Revised Webster's Bible

Micah 2

1Woeה֧וֹיHoH1945to them thatdeviseחֹֽשְׁבֵי־cho.she.vei-H2803iniquityאָ֛וֶן'A.venH205, andworkוּפֹ֥עֲלֵיu.Fo.'a.leiH6466evilרָ֖עra'H7451upon theirbedsמִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םmish.ke.vo.TamH4904! when themorningהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ha.Bo.kerH1242islightבְּא֤וֹרbe.'orH216, theypractiseיַעֲשׂ֔וּהָya.'a.Su.haH6213it, because itisיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426in thepowerלְאֵ֖לle.'ElH410of theirhandיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027.

2And theycovetוְחָמְד֤וּve.cha.me.DuH2530fieldsשָׂדוֹת֙sa.dOtH7704, and take them byviolenceוְגָזָ֔לוּve.ga.Za.luH1497; andhousesוּבָתִּ֖יםu.va.TimH1004, and take themawayוְנָשָׂ֑אוּve.na.Sa.'uH5375: so theyoppressוְעָֽשְׁקוּ֙ve.'a.she.KuH6231amanגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397and hishouseוּבֵית֔וֹu.vei.ToH1004, even amanוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376and hisheritageוְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ פve.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

3Therefore thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; Behold, against thisfamilyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940do Ideviseחֹשֵׁ֛בcho.ShevH2803anevilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451, from which ye shall notremoveתָמִ֨ישׁוּta.Mi.shuH4185yournecksצַוְּארֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םtza.ve.ro.tei.KhemH6677; neither shall yegoH3212haughtilyרוֹמָ֔הro.MahH7317: for thistimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256isevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451.

4In thatdayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117shall one takeupיִשָּׂ֧אyi.Sa'H5375aparableמָשָׁ֗לma.ShalH4912against you, andlamentוְנָהָ֨הve.na.HahH5091with agrievousH5093lamentationנְהִ֤יne.HiH5092, andsayאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, We areutterlyשָׁד֣וֹדsha.DodH7703wastedנְשַׁדֻּ֔נוּne.sha.Du.nuH7703: he hathchangedיָמִ֑ירya.MirH4171theportionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506of mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971: how hath heremovedיָמִ֣ישׁya.MishH4185it from me! turningawayH7725he hathdividedיְחַלֵּֽק׃ye.cha.LekH2505ourfieldsשָׂדֵ֖ינוּsa.Dei.nuH7704.

5Therefore thou shalt have none that shallcastמַשְׁלִ֥יךְmash.LikhH7993acordחֶ֖בֶלChe.velH2256bylotבְּגוֹרָ֑לbe.go.RalH1486in thecongregationבִּקְהַ֖לbik.HalH6951of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6Prophesyתַּטִּ֖פוּta.Ti.fuH5197ye not, say they to them thatprophesyיַטִּיפ֑וּןya.ti.FunH5197: they shall notprophesyיַטִּ֣פוּya.Ti.fuH5197to them, that they shall nottakeיִסַּ֖גyi.SagH5253shameכְּלִמּֽוֹת׃ke.li.MotH3639.

7O thou that artnamedהֶאָמ֣וּרhe.'a.MurH559thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290, is thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shortenedהֲקָצַר֙ha.ka.TzarH7114? are these hisdoingsמַעֲלָלָ֑יוma.'a.la.LavH4611? do not mywordsדְבָרַ֨יde.va.RaiH1697dogoodיֵיטִ֔יבוּyei.Ti.vuH3190to him thatwalkethהוֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980uprightlyהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477?

8Even oflateוְאֶתְמ֗וּלve.'et.MulH865mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971hath risenupיְקוֹמֵ֔םye.ko.MemH6965as anenemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341: ye pulloffתַּפְשִׁט֑וּןtaf.shi.TunH6584therobeאֶ֖דֶר'E.derH145withמִמּ֣וּלmi.MulH4136thegarmentשַׂלְמָ֔הsal.MahH8008from them thatpassמֵעֹבְרִ֣יםme.'oe.RimH5674bysecurelyבֶּ֔טַחBe.tachH983as menaverseשׁוּבֵ֖יshu.VeiH7725towarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

9Thewomenנְשֵׁ֤יne.SheiH802of mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971have ye castoutתְּגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּןte.Ga.re.ShunH1644from theirpleasantתַּֽעֲנֻגֶ֑יהָta.'a.nu.Gei.haH8588housesמִבֵּ֖יתmi.BeitH1004; from theirchildrenעֹֽלָלֶ֔יהָ'o.la.Lei.haH5768have ye takenawayתִּקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947mygloryהֲדָרִ֖יha.da.RiH1926foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

10Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965ye, anddepartH3212; for this is not yourrestהַמְּנוּחָ֑הha.me.nu.ChahH4496: because it ispollutedטָמְאָ֛הta.me.'AhH2930, it shalldestroyתְּחַבֵּ֖לte.cha.BelH2254you, even with agrievousנִמְרָֽץ׃nim.RatzH4834destructionוְחֶ֥בֶלve.Che.velH2256.

11Ifלוּ־lu-H3863amanאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376walkingהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980in thespiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307andfalsehoodוָשֶׁ֣קֶרva.She.kerH8267dothlieכִּזֵּ֔בki.ZevH3576, saying, I willprophesyאַטִּ֣ף'a.TifH5197to thee ofwineלַיַּ֖יִןlai.Ya.yinH3196and of strongdrinkוְלַשֵּׁכָ֑רve.la.she.KharH7941; he shall even be theprophetמַטִּ֖יףma.TifH5197of thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

12I willsurelyאָסֹ֨ף'a.SofH622assembleאֶאֱסֹ֜ף'e.'e.SofH622, OJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290, all of thee; I willsurelyקַבֵּ֤ץka.BetzH6908gatherאֲקַבֵּץ֙'a.ka.BetzH6908theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; I willputאֲשִׂימֶ֖נּוּ'a.si.Me.nuH7760themtogetherיַ֥חַדYa.chadH3162as thesheepכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629ofBozrahבָּצְרָ֑הbotz.rahH1223 H1224, as theflockכְּעֵ֙דֶר֙ke.'E.derH5739in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of theirfoldהַדָּֽבְר֔וֹha.da.ve.RoH1699: they shall make greatnoiseתְּהִימֶ֖נָהte.hi.Me.nahH1949by reason of the multitude ofmenמֵאָדָֽם׃me.'a.DamH120.

13Thebreakerהַפֹּרֵץ֙ha.po.RetzH6555is comeupעָלָ֤ה'a.LahH5927beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440them: they have brokenupפָּֽרְצוּ֙pa.re.TzuH6555, and have passedthroughוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔רוּvai.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674thegateשַׁ֖עַרSha.'arH8179, and have goneoutוַיֵּ֣צְאוּvai.Ye.tze.'uH3318by it: and theirkingמַלְכָּם֙mal.KamH4428shallpassוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440them, and theLORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068on theheadבְּרֹאשָֽׁם׃ פbe.ro.ShamH7218of them.

Commentaries on Micah 2

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