New American Standard Bible 1995

Micah 6

God’s Indictment of His People

1Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָ֕אna'H4994whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is sayingאֹמֵ֑ר'o.MerH559, “Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,pleadH7378your caseרִ֣יבrivH7378beforeאֶת־'et-H854the mountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,And let the hillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389hearוְתִשְׁמַ֥עְנָהve.tish.Ma'.nahH8085your voiceקוֹלֶֽךָ׃ko.Le.chaH6963.

2Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085,you mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022,to the indictmentרִ֣יבrivH7379of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,And you enduringוְהָאֵתָנִ֖יםve.ha.'e.ta.NimH386foundationsמֹ֣סְדֵיMo.se.deiH4144of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,Becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588theLordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068has a caseרִ֤יבrivH7379againstH5973His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971;Even with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478He will disputeיִתְוַכָּֽח׃yit.va.KachH3198.

3My peopleעַמִּ֛י'a.MiH5971,whatמֶה־meh-H4100have I doneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to you, Andhowוּמָ֣הu.MahH4100have I weariedהֶלְאֵתִ֑יךָhel.'e.Ti.khaH3811you? Answerעֲנֵ֥ה'a.NehH6030Me.

4Indeedכִּ֤יkiH3588, Ibroughtהֶעֱלִתִ֙יךָ֙he.'e.li.Ti.khaH5927you up from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714Andransomedפְּדִיתִ֑יךָpe.di.Ti.khaH6299you from the houseוּמִבֵּ֥יתu.mi.BeitH1004of slaveryעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650,And I sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֣חva.'esh.LachH7971beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440youMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175andMiriamוּמִרְיָֽם׃u.mir.YamH4813.

5My peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971,rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142nowנָא֙na'H4994Whatמַה־mah-H4100Balakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124counseledיָּעַ֗ץya.'AtzH3289And whatוּמֶה־u.meh-H4100Balaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֑וֹרbe.'orH1160answeredעָנָ֥ה'a.NahH6030him, And fromShittimהַשִּׁטִּים֙ha.shi.TimH7851toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537,Soלְמַ֕עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that you might knowדַּ֖עַתDa.'atH3045therighteousH6666actsH6666of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

What God Requires of Man

6With whatבַּמָּה֙ba.MahH4100shall I comeאֲקַדֵּ֣ם'a.ka.DemH6923to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068Andbowאִכַּ֖ף'i.KafH3721myself before the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430on highמָר֑וֹםma.RomH4791?Shall I comeהַאֲקַדְּמֶ֣נּוּha.'a.kad.de.Me.nuH6923to Him withburntבְעוֹל֔וֹתve.'o.LotH5930offeringsH5930,With yearlingשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141calvesבַּעֲגָלִ֖יםba.'a.ga.LimH5695?

7Does the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068takeהֲיִרְצֶ֤הha.yir.TzehH7521delightH7521inthousandsבְּאַלְפֵ֣יbe.'al.FeiH505of ramsאֵילִ֔ים'ei.LimH352,In tenH7233thousandבְּרִֽבְב֖וֹתbe.ri.VotH7233riversנַֽחֲלֵי־na.cha.lei-H5158of oilשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081?Shall I presentהַאֶתֵּ֤ןha.'e.TenH5414myfirstbornבְּכוֹרִי֙be.kho.RiH1060formy rebelliousH6588actsH6588,The fruitפְּרִ֥יpe.RiH6529of my bodyבִטְנִ֖יvit.NiH990for the sinחַטַּ֥אתcha.TatH2403of my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315?

8He hastoldהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046you, O manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,whatמַה־mah-H4100is goodטּ֑וֹבTovH2896; Andwhatוּמָֽה־u.mah-H4100does the Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068requireדּוֹרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875of you But todoעֲשׂ֤וֹתa.SotH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941, toloveוְאַ֣הֲבַתve.'A.ha.vatH157kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617,And to walkלֶ֖כֶתLe.khetH1980humblyוְהַצְנֵ֥עַve.hatz.Ne.a'H6800with your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430?

