Revised Version 1895

Micah 3:2-7

2whohateשֹׂ֥נְאֵיSo.ne.'eiH8130thegoodט֖וֹבTovH2896, andloveוְאֹ֣הֲבֵיve.'O.ha.veiH157theevilרָ֑עra.'ahH7451; who pluckoffH5921theirskinעוֹרָם֙o.RamH5785fromoffH5921them, and theirfleshוּשְׁאֵרָ֖םu.she.'e.RamH7607fromoffH5921theirbonesעַצְמוֹתָֽם׃atz.mo.TamH6106;

3who alsoeatאָכְלוּ֮'a.khe.LuH398thefleshH1320of mypeopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971; and they flay theirskinוְעוֹרָם֙ve.'o.RamH5785fromoffהִפְשִׁ֔יטוּhif.Shi.tuH6584them, andbreakפִּצֵּ֑חוּpi.Tze.chuH6476theirbonesעַצְמֹֽתֵיהֶ֖ם'atz.mo.tei.HemH6106: yea, theychopוּפָרְשׂוּ֙u.fa.re.SuH6566them in pieces, as for thepotבַּסִּ֔ירba.SirH5518, and asfleshH1320withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thecaldronקַלָּֽחַת׃ka.La.chatH7037.

4Then shall theycryיִזְעֲק֣וּyiz.'a.KuH2199unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, but he willnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808answerיַעֲנֶ֖הya.'a.NehH6030them: yea, he willhideוְיַסְתֵּ֨רve.yas.TerH5641hisfaceפָּנָ֤יוpa.NavH6440from them at that time,accordingאֶל־'el-H413as they have wroughtevilהֵרֵ֖עוּhe.Re.'uH7489in theirdoingsמַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ פma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

5Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068concerning theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatmakeיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971toerrהַמַּתְעִ֣יםha.mat.'ImH8582; that bite with theirteethבְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם֙be.shi.nei.HemH8127andcryוְקָרְא֣וּve.ka.re.'UH7121,Peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965; and whoso puttethnotH3808intoH5921theirmouthsפִּיהֶ֔םpi.HemH6310, theyevenH3808prepareוְקִדְּשׁ֥וּve.ki.de.ShuH6942warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421againstH5921him:

6Therefore it shall benightלַ֤יְלָהLay.lahH3915untoyouH5921, that ye shall have novisionמֵֽחָז֔וֹןme.cha.ZonH2377; and it shall bedarkוְחָשְׁכָ֥הve.cha.she.KhahH2821untoyouH5921, that ye shall notdivineמִקְּסֹ֑םmi.ke.SomH7080; and thesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121shallgoוּבָ֤אָהu.Va.'ahH935downH5921uponH5921theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, and thedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117shall beblackוְקָדַ֥רve.ka.DarH6937over them.

7And theseersהַחֹזִ֗יםha.cho.ZimH2374shall beashamedוּבֹ֣שׁוּu.Vo.shuH954, and thedivinersהַקֹּ֣סְמִ֔יםha.Ko.se.MimH7080confoundedוְחָֽפְרוּ֙ve.cha.fe.RuH2659;yeaכִּ֛יkiH3588, they shallallכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605coverוְעָט֥וּve.'a.TuH5844their lips: for there isnoאֵ֥ין'einH369answerמַעֲנֵ֖הma.'a.NehH4617ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

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