New American Standard Bible 2020

Micah 3:2-7

2You who hateשֹׂ֥נְאֵיSo.ne.'eiH8130goodט֖וֹבTovH2896and loveוְאֹ֣הֲבֵיve.'O.ha.veiH157evilרָ֑עra.'ahH7451, WhotearH1497offH1497their skinעוֹרָם֙o.RamH5785from themAnd their fleshוּשְׁאֵרָ֖םu.she.'e.RamH7607from their bonesעַצְמוֹתָֽם׃atz.mo.TamH6106,

3WhoH834eatאָכְלוּ֮'a.khe.LuH398the fleshשְׁאֵ֣רshe.'ErH7607of my peopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971,StripH6584offH6584their skinוְעוֹרָם֙ve.'o.RamH5785from them,Smashפִּצֵּ֑חוּpi.Tze.chuH6476their bonesעַצְמֹֽתֵיהֶ֖ם'atz.mo.tei.HemH6106, AndchopH6566themupH6566as for the potבַּסִּ֔ירba.SirH5518,And as meatוּכְבָשָׂ֖רu.khe.va.SarH1320in a cauldronקַלָּֽחַת׃ka.La.chatH7037!”

4Thenאָ֚ז'azH227they willcryיִזְעֲק֣וּyiz.'a.KuH2199outH2199to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,But He will not answerיַעֲנֶ֖הya.'a.NehH6030them. Instead, He willhideוְיַסְתֵּ֨רve.yas.TerH5641His faceפָּנָ֤יוpa.NavH6440from them at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Becauseכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834they havepracticedH7489evilהֵרֵ֖עוּhe.Re.'uH7489deedsמַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ פma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

5ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559concerningH5921the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030wholeadH8582my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971astrayH8582: When they have somethingto biteהַנֹּשְׁכִ֤יםha.no.she.KhimH5391with their teethבְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם֙be.shi.nei.HemH8127, TheycryH7121outH7121, “Peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965!”But againstH5921him whoוַאֲשֶׁר֙va.'a.SherH834putsיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414nothingלֹא־lo'-H3808in their mouthsפִּיהֶ֔םpi.HemH6310They declareH6942holyH6942warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

6Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651it will benightלַ֤יְלָהLay.lahH3915for you--withoutH4480visionמֵֽחָז֔וֹןme.cha.ZonH2377,And darknessH2825for you--withoutH4480divinationמִקְּסֹ֑םmi.ke.SomH7080. Thesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121will goוּבָ֤אָהu.Va.'ahH935down on the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,And the dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117will becomeH6937darkוְקָדַ֥רve.ka.DarH6937overH5921them.

7The seersהַחֹזִ֗יםha.cho.ZimH2374will beputH954toH954shameH954, And thedivinersהַקֹּ֣סְמִ֔יםha.Ko.se.MimH7080will be ashamedוְחָֽפְרוּ֙ve.cha.fe.RuH2659.Indeed, they will allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605coverוְעָט֥וּve.'a.TuH5844theirlipsשָׂפָ֖םsa.FamH8222Becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588thereH369isH369noH369answerמַעֲנֵ֖הma.'a.NehH4617from Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

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