Revised Literal Translation

Micah 7:14-20

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.

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