Revised Literal Translation

Micah 1:3-5

3For, behold, Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cometh forthיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318out of his placeמִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,and will come downוְיָרַ֥דve.ya.RadH3381,and treadוְדָרַ֖ךְve.da.RakhH1869upon the high placesבָּ֥מֳתֵיba.mo.teiH1116of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

4And the mountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022shall be moltenוְנָמַ֤סּוּve.na.Ma.suH4549under him, and the valleysוְהָעֲמָקִ֖יםve.ha.'a.ma.KimH6010shall be cleftיִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּyit.ba.Ka.'uH1234,as waxכַּדּוֹנַג֙ka.do.NagH1749beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784, andas the watersכְּמַ֖יִםke.Ma.yimH4325that arepouredמֻגָּרִ֥יםmu.ga.RimH5064down a steep placeבְּמוֹרָֽד׃be.mo.RadH4174.

5For the transgressionבְּפֶ֤שַׁעbe.Fe.sha'H6588of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290isall this, and for the sinsוּבְחַטֹּ֖אותu.ve.cha.TotH2403of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. What isthe transgressionפֶ֣שַׁעFe.sha'H6588of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290? is itnot Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111? and what arethe high placesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063? are theynot Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

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