Revised Version 1895

Micah 7

1Woeאַ֣לְלַי'A.laiH480ismeH5315! for I am as when they havegatheredכִּ֤יkiH3588thesummerקַ֔יִץKa.yitzH7019fruits, as thegrapeבָּצִ֑ירba.TzirH1210gleaningsכְּעֹלְלֹ֖תke.'o.le.LotH5955of thevintageH1210: there isnoאֵין־'ein-H369clusterאֶשְׁכּ֣וֹל'esh.KolH811toeatלֶאֱכ֔וֹלle.'e.KholH398; mysoulH5315desireth the firstripefigבִּכּוּרָ֖הbi.ku.RahH1063.

2Thegodlyחָסִיד֙cha.SidH2623manH376isperishedאָבַ֤ד'a.VadH6outמִן־min-H4480of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and there isnoneאָ֑יִן'A.yinH369uprightוְיָשָׁ֥רve.ya.SharH3477amongmenH376: theyallH3605lieיֶאֱרֹ֔בוּye.'e.RouH693inwaitH693forbloodלְדָמִ֣יםle.da.MimH1818; theyhuntיָצ֥וּדוּya.Tzu.duH6679everyH3605manH376hisbrotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251with a net.

3Theirhandsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709areuponH5921thatwhichה֖וּאhu'H1931isevilהָרַ֤עha.Ra'H7451todoלְהֵיטִ֔יבle.hei.TivH3190it diligently; theprinceהַשַּׂ֣רha.SarH8269asketh, and thejudgeוְהַשֹּׁפֵ֖טve.ha.sho.FetH8199is ready for a reward; and thegreatוְהַגָּד֗וֹלve.ha.ga.DolH1419manH5315, he uttereth the mischief of hissoulH5315: thus theyweaveוַֽיְעַבְּתֽוּהָ׃Vay.'a.be.Tu.haH5686ittogetherH5921.

4Thebestטוֹבָ֣םto.VamH2896of them is as a brier: the mostuprightיָשָׁ֖רya.SharH3477is worsethanH2896athornH4534hedgeH4534: thedayי֤וֹםYomH3117of thywatchmenמְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙me.tza.Pei.khaH6822, even thy visitation, iscomeבָ֔אָהVa.'ahH935;nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258shall be their perplexity.

5Trustתִּבְטְח֖וּtiv.te.ChuH982yenotאַל־'al-H408in afriendבְרֵ֔עַve.Re.a'H7453,putH982yenotאַֽל־'al-H408confidenceH982in a guide:keepH8104thedoorsפִּתְחֵי־pit.chei-H6607of thymouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310fromherH8104that lieth in thybosomחֵיקֶ֔ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436.

6For thesonבֵן֙venH1121dishonoureth thefatherאָ֔ב'AvH1, thedaughterבַּ֚תbatH1323risethupקָמָ֣הka.MahH6965againstH376herH3588motherבְאִמָּ֔הּve.'i.MahH517, thedaughterH1323in lawagainstH376herH3588motherH517in law; aman’sH376enemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341are themenH376of hisownH376houseבֵיתֽוֹ׃vei.ToH1004.

7But as formeH589, I will look unto theLORDבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068; I willwaitאוֹחִ֖ילָה'o.Chi.lahH3176for theGodלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430of mysalvationיִשְׁעִ֑יyish.'IH3468: myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430willhearיִשְׁמָעֵ֖נִיyish.ma.'E.niH8085meH589.

8Rejoiceתִּשְׂמְחִ֤יtis.me.ChiH8055notאַֽל־'al-H408againstH3427meH8055, O mineenemyאֹיַ֙בְתִּי֙'o.Yav.tiH341: when Ifallנָפַ֖לְתִּיna.Fal.tiH5307, I shallariseקָ֑מְתִּיKa.me.tiH6965; when Isitאֵשֵׁ֣ב'e.ShevH3427indarknessבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822, theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall be alightא֥וֹר'orH216untomeH8055.

9I willbearאֶשָּׂ֔א'e.Sa'H5375theindignationזַ֤עַףZa.'afH2197of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588I havesinnedH2398againstH2398him;untilעַד֩'adH5704hepleadיָרִ֤יבya.RivH7378mycauseרִיבִי֙ri.ViH7379, and executejudgmentמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יmish.pa.TiH4941formeH7200: he willbringיוֹצִיאֵ֣נִיyo.tzi.'E.niH3318meH7200forthH3318to thelightלָא֔וֹרla.'orH216, and I shallbeholdH7200hisrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃be.tzid.ka.ToH6666.

