New American Standard Bible 2020

Micah 2:1-5

1Woeה֧וֹיHoH1945to those whodeviseחֹֽשְׁבֵי־cho.she.vei-H2803wrongdoingאָ֛וֶן'A.venH205,Who practiceוּפֹ֥עֲלֵיu.Fo.'a.leiH6466evilרָ֖עra'H7451on their bedsמִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םmish.ke.vo.TamH4904!When morningהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ha.Bo.kerH1242comes, they doיַעֲשׂ֔וּהָya.'a.Su.haH6213it,Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588it is in thepowerלְאֵ֖לle.'ElH410of their handsיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027.

2Theycovetוְחָמְד֤וּve.cha.me.DuH2530fieldsשָׂדוֹת֙sa.dOtH7704, so theyseizeוְגָזָ֔לוּve.ga.Za.luH1497them;And housesוּבָתִּ֖יםu.va.TimH1004,so they takeוְנָשָׂ֑אוּve.na.Sa.'uH5375them. Theyexploitוְעָֽשְׁקוּ֙ve.'a.she.KuH6231a manגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397and his houseוּבֵית֔וֹu.vei.ToH1004,A personוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376and his inheritanceוְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ פve.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

3Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “BeholdH2009, I amplanningחֹשֵׁ֛בcho.ShevH2803againstעַל־'al-H5921thisH2088familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940a catastropheH7463From whichאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834youcannotH3808removeתָמִ֨ישׁוּta.Mi.shuH4185your necksצַוְּארֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םtza.ve.ro.tei.KhemH6677;And you will not walkתֵֽלְכוּ֙te.le.KhuH1980haughtilyרוֹמָ֔הro.MahH7317, For it will be anevilH7463timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256.

4On that dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117they willtakeH5375upH5375againstעֲלֵיכֶ֣ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you asongH4912ofH4912mockingH4912Andutterוְנָהָ֨הve.na.HahH5091a songנְהִ֤יne.HiH5092ofH7015mourningH7015andsayאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, ‘We are completelyשָׁד֣וֹדsha.DodH7703destroyedנְשַׁדֻּ֔נוּne.sha.Du.nuH7703!He exchangesיָמִ֑ירya.MirH4171the shareחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506of my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971;Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349He removesיָמִ֣ישׁya.MishH4185it from me!To the apostateלְשׁוֹבֵ֥בle.sho.VevH7728Heapportionsיְחַלֵּֽק׃ye.cha.LekH2505our fieldsשָׂדֵ֖ינוּsa.Dei.nuH7704.’

5Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651you will haveיִֽהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808oneapplyingמַשְׁלִ֥יךְmash.LikhH7993a measuringH2256lineH2256For you by lotבְּגוֹרָ֑לbe.go.RalH1486in the assemblyבִּקְהַ֖לbik.HalH6951of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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