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Micah 3

1And Isaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085, I pray you, Oheadsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, and yeprincesוּקְצִינֵ֖יu.ke.tzi.NeiH7101of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; Is it not for you toknowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ha.mish.PatH4941?

2Whohateשֹׂ֥נְאֵיSo.ne.'eiH8130thegoodט֖וֹבTovH2896, andloveוְאֹ֣הֲבֵיve.'O.ha.veiH157theevilרָ֑עra.'ahH7451; who pluckoffגֹּזְלֵ֤יgo.ze.LeiH1497theirskinעוֹרָם֙o.RamH5785from them, and theirfleshוּשְׁאֵרָ֖םu.she.'e.RamH7607from off theirbonesעַצְמוֹתָֽם׃atz.mo.TamH6106;

3Who alsoeatאָכְלוּ֮'a.khe.LuH398thefleshשְׁאֵ֣רshe.'ErH7607of mypeopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971, andflayהִפְשִׁ֔יטוּhif.Shi.tuH6584theirskinוְעוֹרָם֙ve.'o.RamH5785from off them; and theybreakפִּצֵּ֑חוּpi.Tze.chuH6476theirbonesעַצְמֹֽתֵיהֶ֖ם'atz.mo.tei.HemH6106, and chop them inpiecesוּפָרְשׂוּ֙u.fa.re.SuH6566, as for thepotבַּסִּ֔ירba.SirH5518, and asfleshוּכְבָשָׂ֖רu.khe.va.SarH1320withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thecaldronקַלָּֽחַת׃ka.La.chatH7037.

4Then shall theycryיִזְעֲק֣וּyiz.'a.KuH2199to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, but he will nothearיַעֲנֶ֖הya.'a.NehH6030them: he will evenhideוְיַסְתֵּ֨רve.yas.TerH5641hisfaceפָּנָ֤יוpa.NavH6440from them at thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256, as they have behaved themselvesillהֵרֵ֖עוּhe.Re.'uH7489in theirdoingsמַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ פma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

5Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068concerning theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030that make mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971errהַמַּתְעִ֣יםha.mat.'ImH8582, thatbiteהַנֹּשְׁכִ֤יםha.no.she.KhimH5391with theirteethבְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם֙be.shi.nei.HemH8127, andcryוְקָרְא֣וּve.ka.re.'UH7121,Peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965; and he thatputtethיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414not into theirmouthsפִּיהֶ֔םpi.HemH6310, they evenprepareוְקִדְּשׁ֥וּve.ki.de.ShuH6942warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421against him.

6Thereforenightלַ֤יְלָהLay.lahH3915shall be to you, that ye shall not have avisionמֵֽחָז֔וֹןme.cha.ZonH2377; and it shall bedarkוְחָשְׁכָ֥הve.cha.she.KhahH2821to you, that ye shall notdivineמִקְּסֹ֑םmi.ke.SomH7080; and thesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121shall godownוּבָ֤אָהu.Va.'ahH935over theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, and thedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117shall bedarkוְקָדַ֥רve.ka.DarH6937over them.

7Then shall theseersהַחֹזִ֗יםha.cho.ZimH2374beashamedוּבֹ֣שׁוּu.Vo.shuH954, and thedivinersהַקֹּ֣סְמִ֔יםha.Ko.se.MimH7080confoundedוְחָֽפְרוּ֙ve.cha.fe.RuH2659: yea, they shall allcoverוְעָט֥וּve.'a.TuH5844theirlipsשָׂפָ֖םsa.FamH8222; for there is noanswerמַעֲנֵ֖הma.'a.NehH4617ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

8Buttrulyוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199I amfullמָלֵ֤אתִיma.Le.tiH4390ofpowerכֹ֙חַ֙kho.achH3581by thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and ofjudgmentוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941, and ofmightוּגְבוּרָ֑הu.ge.vu.RahH1369, todeclareלְהַגִּ֤ידle.ha.GidH5046toJacobלְיַֽעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290histransgressionפִּשְׁע֔וֹpish.'OH6588, and toIsraelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478hissinחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃ סcha.ta.ToH2403.

9Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085this, I pray you, yeheadsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, andprincesוּקְצִינֵ֖יu.ke.tzi.NeiH7101of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thatabhorהַֽמֲתַעֲבִ֣יםha.ma.ta.'a.VimH8581judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941, andpervertיְעַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.'a.Ke.shuH6140allequityהַיְשָׁרָ֖הhay.sha.RahH3477.

10They buildupבֹּנֶ֥הbo.NehH1129Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726withbloodבְּדָמִ֑יםbe.da.MimH1818, andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389withiniquityבְּעַוְלָֽה׃be.'av.LahH5766.

11Herheadsרָאשֶׁ֣יהָ׀ra.Shei.haH7218judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֗טוּyish.Po.tuH8199forrewardבְּשֹׁ֣חַדbe.Sho.chadH7810, and herpriestsוְכֹהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙ve.kho.ha.Nei.haH3548teachיוֹר֔וּyo.RuH3384forhireבִּמְחִ֣ירbim.ChirH4242, and herprophetsוּנְבִיאֶ֖יהָu.ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030divineיִקְסֹ֑מוּyik.So.muH7080formoneyבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701: yet will theyleanיִשָּׁעֵ֣נוּyi.sha.'E.nuH8172upon theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andsayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Is not theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068amongבְּקִרְבֵּ֔נוּbe.kir.Be.nuH7130us? noevilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451cancomeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935upon us.

12Therefore shallZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726for yoursakeבִּגְלַלְכֶ֔םbig.lal.KhemH1558beplowedתֵֽחָרֵ֑שׁte.cha.ReshH2790as afieldשָׂדֶ֣הsa.DehH7704, andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389shall becomeheapsעִיִּ֣ין'i.YinH5856, and themountainוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022of thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004as the highplacesלְבָמ֥וֹתle.va.MotH1116of theforestיָֽעַר׃ פYa.'arH3293.

Commentaries on Micah 3

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