10Then mineenemyאֹיַ֙בְתִּי֙'o.Yav.tiH341shallseeוְתֵרֶ֤אve.te.Re'H7200it, andshameבוּשָׁ֔הvu.ShahH955shallcoverוּתְכַסֶּ֣הָu.te.kha.Se.haH3680herH413;whichH5869saidהָאֹמְרָ֣הha.'o.me.RahH559untomeH413,WhereH346is theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430? Mineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869shallbeholdתִּרְאֶ֣ינָּהtir.'Ei.nahH7200herH413;nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258shall she be troddendownלְמִרְמָ֖סle.mir.MasH4823as themireכְּטִ֥יטke.TitH2916of thestreetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351.

11Adayי֖וֹםYomH3117forbuildingלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129thywallsגְּדֵרָ֑יִךְge.de.Ra.yikhH1447! in thatdayי֥וֹםYomH3117shall thedecreeחֹֽק׃ChokH2706befarיִרְחַק־yir.chak-H7368removedH7368.

12In thatdayי֥וֹםYomH3117shall theycomeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935unto thee, fromAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804and thecitiesוְעָרֵ֣יve.'a.ReiH5892ofEgyptמָצ֑וֹרma.TzorH4693, and fromEgyptמָצוֹר֙ma.tzOrH4693evenH5704to theRiverנָהָ֔רna.HarH5104, and fromseaוְיָ֥םve.YamH3220toseaמִיָּ֖םmi.YamH3220, and frommountainוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022tomountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

13Yet shall thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776bedesolateלִשְׁמָמָ֖הlish.ma.MahH8077becauseעַל־'al-H5921of them thatdwellיֹֽשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427therein, for thefruitמִפְּרִ֖יmi.pe.RiH6529of theirdoingsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ סMa.'a.lei.HemH4611.

14Feedרְעֵ֧הre.'EhH7462thypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971with thyrodבְשִׁבְטֶ֗ךָve.shiv.Te.khaH7626, theflockצֹ֚אןtzonH6629of thineheritageנַֽחֲלָתֶ֔ךָna.cha.la.Te.khaH5159,whichH7626dwellשֹׁכְנִ֣יsho.khe.NiH7931solitarily, in theforestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofCarmelH3760: let themfeedיִרְע֥וּyir.'UH7462inBashanבָשָׁ֛ןva.ShanH1316andGileadוְגִלְעָ֖דve.gil.'AdH1568, as in thedaysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117ofoldעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

15As in thedaysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117of thycomingH3318forthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will I shew unto himmarvelousנִפְלָאֽוֹת׃nif.la.'otH6381things.

16Thenationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471shallseeיִרְא֤וּyir.'UH7200and beashamedוְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּve.ye.Vo.shuH954ofallמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605their might: they shalllayיָשִׂ֤ימוּya.Si.muH7760theirhandיָד֙yadH3027uponעַל־'al-H5921theirmouthפֶּ֔הPehH6310, theirearsאָזְנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.ze.nei.HemH241shall be deaf.

17They shalllickיְלַחֲכ֤וּye.la.cha.KhuH3897thedustעָפָר֙'a.FarH6083like aserpentכַּנָּחָ֔שׁka.na.ChashH5175; likecrawlingH7264things of theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776they shallcomeH6342tremblingH7264outH4480of their close places: they shallcomeH6342withfearH3372unto theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, and shall beafraidוְיִֽרְא֖וּve.yir.'UH3372becauseH4480of thee.

18Who is aGodאֵ֣ל'elH410like unto thee, that pardonethiniquityעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771, and passeth by thetransgressionפֶּ֔שַׁעPe.sha'H6588of theremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתlish.'e.RitH7611of hisheritageנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159? he retainethnotלֹא־lo'-H3808hisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639foreverלָעַד֙la.'AdH5703,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he delighteth in mercy.

19He willturnH7725againH7725and havecompassionיְרַֽחֲמֵ֔נוּye.ra.cha.Me.nuH7355uponusH7725; he willtreadH3533ouriniquitiesעֲוֹֽנֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771underH3533footH3533: and thou wiltcastוְתַשְׁלִ֛יךְve.tash.LikhH7993allכָּל־kol-H3605theirsinsחַטֹּאותָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403intoH7993thedepthsבִּמְצֻל֥וֹתbim.tzu.LotH4688of theseaיָ֖םyamH3220.

20Thou wilt perform thetruthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571toJacobלְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, and the mercy toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֑םle.'av.ra.HamH85,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou hastswornנִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650unto ourfathersלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1from thedaysמִ֥ימֵיMi.meiH3117of old.

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