Revised Literal Translation

Micah 7:8-13

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.

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