Revised Literal Translation

Micah 1:6-16

6Therefore I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760Samariaשֹׁמְר֛וֹןsho.me.RonH8111as an heapלְעִ֥יle.'IH5856of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704, andas plantingsלְמַטָּ֣עֵיle.ma.Ta.'eiH4302of a vineyardכָ֑רֶםKha.remH3754:and I will pour downוְהִגַּרְתִּ֤יve.hi.gar.TiH5064the stonesאֲבָנֶ֔יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68thereof into the valleyלַגַּי֙la.GaiH1516,and I will discoverאֲגַלֶּֽה׃'a.ga.LehH1540the foundationsוִיסֹדֶ֖יהָvi.so.Dei.haH3247thereof.

7And all the graven imagesפְּסִילֶ֣יהָpe.si.Lei.haH6456thereof shall be beaten to piecesיֻכַּ֗תּוּyu.Ka.tuH3807,and all the hiresאֶתְנַנֶּ֙יהָ֙'et.na.Nei.haH868thereof shall be burnedיִשָּׂרְפ֣וּyi.sa.re.FuH8313with the fireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784,and all the idolsעֲצַבֶּ֖יהָ'a.tza.Bei.haH6091thereof will I layאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760desolateשְׁמָמָ֑הshe.ma.MahH8077:for she gatheredקִבָּ֔צָהki.Ba.tzahH6908itof the hireמֵאֶתְנַ֤ןme.'et.NanH868of an harlotזוֹנָה֙zo.NahH2181,and they shall returnיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ya.Shu.vuH7725to the hireאֶתְנַ֥ן'et.NanH868of an harlotזוֹנָ֖הzo.NahH2181.

8Therefore I will wailאֶסְפְּדָ֣ה'es.pe.DahH5594and howlוְאֵילִ֔ילָהve.'ei.Li.lahH3213,I will goH3212strippedשׁוֹלָ֖לshi.lalH7758and nakedוְעָר֑וֹםve.'a.RomH6174:I will makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה'e.'e.SehH6213a wailingמִסְפֵּד֙mis.PedH4553like the dragonsכַּתַּנִּ֔יםka.ta.NimH8577,and mourningוְאֵ֖בֶלve.'E.velH60as the owlsכִּבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה׃kiv.Not ya.'a.NahH3284 H1323.

9For her woundמַכּוֹתֶ֑יהָma.ko.Tei.haH4347isincurableאֲנוּשָׁ֖ה'a.nu.ShahH605;for it is comeבָ֙אָה֙va.'ahH935unto Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063;he is comeנָגַ֛עna.Ga'H5060unto the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971, evento Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10Declareתַּגִּ֔ידוּta.Gi.duH5046ye itnot at Gathבְּגַת֙be.GatH1661,weepבָּכ֖וֹba.KhoH1058ye not at allתִּבְכּ֑וּtiv.KuH1058:in the house of AphrahH1036rollהִתְפַּלָּֽשִׁי׃hit.pa.la.she.tiH6428thyself in the dustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083.

11Pass ye awayעִבְרִ֥י'iv.RiH5674,thou inhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427of Saphirשָׁפִ֖ירsha.FirH8208,having thy shameבֹ֑שֶׁתVo.shetH1322nakedעֶרְיָה־'er.yah-H6181:the inhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427of Zaananצַֽאֲנָ֔ןtza.'a.NanH6630came not forthיָֽצְאָה֙ya.tze.'AhH3318in the mourningמִסְפַּד֙mis.PadH4553of Beth–ezelH1018;he shall receiveיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947of you his standingעֶמְדָּתֽוֹ׃em.da.ToH5979.

12For the inhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427of Marothמָר֑וֹתma.RotH4796waited carefullyחָ֥לָֽהCha.lahH2342for goodלְט֖וֹבle.TovH2896:but evilרָע֙ra'H7451came downיָ֤רַדYa.radH3381from Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068unto the gateלְשַׁ֖עַרle.Sha.'arH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

13O thou inhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427of Lachishלָכִ֑ישׁla.KhishH3923,bindרְתֹ֧םre.TomH7573the chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הha.mer.ka.VahH4818to the swift beastלָרֶ֖כֶשׁla.Re.kheshH7409: she isthe beginningרֵאשִׁ֨יתre.ShitH7225of the sinחַטָּ֥אתcha.TatH2403to the daughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726:for the transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֥יpish.'EiH6588of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478were foundנִמְצְא֖וּnim.tze.'UH4672in thee.

14Therefore shalt thou giveתִּתְּנִ֣יti.te.NiH5414presentsשִׁלּוּחִ֔יםshi.lu.ChimH7964to Moresheth–gathH4182:the housesבָּתֵּ֤יba.TeiH1004of Achzibאַכְזִיב֙'akh.ZivH392shall bea lieלְאַכְזָ֔בle.'akh.ZavH391to the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֖יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15Yet will I bringאָ֣בִי'A.viH935an heirהַיֹּרֵשׁ֙hai.yo.ReshH3423unto thee, O inhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetH3427of Mareshahמָֽרֵשָׁ֑הma.re.ShahH4762:he shall comeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935unto Adullamעֲדֻּלָּ֥ם'a.du.LamH5725the gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

16Make thee baldקָרְחִ֣יka.re.ChiH7139,and pollוָגֹ֔זִּיva.Go.ziH1494thee for thy delicateתַּעֲנוּגָ֑יִךְta.'a.nu.Ga.yikhH8588childrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121;enlargeהַרְחִ֤בִיhar.Chi.viH7337thy baldnessקָרְחָתֵךְ֙ka.re.cha.teKhH7144as the eagleכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁרka.Ne.sherH5404;for they are gone into captivityגָל֖וּga.LuH1540from thee.

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