Revised Literal Translation

Micah 3

1And I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085,I pray you, O headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and ye princesוּקְצִינֵ֖יu.ke.tzi.NeiH7101of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; Is itnot for you to knowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ha.mish.PatH4941?

2Who hateשֹׂ֥נְאֵיSo.ne.'eiH8130the goodט֖וֹבTovH2896,and loveוְאֹ֣הֲבֵיve.'O.ha.veiH157the evilרָ֑עra.'ahH7451;who pluck offגֹּזְלֵ֤יgo.ze.LeiH1497their skinעוֹרָם֙o.RamH5785from off them, and their fleshוּשְׁאֵרָ֖םu.she.'e.RamH7607from off their bonesעַצְמוֹתָֽם׃atz.mo.TamH6106;

3Who also eatאָכְלוּ֮'a.khe.LuH398the fleshשְׁאֵ֣רshe.'ErH7607of my peopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971,and flayהִפְשִׁ֔יטוּhif.Shi.tuH6584their skinוְעוֹרָם֙ve.'o.RamH5785from off them; and they breakפִּצֵּ֑חוּpi.Tze.chuH6476their bonesעַצְמֹֽתֵיהֶ֖ם'atz.mo.tei.HemH6106,and chop them in piecesוּפָרְשׂוּ֙u.fa.re.SuH6566,as for the potבַּסִּ֔ירba.SirH5518,and as fleshוּכְבָשָׂ֖רu.khe.va.SarH1320withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the caldronקַלָּֽחַת׃ka.La.chatH7037.

4Then shall they cryיִזְעֲק֣וּyiz.'a.KuH2199unto Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,but he will not hearיַעֲנֶ֖הya.'a.NehH6030them: he will even hideוְיַסְתֵּ֨רve.yas.TerH5641his faceפָּנָ֤יוpa.NavH6440from them at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,as they have behaved themselves illהֵרֵ֖עוּhe.Re.'uH7489in their doingsמַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ פma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

5Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068concerning the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030that make my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971errהַמַּתְעִ֣יםha.mat.'ImH8582,that biteהַנֹּשְׁכִ֤יםha.no.she.KhimH5391with their teethבְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם֙be.shi.nei.HemH8127,and cryוְקָרְא֣וּve.ka.re.'UH7121,Peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965;and he that puttethיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414not into their mouthsפִּיהֶ֔םpi.HemH6310,they even prepareוְקִדְּשׁ֥וּve.ki.de.ShuH6942warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421against him.

6Therefore nightלַ֤יְלָהLay.lahH3915shall beunto you, that ye shall not have a visionמֵֽחָז֔וֹןme.cha.ZonH2377;and it shall be darkוְחָשְׁכָ֥הve.cha.she.KhahH2821unto you, that ye shall not divineמִקְּסֹ֑םmi.ke.SomH7080;and the sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121shall go downוּבָ֤אָהu.Va.'ahH935over the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,and the dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117shall be darkוְקָדַ֥רve.ka.DarH6937over them.

7Then shall the seersהַחֹזִ֗יםha.cho.ZimH2374be ashamedוּבֹ֣שׁוּu.Vo.shuH954,and the divinersהַקֹּ֣סְמִ֔יםha.Ko.se.MimH7080confoundedוְחָֽפְרוּ֙ve.cha.fe.RuH2659:yea, they shall all coverוְעָט֥וּve.'a.TuH5844their lipsשָׂפָ֖םsa.FamH8222; for there isno answerמַעֲנֵ֖הma.'a.NehH4617of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

8But trulyוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199I am fullמָלֵ֤אתִיma.Le.tiH4390of powerכֹ֙חַ֙kho.achH3581by the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and of judgmentוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941,and of mightוּגְבוּרָ֑הu.ge.vu.RahH1369,to declareלְהַגִּ֤ידle.ha.GidH5046unto Jacobלְיַֽעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290his transgressionפִּשְׁע֔וֹpish.'OH6588,and to Israelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478his sinחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃ סcha.ta.ToH2403.

9Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085this, I pray you, ye headsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and princesוּקְצִינֵ֖יu.ke.tzi.NeiH7101of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that abhorהַֽמֲתַעֲבִ֣יםha.ma.ta.'a.VimH8581judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941,and pervertיְעַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.'a.Ke.shuH6140all equityהַיְשָׁרָ֖הhay.sha.RahH3477.

10They build upבֹּנֶ֥הbo.NehH1129Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726with bloodבְּדָמִ֑יםbe.da.MimH1818,and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389with iniquityבְּעַוְלָֽה׃be.'av.LahH5766.

11The headsרָאשֶׁ֣יהָ׀ra.Shei.haH7218thereof judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֗טוּyish.Po.tuH8199for rewardבְּשֹׁ֣חַדbe.Sho.chadH7810,and the priestsוְכֹהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙ve.kho.ha.Nei.haH3548thereof teachיוֹר֔וּyo.RuH3384for hireבִּמְחִ֣ירbim.ChirH4242,and the prophetsוּנְבִיאֶ֖יהָu.ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030thereof divineיִקְסֹ֑מוּyik.So.muH7080for moneyבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701:yet will they leanיִשָּׁעֵ֣נוּyi.sha.'E.nuH8172upon Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Isnot Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068amongבְּקִרְבֵּ֔נוּbe.kir.Be.nuH7130us? none evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451can comeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935upon us.

12Therefore shall Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726for your sakeבִּגְלַלְכֶ֔םbig.lal.KhemH1558be plowedתֵֽחָרֵ֑שׁte.cha.ReshH2790asa fieldשָׂדֶ֣הsa.DehH7704,and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389shall become heapsעִיִּ֣ין'i.YinH5856,and the mountainוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004as the high placesלְבָמ֥וֹתle.va.MotH1116of the forestיָֽעַר׃ פYa.'arH3293.

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