroyedנְשַׁדֻּ֔נוּne.sha.Du.nuH7703!He exchangesיָמִ֑ירya.MirH4171the portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506of my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971;Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349He removesיָמִ֣ישׁya.MishH4185it from me!To the apostateלְשׁוֹבֵ֥בle.sho.VevH7728Heapportionsיְחַלֵּֽק׃ye.cha.LekH2505our fieldsשָׂדֵ֖ינוּsa.Dei.nuH7704.’

5Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651you will haveיִֽהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808onestretchingמַשְׁלִ֥יךְmash.LikhH7993a measuringH2256lineH2256For you by lotבְּגוֹרָ֑לbe.go.RalH1486in the assemblyבִּקְהַ֖לbik.HalH6951of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6‘Do notspeakתַּטִּ֖פוּta.Ti.fuH5197out,’ so theyspeakיַטִּיפ֑וּןya.ti.FunH5197out. But if they do notspeakיַטִּ֣פוּya.Ti.fuH5197out concerning theseH428thingsלָאֵ֔לֶּהla.'E.lehH428,Reproachesכְּלִמּֽוֹת׃ke.li.MotH3639will not be turnedH5472backH5472.

7Is it being saidהֶאָמ֣וּרhe.'a.MurH559,O houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290: ‘Is the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068impatientהֲקָצַר֙ha.ka.TzarH7114?Are theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428His doingsמַעֲלָלָ֑יוma.'a.la.LavH4611?’Do not My wordsדְבָרַ֨יde.va.RaiH1697doH3190goodיֵיטִ֔יבוּyei.Ti.vuH3190To the onewalkingהוֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980uprightlyהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477?

8Recentlyוְאֶתְמ֗וּלve.'et.MulH865My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971have arisenיְקוֹמֵ֔םye.ko.MemH6965as anenemyH340-- Youstripתַּפְשִׁט֑וּןtaf.shi.TunH6584therobeאֶ֖דֶר'E.derH145 H8008offH6584the garmentשַׂלְמָ֔הsal.MahH8008Fromunsuspectingבֶּ֔טַחBe.tachH983passers-byמֵעֹבְרִ֣יםme.'oe.RimH5674, Fromthose returnedשׁוּבֵ֖יshu.VeiH7725from warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

9The womenנְשֵׁ֤יne.SheiH802of My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971youevictתְּגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּןte.Ga.re.ShunH1644, Each onefrom her pleasantתַּֽעֲנֻגֶ֑יהָta.'a.nu.Gei.haH8588houseמִבֵּ֖יתmi.BeitH1004.From her childrenעֹֽלָלֶ֔יהָ'o.la.Lei.haH5768you takeתִּקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947Mysplendorהֲדָרִ֖יha.da.RiH1926foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

10Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965and goוּלְכ֔וּu.le.KhuH1980,For thisH2088is noלֹא־lo'-H3808placeהַמְּנוּחָ֑הha.me.nu.ChahH4496of restH4496Becauseבַּעֲב֥וּרba.'a.VurH5668of theuncleannessH2932that bringsH2254on destructionH2254,A painfulנִמְרָֽץ׃nim.RatzH4834destructionוְחֶ֥בֶלve.Che.velH2256.

11Ifלוּ־lu-H3863a manאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376walkingהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980after windר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307andfalsehoodוָשֶׁ֣קֶרva.She.kerH8267Had toldH3576liesכִּזֵּ֔בki.ZevH3576and said, ‘I willspeakאַטִּ֣ף'a.TifH5197out to you concerningwineלַיַּ֖יִןlai.Ya.yinH3196and liquorוְלַשֵּׁכָ֑רve.la.she.KharH7941,’ He would bespokesmanמַטִּ֖יףma.TifH5197tothisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

12“I will surelyאָסֹ֨ף'a.SofH622assembleאֶאֱסֹ֜ף'e.'e.SofH622allכֻּלָּ֗ךְku.LakhH3605of you, Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290,I will surelyקַבֵּ֤ץka.BetzH6908gatherאֲקַבֵּץ֙'a.ka.BetzH6908theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.I will putאֲשִׂימֶ֖נּוּ'a.si.Me.nuH7760them togetherיַ֥חַדYa.chadH3162like sheepכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629in the foldבָּצְרָ֑הbotz.rahH1223;Like a flockכְּעֵ֙דֶר֙ke.'E.derH5739in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of its pastureהַדָּֽבְר֔וֹha.da.ve.RoH1699They will be noisyתְּהִימֶ֖נָהte.hi.Me.nahH1949with menמֵאָדָֽם׃me.'a.DamH120.

13The breakerהַפֹּרֵץ֙ha.po.RetzH6555goesעָלָ֤ה'a.LahH5927up beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440them;They breakפָּֽרְצוּ֙pa.re.TzuH6555out, passH5674throughH5674the gateשַׁ֖עַרSha.'arH8179and goוַיֵּ֣צְאוּvai.Ye.tze.'uH3318out by it.So their kingמַלְכָּם֙mal.KamH4428goesH5674on beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440them,And the Lordוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068at their headבְּרֹאשָֽׁם׃ פbe.ro.ShamH7218.”

Woe to Oppressors

Commentaries on Micah 2