New American Standard Bible 1995

Micah 7

The Prophet Acknowledges

1Woeאַ֣לְלַי'A.laiH480is me! For I amהָיִ֙יתִי֙ha.Yi.tiH1961Like the fruitקַ֔יִץKa.yitzH7019pickersכְּאָסְפֵּי־ke.'a.se.pei-H625, like thegrapeבָּצִ֑ירba.TzirH1210gatherersכְּעֹלְלֹ֖תke.'o.le.LotH5955.Thereאֵין־'ein-H369is not a clusterאֶשְׁכּ֣וֹל'esh.KolH811of grapes to eatלֶאֱכ֔וֹלle.'e.KholH398, Or afirst-ripeH1063figבִּכּוּרָ֖הbi.ku.RahH1063whichI craveאִוְּתָ֥ה'i.ve.TahH183.

2ThegodlyH2623personH2623hasperishedאָבַ֤ד'a.VadH6from the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,And thereH369is noH369uprightוְיָשָׁ֥רve.ya.SharH3477personamong menבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120.Allכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605of them lieיֶאֱרֹ֔בוּye.'e.RouH693in waitH693forbloodshedלְדָמִ֣יםle.da.MimH1818;Eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of them huntsיָצ֥וּדוּya.Tzu.duH6679the otherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251with anetחֵֽרֶם׃Che.remH2764.

3Concerningעַל־'al-H5921evilהָרַ֤עha.Ra'H7451,both handsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709doH3190itwellלְהֵיטִ֔יבle.hei.TivH3190.The princeהַשַּׂ֣רha.SarH8269asksשֹׁאֵ֔לsho.'ElH7592,also the judgeוְהַשֹּׁפֵ֖טve.ha.sho.FetH8199, for abribeבַּשִׁלּ֑וּםba.shi.LumH7966,And a greatוְהַגָּד֗וֹלve.ha.ga.DolH1419manH1419speaksדֹּבֵ֨רdo.VerH1696the desireהַוַּ֥תha.VatH1942of his soulנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315;So they weaveH5686it togetherH5686.

4The bestטוֹבָ֣םto.VamH2896of them is like abriarכְּחֵ֔דֶקke.Che.dekH2312,The most uprightיָשָׁ֖רya.SharH3477like athornH4534hedgeH4534.The dayי֤וֹםYomH3117when you post your watchmenמְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙me.tza.Pei.khaH6822, Yourpunishmentפְּקֻדָּתְךָ֣pe.ku.da.te.ChaH6486will comeבָ֔אָהVa.'ahH935.Thenעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258theirconfusionמְבוּכָתָֽם׃me.vu.kha.TamH3998will occurתִהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961.

5Do nottrustתִּבְטְח֖וּtiv.te.ChuH982in a neighborבְרֵ֔עַve.Re.a'H7453;Do not haveH982confidenceH982in a friendH7453.From her who liesמִשֹּׁכֶ֣בֶתmi.sho.Khe.vetH7901in your bosomחֵיקֶ֔ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436Guardשְׁמֹ֖רshe.MorH8104your lipsפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310.

6Forsonבֵן֙venH1121treatsH5034fatherאָ֔ב'AvH1contemptuouslyH5034,Daughterבַּ֚תbatH1323risesקָמָ֣הka.MahH6965up against her motherבְאִמָּ֔הּve.'i.MahH517,Daughter-in-lawכַּלָּ֖הka.LahH3618against her mother-in-lawבַּחֲמֹתָ֑הּba.cha.mo.TahH2545;A man’sH376enemiesH340are the menH376of his own householdבֵיתֽוֹ׃vei.ToH1004.

God Is the Source of Salvation and Light

7But as for me, I willwatchאֲצַפֶּ֔ה'a.tza.PehH6822expectantlyH6822for the Lordבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068; I willwaitאוֹחִ֖ילָה'o.Chi.lahH3176for the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430of my salvationיִשְׁעִ֑יyish.'IH3468. MyGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430will hearיִשְׁמָעֵ֖נִיyish.ma.'E.niH8085me.

8Do not rejoiceתִּשְׂמְחִ֤יtis.me.ChiH8055over me, Omy enemyH340.Thoughכִּ֥יkiH3588I fallנָפַ֖לְתִּיna.Fal.tiH5307I willriseקָ֑מְתִּיKa.me.tiH6965;Thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588I dwellאֵשֵׁ֣ב'e.ShevH3427in darknessבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822,the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is alightא֥וֹר'orH216for me.

9I will bearאֶשָּׂ֔א'e.Sa'H5375the indignationזַ֤עַףZa.'afH2197of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588I have sinnedחָטָ֖אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against Him,Untilעַד֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר'ad 'a.SherH5704 H834Hepleadsיָרִ֤יבya.RivH7378my caseרִיבִי֙ri.ViH7379and executesוְעָשָׂ֣הve.'a.SahH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יmish.pa.TiH4941for me.He will bringיוֹצִיאֵ֣נִיyo.tzi.'E.niH3318me out to thelightלָא֔וֹרla.'orH216, AndI will seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200Hisrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃be.tzid.ka.ToH6666.

