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Micah 3:5-7

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.

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