Revised Version 1895

Micah 1

1Thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068thatcameהָיָ֗הha.YahH1961toMicahמִיכָה֙mi.KhahH4318the Morashtite in thedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofJothamיוֹתָ֛םyo.TamH3147,Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271, andHezekiahH2396,kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,whichH834hesawחָזָ֥הcha.ZahH2372concerningSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111andJerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.Ru.sha.LimH3389.

2Hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085, yepeoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971,allH3605ofyouH3605; hearken, Oearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776, andallH3605that therein is: andletוִיהִי֩vi.HiH1961theLordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136bewitnessלְעֵ֔דle.'EdH5707againstH3605youH3605, theLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136from hisholyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944templeמֵהֵיכַ֥לme.hei.KhalH1964.

3For,beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068comethforthיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318outH3318of hisplaceמִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725, and willcomeH3318downוְיָרַ֥דve.ya.RadH3381, andtreadוְדָרַ֖ךְve.da.RakhH1869uponעַל־'al-H5921thehighבָּ֥מֳתֵיba.mo.teiH1116placesH1116of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

4And themountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022shall be moltenunderH8478him, and thevalleysוְהָעֲמָקִ֖יםve.ha.'a.ma.KimH6010shall be cleft, aswaxכַּדּוֹנַג֙ka.do.NagH1749beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440thefireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784, aswatersכְּמַ֖יִםke.Ma.yimH4325that arepouredמֻגָּרִ֥יםmu.ga.RimH5064downH5064asteepבְּמוֹרָֽד׃be.mo.RadH4174placeH8478.

5For thetransgressionבְּפֶ֤שַׁעbe.Fe.sha'H6588ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290isallכָּל־kol-H3605this, and for thesinsוּבְחַטֹּ֖אותu.ve.cha.TotH2403of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Whatמִֽי־mi-H4310is thetransgressionפֶ֣שַׁעFe.sha'H6588ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290? is itnotהֲלוֹא֙ha.lO'H3808Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111? andwhatוּמִי֙u.MiH4310are thehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063? are theynotהֲל֖וֹאha.Lo'H3808Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

6Therefore I willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760Samariaשֹׁמְר֛וֹןsho.me.RonH8111as anheapלְעִ֥יle.'IH5856of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704, and as the plantings of avineyardכָ֑רֶםKha.remH3754: and I willpourוְהִגַּרְתִּ֤יve.hi.gar.TiH5064downH5064thestonesאֲבָנֶ֔יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68thereofintoאֲגַלֶּֽה׃'a.ga.LehH1540thevalleyלַגַּי֙la.GaiH1516, and I will discover thefoundationsוִיסֹדֶ֖יהָvi.so.Dei.haH3247thereof.

7AndallH3605herH3605gravenH6456imagesH6456shall be beaten topiecesיֻכַּ֗תּוּyu.Ka.tuH3807, andallH3605herH3605hires shall beburnedיִשָּׂרְפ֣וּyi.sa.re.FuH8313withfireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784, andallH3605herH3605idolsעֲצַבֶּ֖יהָ'a.tza.Bei.haH6091will Ilayאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760desolateשְׁמָמָ֑הshe.ma.MahH8077: for of thehireH868of anharlotזוֹנָה֙zo.NahH2181hathsheכִּ֠יkiH3588gatheredקִבָּ֔צָהki.Ba.tzahH6908them, and unto thehireH868of anharlotזוֹנָ֖הzo.NahH2181shall theyreturnיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ya.Shu.vuH7725.

8For this will Iwailוְאֵילִ֔ילָהve.'ei.Li.lahH3213andhowlH3213, I will go stripped andnakedוְעָר֑וֹםve.'a.RomH6174: I willmakeאֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה'e.'e.SehH6213awailingמִסְפֵּד֙mis.PedH4553like thejackalsכַּתַּנִּ֔יםka.ta.NimH8577, and amourningוְאֵ֖בֶלve.'E.velH60like theostrichesיַעֲנָֽה׃ya.'a.NahH3284.

9ForherH935woundsמַכּוֹתֶ֑יהָma.ko.Tei.haH4347areincurableאֲנוּשָׁ֖ה'a.nu.ShahH605: for it iscomeבָ֙אָה֙va.'ahH935evenH5704untoJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063; it reacheth unto thegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971,evenH5704toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10Tellתַּגִּ֔ידוּta.Gi.duH5046itnotאַל־'al-H408inGathבְּגַת֙be.GatH1661,weepבָּכ֖וֹba.KhoH1058notאַל־'al-H408atallתִּבְכּ֑וּtiv.KuH1058: atBeth-le-AphrahH1036have I rolled myself in thedustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083.

11Passעִבְרִ֥י'iv.RiH5674yeawayH3947, Oinhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofShaphirשָׁפִ֖ירsha.FirH8208, innakednessעֶרְיָה־'er.yah-H6181andshameבֹ֑שֶׁתVo.shetH1322: theinhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofZaananצַֽאֲנָ֔ןtza.'a.NanH6630isnotH3808comeH3318forthיָֽצְאָה֙ya.tze.'AhH3318; the wailing ofBeth-ezelH1018shalltakeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947fromyouH3808thestayH3427thereof.

12For theinhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofMarothמָר֑וֹתma.RotH4796waiteth anxiously forgoodלְט֖וֹבle.TovH2896:becauseH3588evilרָע֙ra'H7451iscomeיָ֤רַדYa.radH3381downH3381from theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068unto thegateלְשַׁ֖עַרle.Sha.'arH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

13Bind thechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הha.mer.ka.VahH4818to theswiftלָרֶ֖כֶשׁla.Re.kheshH7409steed, Oinhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofLachishלָכִ֑ישׁla.KhishH3923:sheהִיא֙hi'H1931was thebeginningרֵאשִׁ֨יתre.ShitH7225ofsinחַטָּ֥אתcha.TatH2403to thedaughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726; for thetransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֥יpish.'EiH6588ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478werefoundנִמְצְא֖וּnim.tze.'UH4672in thee.

14Therefore shalt thougiveתִּתְּנִ֣יti.te.NiH5414apartingשִׁלּוּחִ֔יםshi.lu.ChimH7964giftH5414toMoresheth-gathH4182: thehousesבָּתֵּ֤יba.TeiH1004ofAchzibאַכְזִיב֙'akh.ZivH392shall be a deceitfulthingלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651unto thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֖יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15I will yetbringאָ֣בִי'A.viH935unto thee, Oinhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofMareshahמָֽרֵשָׁ֑הma.re.ShahH4762, him that shallpossessהַיֹּרֵשׁ֙hai.yo.ReshH3423thee: thegloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallcomeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935evenעַד־'ad-H5704untoAdullamעֲדֻּלָּ֥ם'a.du.LamH5725.

16Makeקָרְחִ֣יka.re.ChiH7139theebaldH7144, and poll thee for thechildrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of thydelightתַּעֲנוּגָ֑יִךְta.'a.nu.Ga.yikhH8588:enlargeהַרְחִ֤בִיhar.Chi.viH7337thybaldnessקָרְחָתֵךְ֙ka.re.cha.teKhH7144as theeagleכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁרka.Ne.sherH5404; for they aregoneמִמֵּֽךְ׃ סmi.MekhH4480intoH1540captivityH1540from thee.

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