Revised Literal Translation

Micah 4:9-13

9Now why dost thou cryתָרִ֖יעִיta.Ri.'iH7321out aloudרֵ֑עַRe.a'H7452? is thereno kingהֲמֶ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in thee? is thy counsellorיוֹעֲצֵךְ֙yo.'a.tzeKhH3289perishedאָבָ֔ד'a.VadH6?for pangsחִ֖ילchilH2427have takenהֶחֱזִיקֵ֥ךְhe.che.zi.KekhH2388thee as a woman in travailכַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205.

10Be in painח֧וּלִיChu.liH2342,and labour to bring forthוָגֹ֛חִיva.Go.chiH1518,O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726,like a woman in travailכַּיּֽוֹלֵדָ֑הkai.yo.le.DahH3205:for now shalt thou go forthתֵצְאִ֨יte.tze.'IH3318out of the cityמִקִּרְיָ֜הmi.kir.YahH7151,and thou shalt dwellוְשָׁכַ֣נְתְּve.sha.KhantH7931in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704,and thou shalt goוּבָ֤אתu.VatH935evento Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894;there shalt thou be deliveredתִּנָּצֵ֔לִיti.na.Tze.liH5337;there Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shall redeemיִגְאָלֵ֣ךְyig.'a.LekhH1350thee from the handמִכַּ֖ףmi.KafH3709of thine enemiesאֹיְבָֽיִךְ׃'o.ye.Va.yikhH341.

11Now also manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471are gatheredנֶאֶסְפ֥וּne.'es.FuH622against thee, that sayהָאֹמְרִ֣יםha.'o.me.RimH559,Let her be defiledתֶּחֱנָ֔ףte.che.NafH2610,and let our eyeעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869lookוְתַ֥חַזve.Ta.chazH2372upon Zionבְּצִיּ֖וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726.

12But they knowיָֽדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045not the thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,neither understandהֵבִ֖ינוּhe.Vi.nuH995they his counselעֲצָת֑וֹa.tza.ToH6098:for he shall gatherקִבְּצָ֖םki.be.TzamH6908them as the sheavesכֶּעָמִ֥ירke.'a.MirH5995into the floorגֹּֽרְנָה׃Go.re.nahH1637.

13Ariseק֧וּמִיKu.miH6965and threshוָד֣וֹשִׁיva.Do.o.shiH1758,O daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726:for I will makeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760thine hornקַרְנֵ֞ךְkar.NekhH7161ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270,and I will makeאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760thy hoofsוּפַרְסֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.far.so.Ta.yikhH6541brassנְחוּשָׁ֔הne.chu.ShahH5154:and thou shalt beat in piecesוַהֲדִקּ֖וֹתva.ha.di.KotH1854manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971:and I will consecrateוְהַחֲרַמְתִּ֤יve.ha.cha.ram.TiH2763their gainבִּצְעָ֔םbitz.'AmH1215unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,and their substanceוְחֵילָ֖םve.chei.LamH2428unto the Lordלַאֲד֥וֹןla.'a.DonH113of the whole earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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