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Micah 6

1Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085ye now what theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saithאֹמֵ֑ר'o.MerH559;Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,contendרִ֣יבrivH7378thou before themountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, and let thehillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389hearוְתִשְׁמַ֥עְנָהve.tish.Ma'.nahH8085thyvoiceקוֹלֶֽךָ׃ko.Le.chaH6963.

2Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085ye, Omountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022, theLORD’Sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068controversyרִ֣יבrivH7379, and yestrongוְהָאֵתָנִ֖יםve.ha.'e.ta.NimH386foundationsH4146of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776: for theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068hath acontroversyרִ֤יבrivH7379with hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, and he willcontendיִתְוַכָּֽח׃yit.va.KachH3198withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

3O mypeopleעַמִּ֛י'a.MiH5971, what have Idoneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to thee? and how have Iweariedהֶלְאֵתִ֑יךָhel.'e.Ti.khaH3811thee?testifyעֲנֵ֥ה'a.NehH6030against me.

4For I broughttheeהֶעֱלִתִ֙יךָ֙he.'e.li.Ti.khaH5927out of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andredeemedפְּדִיתִ֑יךָpe.di.Ti.khaH6299thee from thehouseוּמִבֵּ֥יתu.mi.BeitH1004ofservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650; and Isentוָאֶשְׁלַ֣חva.'esh.LachH7971beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440theeMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175, andMiriamוּמִרְיָֽם׃u.mir.YamH4813.

5O mypeopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971,rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142now whatBalakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124devisedיָּעַ֗ץya.'AtzH3289, and whatBalaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBeorבְּע֑וֹרbe.'orH1160answeredעָנָ֥ה'a.NahH6030him fromShittimהַשִּׁטִּים֙ha.shi.TimH7851toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537; that ye mayknowדַּ֖עַתDa.'atH3045therighteousnessצִדְק֥וֹתtzid.KotH6666of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6How shall I comebeforeאֲקַדֵּ֣ם'a.ka.DemH6923theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andbowאִכַּ֖ף'i.KafH3721myself before thehighמָר֑וֹםma.RomH4791Godלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430? shall I comebeforeהַאֲקַדְּמֶ֣נּוּha.'a.kad.de.Me.nuH6923him with burntofferingsבְעוֹל֔וֹתve.'o.LotH5930, withcalvesבַּעֲגָלִ֖יםba.'a.ga.LimH5695of ayearשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141oldבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121?

7Will theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068bepleasedהֲיִרְצֶ֤הha.yir.TzehH7521withthousandsבְּאַלְפֵ֣יbe.'al.FeiH505oframsאֵילִ֔ים'ei.LimH352, or with tenthousandsבְּרִֽבְב֖וֹתbe.ri.VotH7233ofriversנַֽחֲלֵי־na.cha.lei-H5158ofoilשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081? shall Igiveהַאֶתֵּ֤ןha.'e.TenH5414myfirstbornבְּכוֹרִי֙be.kho.RiH1060for mytransgressionפִּשְׁעִ֔יpish.'IH6588, thefruitפְּרִ֥יpe.RiH6529of mybodyבִטְנִ֖יvit.NiH990for thesinחַטַּ֥אתcha.TatH2403of mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315?

8He hathshownהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046thee, Omanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120, what isgoodטּ֑וֹבTovH2896; and what theLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068dothrequireדּוֹרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875of thee, but todoעֲשׂ֤וֹתa.SotH6213justlyמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941, and toloveH160mercyחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617, and towalkH3212humblyוְהַצְנֵ֥עַve.hatz.Ne.a'H6800with thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430?

9TheLORD’Sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963criethיִקְרָ֔אyik.Ra'H7121to thecityלָעִ֣ירla.'IrH5892, and the man ofwisdomוְתוּשִׁיָּ֖הve.tu.shi.YahH8454shallseeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200thynameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034:hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085ye therodמַטֶּ֖הma.TehH4294, and who hathappointedיְעָדָֽהּ׃ye.'a.DahH3259it.

10Arethereהַאִשׁ֙ha.'IshH786yet thetreasuresאֹצְר֖וֹת'o.tze.RotH214ofwickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562 H376in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thewickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563, and thescantרָז֖וֹןra.ZonH7332measureוְאֵיפַ֥תve.'ei.FatH374that isabominableזְעוּמָֽה׃ze.'u.MahH2194?

11Shall I count thempureהַאֶזְכֶּ֖הha.'ez.KehH2135with thewickedרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562balancesבְּמֹ֣אזְנֵיbe.Mo.ze.neiH3976, and with thebagוּבְכִ֖יסu.ve.KhisH3599ofdeceitfulמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820weightsאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68?

12For her richmenעֲשִׁירֶ֙יהָ֙'a.shi.Rei.haH6223arefullמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390ofviolenceחָמָ֔סcha.MasH2555, and herinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427havespokenדִּבְּרוּ־di.be.ru-H1696liesשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267, and theirtongueוּלְשׁוֹנָ֖םu.le.sho.NamH3956isdeceitfulרְמִיָּ֥הre.mi.YahH7423in theirmouthבְּפִיהֶֽם׃be.fi.HemH6310.

13Therefore also will I make theesickהֶחֱלֵ֣יתִיhe.che.Lei.tiH2470insmitingהַכּוֹתֶ֑ךָha.ko.Te.khaH5221thee, in making theedesolateהַשְׁמֵ֖םhash.MemH8074because of thysinsחַטֹּאתֶֽךָ׃cha.to.Te.khaH2403.

14Thou shalteatתֹאכַל֙to.KhalH398, but not besatisfiedתִשְׂבָּ֔עtis.Ba'H7646; and thy castingdownוְיֶשְׁחֲךָ֖ve.yesh.cha.KhaH3445shall be in themidstבְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee; and thou shalt takeholdוְתַסֵּג֙ve.ta.SegH5253, but shalt notdeliverתַפְלִ֔יטtaf.LitH6403; and that which thoudeliverestתְּפַלֵּ֖טte.fa.LetH6403will I giveupאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414to theswordלַחֶ֥רֶבla.Che.revH2719.

15Thou shaltsowתִזְרַ֖עtiz.Ra'H2232, but thou shalt notreapתִקְצ֑וֹרtik.TzorH7114; thou shalttreadתִדְרֹֽךְ־tid.rokh-H1869theolivesזַ֙יִת֙za.yitH2132, but thou shalt notanointתָס֣וּךְta.SukhH5480thee withoilשֶׁ֔מֶןShe.menH8081; and sweetwineוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492, but shalt notdrinkתִשְׁתֶּה־tish.teh-H8354wineיָּֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.

16For thestatutesחֻקּ֣וֹתchu.KotH2708ofOmriעָמְרִ֗י'a.me.RiH6018arekeptוְיִשְׁתַּמֵּ֞רve.yish.ta.MerH8104, and all theworksמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256, and yewalkH3212in theircounselsבְּמֹֽעֲצוֹתָ֑םbe.mo.'a.tzo.TamH4156; that I shouldmakeתִּתִּ֨יti.TiH5414thee adesolationלְשַׁמָּ֗הle.sha.MahH8047, and thyinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֙יהָ֙ve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427anhissingלִשְׁרֵקָ֔הlish.re.KahH8322: therefore ye shallbearתִּשָּֽׂאוּ׃ פti.Sa.'uH5375thereproachוְחֶרְפַּ֥תve.cher.PatH2781of mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971.

Commentaries on Micah 6

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