Revised Literal Translation

Micah 7

1Woeאַ֣לְלַי'A.laiH480is me! for I am as when they have gatheredכְּאָסְפֵּי־ke.'a.se.pei-H625the summer fruitsקַ֔יִץKa.yitzH7019,as the grapegleaningsכְּעֹלְלֹ֖תke.'o.le.LotH5955of the vintageבָּצִ֑ירba.TzirH1210: there isno clusterאֶשְׁכּ֣וֹל'esh.KolH811to eatלֶאֱכ֔וֹלle.'e.KholH398:my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315desiredאִוְּתָ֥ה'i.ve.TahH183the firstripe fruitבִּכּוּרָ֖הbi.ku.RahH1063.

2The goodחָסִיד֙cha.SidH2623manis perishedאָבַ֤ד'a.VadH6out of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and there isnone uprightוְיָשָׁ֥רve.ya.SharH3477among menבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120:they all lie in waitיֶאֱרֹ֔בוּye.'e.RouH693for bloodלְדָמִ֣יםle.da.MimH1818;they huntיָצ֥וּדוּya.Tzu.duH6679every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376his brotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251with a netחֵֽרֶם׃Che.remH2764.

3That they may do evilהָרַ֤עha.Ra'H7451with both handsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709earnestlyלְהֵיטִ֔יבle.hei.TivH3190,the princeהַשַּׂ֣רha.SarH8269askethשֹׁאֵ֔לsho.'ElH7592,and the judgeוְהַשֹּׁפֵ֖טve.ha.sho.FetH8199askethfor a rewardבַּשִׁלּ֑וּםba.shi.LumH7966;and the greatוְהַגָּד֗וֹלve.ha.ga.DolH1419man,he utterethדֹּבֵ֨רdo.VerH1696his mischievousהַוַּ֥תha.VatH1942desireנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315:so they wrap it upוַֽיְעַבְּתֽוּהָ׃Vay.'a.be.Tu.haH5686.

4The bestטוֹבָ֣םto.VamH2896of them isas a brierכְּחֵ֔דֶקke.Che.dekH2312:the most uprightיָשָׁ֖רya.SharH3477is sharperthan a thorn hedgeמִמְּסוּכָ֑הmi.me.su.KhahH4534:the dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of thy watchmenמְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙me.tza.Pei.khaH6822andthy visitationפְּקֻדָּתְךָ֣pe.ku.da.te.ChaH6486comethבָ֔אָהVa.'ahH935;now shall be their perplexityמְבוּכָתָֽם׃me.vu.kha.TamH3998.

5Trustתַּאֲמִ֣ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539ye not in a friendבְרֵ֔עַve.Re.a'H7453,put ye not confidenceתִּבְטְח֖וּtiv.te.ChuH982in a guideבְּאַלּ֑וּףbe.'a.LufH441:keepשְׁמֹ֖רshe.MorH8104the doorsפִּתְחֵי־pit.chei-H6607of thy mouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310from her that liethמִשֹּׁכֶ֣בֶתmi.sho.Khe.vetH7901in thy bosomחֵיקֶ֔ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436.

6For the sonבֵן֙venH1121dishonourethמְנַבֵּ֣לme.na.BelH5034the fatherאָ֔ב'AvH1,the daughterבַּ֚תbatH1323riseth upקָמָ֣הka.MahH6965against her motherבְאִמָּ֔הּve.'i.MahH517,the daughter in lawכַּלָּ֖הka.LahH3618against her mother in lawבַּחֲמֹתָ֑הּba.cha.mo.TahH2545;a man’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376enemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341arethe menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of his own houseבֵיתֽוֹ׃vei.ToH1004.

7Therefore I will lookאֲצַפֶּ֔ה'a.tza.PehH6822unto Yhwhבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068;I will waitאוֹחִ֖ילָה'o.Chi.lahH3176for the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430of my salvationיִשְׁעִ֑יyish.'IH3468:my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430will hearיִשְׁמָעֵ֖נִיyish.ma.'E.niH8085me.

8Rejoiceתִּשְׂמְחִ֤יtis.me.ChiH8055not against me, O mine enemyאֹיַ֙בְתִּי֙'o.Yav.tiH341:when I fallנָפַ֖לְתִּיna.Fal.tiH5307,I shall ariseקָ֑מְתִּיKa.me.tiH6965;when I sitאֵשֵׁ֣ב'e.ShevH3427in darknessבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822,Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall bea lightא֥וֹר'orH216unto me.

9I will bearאֶשָּׂ֔א'e.Sa'H5375the indignationזַ֤עַףZa.'afH2197of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,because I have sinnedחָטָ֖אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against him, until he pleadיָרִ֤יבya.RivH7378my causeרִיבִי֙ri.ViH7379,and executeוְעָשָׂ֣הve.'a.SahH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יmish.pa.TiH4941for me: he will bring me forthיוֹצִיאֵ֣נִיyo.tzi.'E.niH3318to the lightלָא֔וֹרla.'orH216, andI shall beholdאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200his righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃be.tzid.ka.ToH6666.

