New American Standard Bible 1995

Micah 7:2-6

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.

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