New American Standard Bible 2020

Micah 1:2-7

2Hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085,you peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971,allכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605of you;ListenH7181carefullyH7181,earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776andallH4393it containsH4393,And may the Lordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068be awitnessלְעֵ֔דle.'EdH5707against you,The Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136from His holyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944templeמֵהֵיכַ֥לme.hei.KhalH1964.

3For beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068iscomingH3318forthיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318from His placeמִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725.He will comeוְיָרַ֥דve.ya.RadH3381downH3381andtreadוְדָרַ֖ךְve.da.RakhH1869on the highבָּ֥מֳתֵיba.mo.teiH1116placesH1116of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

4The mountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022will meltוְנָמַ֤סּוּve.na.Ma.suH4549underתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478HimAnd the valleysוְהָעֲמָקִ֖יםve.ha.'a.ma.KimH6010will be splitיִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּyit.ba.Ka.'uH1234,Like waxכַּדּוֹנַג֙ka.do.NagH1749beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,Like waterכְּמַ֖יִםke.Ma.yimH4325pouredמֻגָּרִ֥יםmu.ga.RimH5064downH5064a steepH4174placeH4174.

5Allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088is due to thewrongdoingבְּפֶ֤שַׁעbe.Fe.sha'H6588of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290And the sinsוּבְחַטֹּ֖אותu.ve.cha.TotH2403of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Whatמִֽי־mi-H4310is thewrongdoingפֶ֣שַׁעFe.sha'H6588of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290? Is it notSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111?Whatוּמִי֙u.MiH4310is thehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placeH1116of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063?Is it not Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

6For I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760Samariaשֹׁמְר֛וֹןsho.me.RonH8111aheapלְעִ֥יle.'IH5856ofH5856ruinsH5856in the open countryהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,PlantingH4302placesלְמַטָּ֣עֵיle.ma.Ta.'eiH4302for a vineyardכָ֑רֶםKha.remH3754. I willhurlH5064her stonesאֲבָנֶ֔יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68downH5064into the valleyלַגַּי֙la.GaiH1516, AndlayH1540bareH1540her foundationsוִיסֹדֶ֖יהָvi.so.Dei.haH3247.

7Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of heridolsפְּסִילֶ֣יהָpe.si.Lei.haH6456will be crushedיֻכַּ֗תּוּyu.Ka.tuH3807,Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of her earningsאֶתְנַנֶּ֙יהָ֙'et.na.Nei.haH868will be burnedיִשָּׂרְפ֣וּyi.sa.re.FuH8313with fireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784,And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of her imagesעֲצַבֶּ֖יהָ'a.tza.Bei.haH6091I will makeאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760desolateשְׁמָמָ֑הshe.ma.MahH8077;For she collectedקִבָּ֔צָהki.Ba.tzahH6908them from aprostitute’sזוֹנָה֙zo.NahH2181earningsמֵאֶתְנַ֤ןme.'et.NanH868,And to the earningsאֶתְנַ֥ן'et.NanH868of a prostituteזוֹנָ֖הzo.NahH2181they will returnיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ya.Shu.vuH7725.

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