New American Standard Bible 1995

Micah 3:9-12

9Nowנָ֣אna'H4994hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085thisH2088,headsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290And rulersוּקְצִינֵ֖יu.ke.tzi.NeiH7101of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Whoabhorהַֽמֲתַעֲבִ֣יםha.ma.ta.'a.VimH8581justiceמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941And twistיְעַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.'a.Ke.shuH6140everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that is straightהַיְשָׁרָ֖הhay.sha.RahH3477,

10Whobuildבֹּנֶ֥הbo.NehH1129Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726with bloodshedבְּדָמִ֑יםbe.da.MimH1818And Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389with violentH5767injusticeH5767.

11Her leadersרָאשֶׁ֣יהָ׀ra.Shei.haH7218pronounceH8199judgmentH8199for a bribeבְּשֹׁ֣חַדbe.Sho.chadH7810, Herpriestsוְכֹהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙ve.kho.ha.Nei.haH3548instructיוֹר֔וּyo.RuH3384for a priceבִּמְחִ֣ירbim.ChirH4242And her prophetsוּנְבִיאֶ֖יהָu.ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030divineיִקְסֹ֑מוּyik.So.muH7080for moneyבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701.Yet they leanיִשָּׁעֵ֣נוּyi.sha.'E.nuH8172on the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Is not the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068in our midstבְּקִרְבֵּ֔נוּbe.kir.Be.nuH7130?CalamityH7463will not comeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935upon us.”

12Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651,on accountבִּגְלַלְכֶ֔םbig.lal.KhemH1558of youZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726will be plowedתֵֽחָרֵ֑שׁte.cha.ReshH2790as a fieldשָׂדֶ֣הsa.DehH7704,Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389will becomeתִּֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961a heapעִיִּ֣ין'i.YinH5856of ruinsH5856, And themountainוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022of thetempleהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004will becomehighלְבָמ֥וֹתle.va.MotH1116placesH1116of a forestיָֽעַר׃ פYa.'arH3293.

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