New American Standard Bible 1995

Micah 3:1-4

1And I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, “Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָא֙na'H4994,headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290And rulersוּקְצִינֵ֖יu.ke.tzi.NeiH7101of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. Is it not for you toknowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045justiceהַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ha.mish.PatH4941?

2You who hateשֹׂ֥נְאֵיSo.ne.'eiH8130goodט֖וֹבTovH2896and loveוְאֹ֣הֲבֵיve.'O.ha.veiH157evilרָ֑עra.'ahH7451, WhotearH1497offH1497their skinעוֹרָם֙o.RamH5785from themAnd their fleshוּשְׁאֵרָ֖םu.she.'e.RamH7607from their bonesעַצְמוֹתָֽם׃atz.mo.TamH6106,

3WhoH834eatאָכְלוּ֮'a.khe.LuH398the fleshשְׁאֵ֣רshe.'ErH7607of my peopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971,StripH6584offH6584their skinוְעוֹרָם֙ve.'o.RamH5785from them,Breakפִּצֵּ֑חוּpi.Tze.chuH6476their bonesעַצְמֹֽתֵיהֶ֖ם'atz.mo.tei.HemH6106Andchopוּפָרְשׂוּ֙u.fa.re.SuH6566themup as for the potבַּסִּ֔ירba.SirH5518And as meatוּכְבָשָׂ֖רu.khe.va.SarH1320in a kettleקַלָּֽחַת׃ka.La.chatH7037.”

4Thenאָ֚ז'azH227they willcryיִזְעֲק֣וּyiz.'a.KuH2199out to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,But He will not answerיַעֲנֶ֖הya.'a.NehH6030them. Instead, He willhideוְיַסְתֵּ֨רve.yas.TerH5641His faceפָּנָ֤יוpa.NavH6440from them at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Becauseכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834they havepracticedH7489evilהֵרֵ֖עוּhe.Re.'uH7489deedsמַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ פma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

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