Revised Version 1895

Micah 2

1Woeה֧וֹיHoH1945to them thatdeviseחֹֽשְׁבֵי־cho.she.vei-H2803iniquityאָ֛וֶן'A.venH205andworkוּפֹ֥עֲלֵיu.Fo.'a.leiH6466evilרָ֖עra'H7451uponעַל־'al-H5921theirbedsמִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םmish.ke.vo.TamH4904! when themorningהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ha.Bo.kerH1242islightבְּא֤וֹרbe.'orH216, they practise it,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588it is in thepowerH3027of theirhandיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027.

2And theycovetוְחָמְד֤וּve.cha.me.DuH2530fieldsשָׂדוֹת֙sa.dOtH7704, andseizeוְגָזָ֔לוּve.ga.Za.luH1497them; andhousesוּבָתִּ֖יםu.va.TimH1004, andtakeוְנָשָׂ֑אוּve.na.Sa.'uH5375themawayH5375: and theyoppressוְעָֽשְׁקוּ֙ve.'a.she.KuH6231amanוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376and hishouseוּבֵית֔וֹu.vei.ToH1004, even amanH376and hisheritageוְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ פve.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

3Thereforethusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:Beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005,againstעַל־'al-H5921thisfamilyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940do Ideviseחֹשֵׁ֛בcho.ShevH2803anevilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451, fromwhichאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834ye shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808removeתָמִ֨ישׁוּta.Mi.shuH4185yournecksצַוְּארֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םtza.ve.ro.tei.KhemH6677,neitherוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808shall ye walkhaughtilyרוֹמָ֔הro.MahH7317; for it is anevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451time.

4In thatdayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117shall theytakeH5375upH5375aparableמָשָׁ֗לma.ShalH4912againstH5921youH5921, and lament with a dolefullamentationנְהִ֤יne.HiH5092, andsayאָמַר֙'a.MarH559,WeH3117be utterly spoiled: he changeth theportionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506of mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971:howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349doth heremoveיָמִ֣ישׁya.MishH4185it frommeH5921! to the rebellious he divideth ourfieldsשָׂדֵ֖ינוּsa.Dei.nuH7704.

5Therefore thou shalt havenoneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808that shallcastמַשְׁלִ֥יךְmash.LikhH7993thelineחֶ֖בֶלChe.velH2256bylotבְּגוֹרָ֑לbe.go.RalH1486in thecongregationבִּקְהַ֖לbik.HalH6951of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6Prophesy yenotH3808,thusH3808they prophesy. They shallnotH3808prophesy totheseלָאֵ֔לֶּהla.'E.lehH428:reproachesכְּלִמּֽוֹת׃ke.li.MotH3639shallnotH3808depart.

7Shall it besaidהֶאָמ֣וּרhe.'a.MurH559, Ohouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290, Is thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068straitened? aretheseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428hisdoingsH1697?DoH3190notהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808mywordsדְבָרַ֨יde.va.RaiH1697doH3190goodיֵיטִ֔יבוּyei.Ti.vuH3190to him that walkethuprightlyהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477?

8But of late mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971isrisenH6965upH6965as anenemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341: yestripתַּפְשִׁט֑וּןtaf.shi.TunH6584therobeH8008fromoffH6584thegarmentשַׂלְמָ֔הsal.MahH8008from them thatpassמֵעֹבְרִ֣יםme.'oe.RimH5674bysecurelyבֶּ֔טַחBe.tachH983asmenH5971averse fromwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

9Thewomenנְשֵׁ֤יne.SheiH802of mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971ye castoutתְּגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּןte.Ga.re.ShunH1644from theirpleasantתַּֽעֲנֻגֶ֑יהָta.'a.nu.Gei.haH8588housesמִבֵּ֖יתmi.BeitH1004; from their youngchildrenעֹֽלָלֶ֔יהָ'o.la.Lei.haH5768yetakeתִּקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947awayH3947my glory foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

10Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965ye, and depart; for this isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808yourrestהַמְּנוּחָ֑הha.me.nu.ChahH4496:becauseH3588of uncleanness that destroyeth,evenH3588with a grievous destruction.

11Ifלוּ־lu-H3863amanH376walkingהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980inwindר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307andfalsehoodוָשֶׁ֣קֶרva.She.kerH8267doהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088lieH8267, saying, I will prophesy unto thee ofwineלַיַּ֖יִןlai.Ya.yinH3196and ofstrongוְלַשֵּׁכָ֑רve.la.she.KharH7941drinkH7941; he shall even be theprophetH376of thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

12I willsurelyH622assembleH622, OJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290,allכֻּלָּ֗ךְku.LakhH3605of thee; I willsurelyH622gatherH6908theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; I willputH7760themtogetherיַ֥חַדYa.chadH3162as thesheepכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629of Bozrah: as aflockH6629in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of theirpastureהַדָּֽבְר֔וֹha.da.ve.RoH1699, they shallmakeאֲשִׂימֶ֖נּוּ'a.si.Me.nuH7760great noise by reason of the multitude ofmenמֵאָדָֽם׃me.'a.DamH120.

13Thebreakerהַפֹּרֵץ֙ha.po.RetzH6555isgoneH3318upעָלָ֤ה'a.LahH5927beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440them: they havebrokenפָּֽרְצוּ֙pa.re.TzuH6555forthH3318andpassedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔רוּvai.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674on to thegateשַׁ֖עַרSha.'arH8179, and aregoneH3318outH3318thereat: and theirkingמַלְכָּם֙mal.KamH4428ispassedוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674onbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440them, and theLORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068at theheadבְּרֹאשָֽׁם׃ פbe.ro.ShamH7218of them.

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