New American Standard Bible 2020

Micah 7

The Prophet Acknowledges Injustice

1Woeאַ֣לְלַי'A.laiH480to me! For I amהָיִ֙יתִי֙ha.Yi.tiH1961Like harvestsH622of summerקַ֔יִץKa.yitzH7019fruitH7019,like gleaningsכְּעֹלְלֹ֖תke.'o.le.LotH5955ofgrapesבָּצִ֑ירba.TzirH1210.ThereH369isH369notH369a clusterאֶשְׁכּ֣וֹל'esh.KolH811ofH811grapesH811leftto eatלֶאֱכ֔וֹלle.'e.KholH398, Nor anearlyבִּכּוּרָ֖הbi.ku.RahH1063figH1063, whichI craveאִוְּתָ֥ה'i.ve.TahH183.

2ThegodlyH2623personH2623hasperishedאָבַ֤ד'a.VadH6from the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,And thereH369isH369noH369uprightוְיָשָׁ֥רve.ya.SharH3477personamong mankindבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120.Allכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605of them lieיֶאֱרֹ֔בוּye.'e.RouH693inH693waitH693forbloodshedלְדָמִ֣יםle.da.MimH1818;Eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of them huntsיָצ֥וּדוּya.Tzu.duH6679the otherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251with anetחֵֽרֶם׃Che.remH2764.

3As for evilהָרַ֤עha.Ra'H7451,both handsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709doH3190itwellלְהֵיטִ֔יבle.hei.TivH3190.The leaderהַשַּׂ֣רha.SarH8269asksשֹׁאֵ֔לsho.'ElH7592for abribeבַּשִׁלּ֑וּםba.shi.LumH7966,also the judgeוְהַשֹּׁפֵ֖טve.ha.sho.FetH8199,And the greatוְהַגָּד֗וֹלve.ha.ga.DolH1419oneH1419speaksדֹּבֵ֨רdo.VerH1696the capriciousH1942desireH1942of his soulנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315;So they plotH5686it togetherH5686.

4The bestטוֹבָ֣םto.VamH2896of them is like athornH2312bushH2312,The most uprightיָשָׁ֖רya.SharH3477like athornH4534hedgeH4534.The dayי֤וֹםYomH3117when you post your watchmenמְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙me.tza.Pei.khaH6822, Yourpunishmentפְּקֻדָּתְךָ֣pe.ku.da.te.ChaH6486is comingבָ֔אָהVa.'ahH935.Thenעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258theirconfusionמְבוּכָתָֽם׃me.vu.kha.TamH3998will occurתִהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961.

5Do nottrustתִּבְטְח֖וּtiv.te.ChuH982in a neighborבְרֵ֔עַve.Re.a'H7453;Do not haveH982confidenceH982in a closeH7453friendH7453.Guardשְׁמֹ֖רshe.MorH8104your lipsפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310From her who liesמִשֹּׁכֶ֣בֶתmi.sho.Khe.vetH7901in your armsחֵיקֶ֔ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436.

6Forsonבֵן֙venH1121disavowsמְנַבֵּ֣לme.na.BelH5034fatherאָ֔ב'AvH1,Daughterבַּ֚תbatH1323risesH6965upH6965against her motherבְאִמָּ֔הּve.'i.MahH517,Daughter-in-lawכַּלָּ֖הka.LahH3618against her mother-in-lawבַּחֲמֹתָ֑הּba.cha.mo.TahH2545;A person’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376enemiesH340are the peopleH376of his own householdבֵיתֽוֹ׃vei.ToH1004.

God Is the Source of Salvation and Light

7But as for me, I willbe on the watchאֲצַפֶּ֔ה'a.tza.PehH6822for 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,enemyH340of mine.Thoughכִּ֥יkiH3588I fallנָפַ֖לְתִּיna.Fal.tiH5307I willriseקָ֑מְתִּיKa.me.tiH6965;Thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588I liveאֵשֵׁ֣ב'e.ShevH3427in darknessבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822,the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is alightא֥וֹר'orH216for me.

9I will endureאֶשָּׂ֔א'e.Sa'H5375the rageזַ֤עַףZa.'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 outH3318to thelightלָא֔וֹרla.'orH216, AndI will lookאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200at Hisrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃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.nahH7200at her;At that timeעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258she will betrampledH4823downH4823Like mudכְּטִ֥יטke.TitH2916of the streetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351.

11It will bea dayי֖וֹםYomH3117forbuildingלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129your wallsגְּדֵרָ֑יִךְge.de.Ra.yikhH1447.On that dayי֥וֹםYomH3117yourboundaryחֹֽק׃ChokH2706will be 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 the EuphratesRiverנָהָ֔רna.HarH5104,Even from seaוְיָ֥םve.YamH3220to seaמִיָּ֖םmi.YamH3220and mountainוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022to mountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

13And the earthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776will becomeוְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.TahH1961awastelandלִשְׁמָמָ֖הlish.ma.MahH8077becauseעַל־'al-H5921of her inhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427,OnH4480accountH4480ofH4480thefruitמִפְּרִ֖יmi.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 livesשֹׁכְנִ֣יsho.khe.NiH7931by itselfלְבָדָ֔דle.va.DadH910inthe 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 wentH3318outH3318from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,I will showאַרְאֶ֖נּוּ'ar.'E.nuH7200you miraclesנִפְלָאֽוֹת׃nif.la.'otH6381.”

16Nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471will seeיִרְא֤וּyir.'UH7200and beH954ashamedוְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּve.ye.Vo.shuH954Of allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605their mightגְּבֽוּרָתָ֑םge.vu.ra.TamH1369. They willputיָשִׂ֤ימוּya.Si.muH7760theirhandיָד֙yadH3027on theirmouthפֶּ֔הPehH6310,Their earsאָזְנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.ze.nei.HemH241will beH2790deafתֶּחֱרַֽשְׁנָה׃te.che.Rash.nahH2790.

17They willlickיְלַחֲכ֤וּye.la.cha.KhuH3897upH3897dustעָפָר֙'a.FarH6083like a snakeכַּנָּחָ֔שׁka.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 comeH6342inH6342trepidationH6342,And they will beH3372afraidוְיִֽרְא֖וּve.yir.'UH3372of You.

18Whoמִי־mi-H4310is a Godאֵ֣ל'elH410likeכָּמ֗וֹךָka.Mo.khaH3644You, whopardonsנֹשֵׂ֤אno.Se'H5375wrongdoingעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771And passesוְעֹבֵ֣רve.'o.VerH5674overעַל־'al-H5921a rebelliousH6588actH6588of theremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתlish.'e.RitH7611of Hispossessionנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159? He does notretainהֶחֱזִ֤יקhe.che.ZikH2388His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639foreverלָעַד֙la.'AdH5703,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588HedelightsH2654in mercyחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH2617.

19He will againיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725takeH7355pityH7355onH7355us;He will trampleיִכְבֹּ֖שׁyikh.BoshH3533on our wrongdoingsעֲוֹֽנֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771. 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.KoH3290Andfavorחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH2617to 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 Injustice

God Is the Source of Salvation and Light

Commentaries on Micah 7