9The voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will callיִקְרָ֔אyik.Ra'H7121to the cityלָעִ֣ירla.'IrH5892--And it is soundH8454wisdomH8454to fearH3372Your nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034: “Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085,O tribeמַטֶּ֖הma.TehH4294.Whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310has appointedיְעָדָֽהּ׃ye.'a.DahH3259its time?

10Is there yetע֗וֹדodH5750a manH376in the wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, Along withtreasuresאֹצְר֖וֹת'o.tze.RotH214ofwickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562And ashortרָז֖וֹןra.ZonH7332measureוְאֵיפַ֥תve.'ei.FatH374that iscursedזְעוּמָֽה׃ze.'u.MahH2194?

11Can I justifyהַאֶזְכֶּ֖הha.'ez.KehH2135wickedרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562scalesבְּמֹ֣אזְנֵיbe.Mo.ze.neiH3976And a bagוּבְכִ֖יסu.ve.KhisH3599of deceptiveמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820weightsאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68?

12For the richעֲשִׁירֶ֙יהָ֙'a.shi.Rei.haH6223menH6223of thecity are fullמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390ofviolenceחָמָ֔סcha.MasH2555,Her residentsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427speakדִּבְּרוּ־di.be.ru-H1696liesשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267, And theirtongueוּלְשׁוֹנָ֖םu.le.sho.NamH3956is deceitfulרְמִיָּ֥הre.mi.YahH7423in their mouthבְּפִיהֶֽם׃be.fi.HemH6310.

13So alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571I will makeהֶחֱלֵ֣יתִיhe.che.Lei.tiH2470yousickH2470,strikingהַכּוֹתֶ֑ךָha.ko.Te.khaH5221you downH5221,Desolatingהַשְׁמֵ֖םhash.MemH8074youbecauseעַל־'al-H5921of your sinsחַטֹּאתֶֽךָ׃cha.to.Te.khaH2403.

14You will eatתֹאכַל֙to.KhalH398, but you willnot be satisfiedתִשְׂבָּ֔עtis.Ba'H7646, And yourvilenessוְיֶשְׁחֲךָ֖ve.yesh.cha.KhaH3445will be in your midstבְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130. You will try toremoveH5472for safekeeping, But you willnot preserveתַפְלִ֔יטtaf.LitH6403anything,And whatוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834you do preserveתְּפַלֵּ֖טte.fa.LetH6403I will giveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414to the swordלַחֶ֥רֶבla.Che.revH2719.

15You will sowתִזְרַ֖עtiz.Ra'H2232but you willnot reapתִקְצ֑וֹרtik.TzorH7114.You will treadתִדְרֹֽךְ־tid.rokh-H1869the oliveזַ֙יִת֙za.yitH2132but will not anointתָס֣וּךְta.SukhH5480yourself with oilשֶׁ֔מֶןShe.menH8081;And the grapesוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492, but you willnot drinkתִשְׁתֶּה־tish.teh-H8354wineיָּֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.

16The statutesחֻקּ֣וֹתchu.KotH2708ofOmriעָמְרִ֗י'a.me.RiH6018And allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605the worksמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256are observedוְיִשְׁתַּמֵּ֞רve.yish.ta.MerH8104;And in their devicesבְּמֹֽעֲצוֹתָ֑םbe.mo.'a.tzo.TamH4156youwalkוַתֵּלְכ֖וּva.te.le.KhuH1980.Thereforeלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616I will giveתִּתִּ֨יti.TiH5414you up fordestructionלְשַׁמָּ֗הle.sha.MahH8047Andyour inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֙יהָ֙ve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427forderisionלִשְׁרֵקָ֔הlish.re.KahH8322,And you will bearתִּשָּֽׂאוּ׃ פti.Sa.'uH5375thereproachוְחֶרְפַּ֥תve.cher.PatH2781of My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971.”

God’s Indictment of His People

What God Requires of Man

Commentaries on Micah 6