10Then my enemyH340will seeוְתֵרֶ֤אve.te.Re'H7200,And shameבוּשָׁ֔הvu.ShahH955will coverוּתְכַסֶּ֣הָu.te.kha.Se.haH3680her whosaidהָאֹמְרָ֣הha.'o.me.RahH559to me, “Whereאַיּ֖וֹ'ai.YoH335is the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430?”My eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869will lookתִּרְאֶ֣ינָּהtir.'Ei.nahH7200on her;At that timeעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258she will betrampledH4823downH4823Like mireכְּטִ֥יטke.TitH2916of the streetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351.

11It will bea dayי֖וֹםYomH3117forbuildingלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129your wallsגְּדֵרָ֑יִךְge.de.Ra.yikhH1447.On that dayי֥וֹםYomH3117will your boundaryחֹֽק׃ChokH2706be extendedיִרְחַק־yir.chak-H7368.

12It will bea dayי֥וֹםYomH3117when they willcomeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935to youFrom Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804and the citiesוְעָרֵ֣יve.'a.ReiH5892of Egyptמָצ֑וֹרma.TzorH4693,From Egyptמָצוֹר֙ma.tzOrH4693even to theEuphratesנָהָ֔רna.HarH5104,Even from seaוְיָ֥םve.YamH3220to seaמִיָּ֖םmi.YamH3220and mountainוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022to mountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

13And the earthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776will becomeוְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.TahH1961desolateלִשְׁמָמָ֖הlish.ma.MahH8077becauseעַל־'al-H5921of her inhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427,On accountH4480of thefruitמִפְּרִ֖יmi.pe.RiH6529of their deedsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ סMa.'a.lei.HemH4611.

14Shepherdרְעֵ֧הre.'EhH7462Your peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971with Yourscepterבְשִׁבְטֶ֗ךָve.shiv.Te.khaH7626,The flockצֹ֚אןtzonH6629of Yourpossessionנַֽחֲלָתֶ֔ךָna.cha.la.Te.khaH5159Which dwellsשֹׁכְנִ֣יsho.khe.NiH7931by itselfלְבָדָ֔דle.va.DadH910in the woodlandיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293,In the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofa fruitfulH3759fieldH3759.Let them feedיִרְע֥וּyir.'UH7462inBashanבָשָׁ֛ןva.ShanH1316and Gileadוְגִלְעָ֖דve.gil.'AdH1568As in the daysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117of oldעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

15“As in the daysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117when you cameצֵאתְךָ֖tze.te.KhaH3318out from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,I will showאַרְאֶ֖נּוּ'ar.'E.nuH7200you miraclesנִפְלָאֽוֹת׃nif.la.'otH6381.”

16Nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471will seeיִרְא֤וּyir.'UH7200and be ashamedוְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּve.ye.Vo.shuH954Of allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605their mightגְּבֽוּרָתָ֑םge.vu.ra.TamH1369. They willputיָשִׂ֤ימוּya.Si.muH7760theirhandיָד֙yadH3027on theirmouthפֶּ֔הPehH6310,Their earsאָזְנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.ze.nei.HemH241will be deafתֶּחֱרַֽשְׁנָה׃te.che.Rash.nahH2790.

17They willlickיְלַחֲכ֤וּye.la.cha.KhuH3897the dustעָפָר֙'a.FarH6083like a serpentכַּנָּחָ֔שׁka.na.ChashH5175, Likereptilesכְּזֹחֲלֵ֣יke.zo.cha.LeiH2119of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776.They will comeH7264tremblingH7264out of theirfortressesמִמִּסְגְּרֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םmi.mis.ge.ro.tei.HemH4526;To the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430they will comeH6342indreadיִפְחָ֔דוּyif.Cha.duH6342And they will be afraidוְיִֽרְא֖וּve.yir.'UH3372beforeמִמֶּֽךָּ׃mi.Me.kaH4480You.

18Whoמִי־mi-H4310is a Godאֵ֣ל'elH410likeכָּמ֗וֹךָka.Mo.khaH3644You, whopardonsנֹשֵׂ֤אno.Se'H5375iniquityעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771And passesוְעֹבֵ֣רve.'o.VerH5674overעַל־'al-H5921the rebelliousH6588actH6588of theremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתlish.'e.RitH7611of Hispossessionנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159? He does notretainהֶחֱזִ֤יקhe.che.ZikH2388His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639foreverלָעַד֙la.'AdH5703,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588HedelightsH2654inunchangingH2617loveH2617.

19He will againיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725haveH7355compassionיְרַֽחֲמֵ֔נוּye.ra.cha.Me.nuH7355on us;He will treadH3533our iniquitiesעֲוֹֽנֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771underH3533footH3533. Yes, You willcastוְתַשְׁלִ֛יךְve.tash.LikhH7993allכָּל־kol-H3605their sinsחַטֹּאותָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403Into the depthsבִּמְצֻל֥וֹתbim.tzu.LotH4688of the seaיָ֖םyamH3220.

20You will giveתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414truthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571to Jacobלְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290AndunchangingH2617loveH2617to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֑םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Yousworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650to our forefathersלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1From the daysמִ֥ימֵיMi.meiH3117of oldקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

The Prophet Acknowledges

God Is the Source of Salvation and Light

Commentaries on Micah 7