New American Standard Bible 2020

Micah 7:2-6

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.

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