Revised Version 1895

Micah 4

1But in thelatterבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117it shallcomeוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961topassיִ֠הְיֶהYih.yehH1961, that themountainהַ֣רharH2022of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004shall beestablishedנָכוֹן֙na.khOnH3559in thetopבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of themountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, and it shall beexaltedוְנִשָּׂ֥אve.ni.Sa'H5375aboveעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921thehillsמִגְּבָע֑וֹתmi.ge.va.'otH1389; andpeoplesעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971shall flow unto it.

2Andmanyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471shallgoH1980andsayוְאָֽמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559,ComeH1980ye, andletH1980usאֶל־'el-H413goH1980upוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927to themountainהַר־har-H2022of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and to thehouseבֵּית֙beitH1004of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290; and he willteachוְיוֹרֵ֙נוּ֙ve.yo.Re.nuH3384usוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413of hiswaysמִדְּרָכָ֔יוmi.de.ra.KhavH1870, andweכִּ֤יkiH3588willwalkH1980in hispathsבְּאֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יוbe.'o.re.cho.TavH734: foroutH3318ofZionמִצִּיּוֹן֙mi.tzi.yOnH6726shallgoH1980forthH3318thelawתוֹרָ֔הto.RahH8451, and thewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068fromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃mi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3and he shalljudgeוְשָׁפַ֗טve.sha.FatH8199betweenבֵּ֚יןbeinH996manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971, and shallreproveוְהוֹכִ֛יחַve.ho.Khi.achH3198strongעֲצֻמִ֖ים'a.tzu.MimH6099nationsלְגוֹיִ֥םle.go.YimH1471afarH7350offH7350; and they shallbeatוְכִתְּת֨וּve.khi.te.TuH3807theirswordsחַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֜םchar.vo.tei.HemH2719intoH413plowsharesלְאִתִּ֗יםle.'i.TimH855, and theirspearsוַחֲנִיתֹֽתֵיהֶם֙va.cha.ni.to.tei.HemH2595intoH413pruninghooks:nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808liftיִשְׂא֞וּyis.'UH5375upH5375swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719againstH413nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471,neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shall theylearnיִלְמְד֥וּןyil.me.DunH3925warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421anyH5750moreH5750.

4But they shallsitוְיָשְׁב֗וּve.ya.she.VuH3427everyH376manH376underתַּ֧חַתTa.chatH8478hisvineגַּפְנ֛וֹgaf.NoH1612andunderוְתַ֥חַתve.Ta.chatH8478hisfigתְּאֵנָת֖וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384treeH8384; andnoneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369shallmakeH2729themafraidH2729: for themouthפִ֛יfiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696it.

5ForallH3605thepeoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971will walkeveryH3605one in thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of hisgodאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430, andweוַאֲנַ֗חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587will walk in thenameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430foreverוָעֶֽד׃ פva.'EdH5703andeverH5703.

6In thatdayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117, saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, will IassembleH622herH3117that halteth, and I willgatherאֲקַבֵּ֑צָה'a.ka.Be.tzahH6908herH3117that isdrivenוְהַנִּדָּחָ֖הve.han.ni.da.ChahH5080awayH622, andherH3117that I have afflicted;

7and I willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760herH5921that halted aremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֔יתlish.'e.RitH7611, andherH5921that was castfarH5704offH5921astrongעָצ֑וּם'a.TzumH6099nationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471: and theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068shallreignוּמָלַ֨ךְu.ma.LakhH4427over them inmountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726from henceforthevenH5704foreverעוֹלָֽם׃ פo.LamH5769.

8And thou, OtowerH4026of theflockH5739, thehillעֹ֛פֶל'O.felH6076of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726, unto thee shall itcomeוּבָאָ֗הu.va.'AhH935; yea, theformerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔הha.Ri.sho.NahH7223dominionהַמֶּמְשָׁלָה֙ha.mem.sha.LahH4475shallcomeH935, thekingdomמַמְלֶ֖כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of thedaughterלְבַ֥ת־le.Vat-H1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9Nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100dost thoucryH7321outH2388aloudH7321? Is therenoאֵֽין־'ein-H369kingהֲמֶ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in thee, is thy counsellorperishedאָבָ֔ד'a.VadH6, that pangs havetakenH2388holdהֶחֱזִיקֵ֥ךְhe.che.zi.KekhH2388of thee as of a woman in travail?

10Be in pain, and labour tobringH935forthH3318, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726, like awomanH1323in travail: fornowעַתָּה֩'a.TahH6258shalt thougoתֵצְאִ֨יte.tze.'IH3318forthH3318outH3318of thecityמִקִּרְיָ֜הmi.kir.YahH7151, and shaltdwellוְשָׁכַ֣נְתְּve.sha.KhantH7931in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704, and shaltcomeH935evenעַד־'ad-H5704untoBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894; there shalt thou berescuedתִּנָּצֵ֔לִיti.na.Tze.liH5337; there shall theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068redeemיִגְאָלֵ֣ךְyig.'a.LekhH1350thee from thehandמִכַּ֖ףmi.KafH3709of thineenemiesאֹיְבָֽיִךְ׃'o.ye.Va.yikhH341.

11Andnowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471areassembledנֶאֶסְפ֥וּne.'es.FuH622againstH5921thee, thatsayהָאֹמְרִ֣יםha.'o.me.RimH559,LetH6258herH5921be defiled, andletH6258oureyeעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869seeוְתַ֥חַזve.Ta.chazH2372itsH5921desireuponH5921Zionבְּצִיּ֖וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726.

12But theyknowיָֽדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045notלֹ֤אlo'H3808thethoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808understandהֵבִ֖ינוּhe.Vi.nuH995they hiscounselעֲצָת֑וֹa.tza.ToH6098: for he hathgatheredקִבְּצָ֖םki.be.TzamH6908them as thesheavesכֶּעָמִ֥ירke.'a.MirH5995to the threshingfloor.

13Ariseק֧וּמִיKu.miH6965andthreshוָד֣וֹשִׁיva.Do.o.shiH1758, Odaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726: for I willmakeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760thinehornקַרְנֵ֞ךְkar.NekhH7161ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270, and I willmakeאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760thyhoofsוּפַרְסֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.far.so.Ta.yikhH6541brass: and thou shalt beat in piecesmanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971: and thou shalt devote theirgainבִּצְעָ֔םbitz.'AmH1215unto theLORDH3068, and theirsubstanceוְחֵילָ֖םve.chei.LamH2428unto theLordH3068of thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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