10Then she that ismine enemyאֹיַ֙בְתִּי֙'o.Yav.tiH341shall seeוְתֵרֶ֤אve.te.Re'H7200it,and shameבוּשָׁ֔הvu.ShahH955shall coverוּתְכַסֶּ֣הָu.te.kha.Se.haH3680her which saidהָאֹמְרָ֣הha.'o.me.RahH559unto me, Where is Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430?mine eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869shall beholdתִּרְאֶ֣ינָּהtir.'Ei.nahH7200her: now shall she be trodden downלְמִרְמָ֖סle.mir.MasH4823as the mireכְּטִ֥יטke.TitH2916of the streetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351.

11Inthe dayי֖וֹםYomH3117that thy wallsגְּדֵרָ֑יִךְge.de.Ra.yikhH1447are to be builtלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129, inthat dayי֥וֹםYomH3117shall the decreeחֹֽק׃ChokH2706be far removedיִרְחַק־yir.chak-H7368.

12Inthat dayי֥וֹםYomH3117alsohe shall comeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935even to thee from Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804, and fromthe fortifiedמָצ֑וֹרma.TzorH4693citiesוְעָרֵ֣יve.'a.ReiH5892,and from the fortressמָצוֹר֙ma.tzOrH4693even to the riverנָהָ֔רna.HarH5104,and from seaוְיָ֥םve.YamH3220to seaמִיָּ֖םmi.YamH3220, and frommountainוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022to mountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

13Notwithstanding the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be desolateלִשְׁמָמָ֖הlish.ma.MahH8077because of them that dwellיֹֽשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427therein, for the fruitמִפְּרִ֖יmi.pe.RiH6529of their doingsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ סMa.'a.lei.HemH4611.

14Feedרְעֵ֧הre.'EhH7462thy peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971with thy rodבְשִׁבְטֶ֗ךָve.shiv.Te.khaH7626,the flockצֹ֚אןtzonH6629of thine heritageנַֽחֲלָתֶ֔ךָna.cha.la.Te.khaH5159,which dwellשֹׁכְנִ֣יsho.khe.NiH7931solitarilyלְבָדָ֔דle.va.DadH910inthe woodיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293,in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of CarmelH3760:let them feedיִרְע֥וּyir.'UH7462inBashanבָשָׁ֛ןva.ShanH1316and Gileadוְגִלְעָ֖דve.gil.'AdH1568,as in the daysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117of oldעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

15According to the daysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117of thy comingצֵאתְךָ֖tze.te.KhaH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will I shewאַרְאֶ֖נּוּ'ar.'E.nuH7200unto him marvellousנִפְלָאֽוֹת׃nif.la.'otH6381things.

16The nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471shall seeיִרְא֤וּyir.'UH7200and be confoundedוְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּve.ye.Vo.shuH954at all their mightגְּבֽוּרָתָ֑םge.vu.ra.TamH1369:they shall layיָשִׂ֤ימוּya.Si.muH7760theirhandיָד֙yadH3027upon theirmouthפֶּ֔הPehH6310,their earsאָזְנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.ze.nei.HemH241shall be deafתֶּחֱרַֽשְׁנָה׃te.che.Rash.nahH2790.

17They shall lickיְלַחֲכ֤וּye.la.cha.KhuH3897the dustעָפָר֙'a.FarH6083like a serpentכַּנָּחָ֔שׁka.na.ChashH5175,they shall moveיִרְגְּז֖וּyir.ge.ZuH7264out of their holesמִמִּסְגְּרֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םmi.mis.ge.ro.tei.HemH4526like wormsכְּזֹחֲלֵ֣יke.zo.cha.LeiH2119of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776:they shall be afraidיִפְחָ֔דוּyif.Cha.duH6342of Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,and shall fearוְיִֽרְא֖וּve.yir.'UH3372because of thee.

18Who isa Godאֵ֣ל'elH410like unto thee, that pardonethנֹשֵׂ֤אno.Se'H5375iniquityעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771,and passeth byוְעֹבֵ֣רve.'o.VerH5674the transgressionפֶּ֔שַׁעPe.sha'H6588of the remnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתlish.'e.RitH7611of his heritageנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159?he retainethהֶחֱזִ֤יקhe.che.ZikH2388not his angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639for everלָעַד֙la.'AdH5703,because he delightethH2654inmercyחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH2617.

19He will turn againיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725,he will have compassionיְרַֽחֲמֵ֔נוּye.ra.cha.Me.nuH7355upon us; he will subdueיִכְבֹּ֖שׁyikh.BoshH3533our iniquitiesעֲוֹֽנֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771;and thou wilt castוְתַשְׁלִ֛יךְve.tash.LikhH7993all their sinsחַטֹּאותָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403into the depthsבִּמְצֻל֥וֹתbim.tzu.LotH4688of the seaיָ֖םyamH3220.

20Thou wilt performתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414the truthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571to Jacobלְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, andthe mercyחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH2617to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֑םle.'av.ra.HamH85,which thou hast swornנִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650unto our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1from the daysמִ֥ימֵיMi.meiH3117of oldקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

Commentaries on Micah 7