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Micah 7

1Woeאַ֣לְלַי'A.laiH480is me! for I am as when they havegatheredכְּאָסְפֵּי־ke.'a.se.pei-H625the summerfruitsקַ֔יִץKa.yitzH7019, as thegrapegleaningsכְּעֹלְלֹ֖תke.'o.le.LotH5955of thevintageבָּצִ֑ירba.TzirH1210: there is noclusterאֶשְׁכּ֣וֹל'esh.KolH811toeatלֶאֱכ֔וֹלle.'e.KholH398: mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315desiredאִוְּתָ֥ה'i.ve.TahH183the firstripefruitבִּכּוּרָ֖הbi.ku.RahH1063.

2Thegoodחָסִיד֙cha.SidH2623man hathperishedאָבַ֤ד'a.VadH6from theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and there is noneuprightוְיָשָׁ֥רve.ya.SharH3477amongmenבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120: they all lie inwaitיֶאֱרֹ֔בוּye.'e.RouH693forbloodלְדָמִ֣יםle.da.MimH1818; theyhuntיָצ֥וּדוּya.Tzu.duH6679everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hisbrotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251with anetחֵֽרֶם׃Che.remH2764.

3That they may doevilהָרַ֤עha.Ra'H7451with bothhandsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709earnestlyלְהֵיטִ֔יבle.hei.TivH3190, theprinceהַשַּׂ֣רha.SarH8269askethשֹׁאֵ֔לsho.'ElH7592, and thejudgeוְהַשֹּׁפֵ֖טve.ha.sho.FetH8199asketh for arewardבַּשִׁלּ֑וּםba.shi.LumH7966; and thegreatוְהַגָּד֗וֹלve.ha.ga.DolH1419man, heutterethדֹּבֵ֨רdo.VerH1696hismischievousהַוַּ֥תha.VatH1942desireנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315: so they weave ittogetherוַֽיְעַבְּתֽוּהָ׃Vay.'a.be.Tu.haH5686.

4Thebestטוֹבָ֣םto.VamH2896of them is as abrierכְּחֵ֔דֶקke.Che.dekH2312: the mostuprightיָשָׁ֖רya.SharH3477is sharper than a thornhedgeמִמְּסוּכָ֑הmi.me.su.KhahH4534: thedayי֤וֹםYomH3117of thywatchmenמְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙me.tza.Pei.khaH6822and thypunishmentפְּקֻדָּתְךָ֣pe.ku.da.te.ChaH6486comethבָ֔אָהVa.'ahH935; now shall be theirperplexityמְבוּכָתָֽם׃me.vu.kha.TamH3998.

5Trustתַּאֲמִ֣ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539ye not in afriendבְרֵ֔עַve.Re.a'H7453, put ye notconfidenceתִּבְטְח֖וּtiv.te.ChuH982in aguideבְּאַלּ֑וּףbe.'a.LufH441:keepשְׁמֹ֖רshe.MorH8104thedoorsפִּתְחֵי־pit.chei-H6607of thymouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310from her thatliethמִשֹּׁכֶ֣בֶתmi.sho.Khe.vetH7901in thybosomחֵיקֶ֔ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436.

6For thesonבֵן֙venH1121dishonourethמְנַבֵּ֣לme.na.BelH5034thefatherאָ֔ב'AvH1, thedaughterבַּ֚תbatH1323risethupקָמָ֣הka.MahH6965against hermotherבְאִמָּ֔הּve.'i.MahH517, the daughter inlawכַּלָּ֖הka.LahH3618against her mother inlawבַּחֲמֹתָ֑הּba.cha.mo.TahH2545; aman’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376enemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341are themenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of his ownhouseבֵיתֽוֹ׃vei.ToH1004.

7Therefore I willlookאֲצַפֶּ֔ה'a.tza.PehH6822to theLORDבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068; I willwaitאוֹחִ֖ילָה'o.Chi.lahH3176for theGodלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430of mysalvationיִשְׁעִ֑יyish.'IH3468: myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430willhearיִשְׁמָעֵ֖נִיyish.ma.'E.niH8085me.

8Rejoiceתִּשְׂמְחִ֤יtis.me.ChiH8055not against me, O myenemyאֹיַ֙בְתִּי֙'o.Yav.tiH341: when Ifallנָפַ֖לְתִּיna.Fal.tiH5307, I shallariseקָ֑מְתִּיKa.me.tiH6965; when Isitאֵשֵׁ֣ב'e.ShevH3427indarknessבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822, theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall be alightא֥וֹר'orH216to me.

9I willbearאֶשָּׂ֔א'e.Sa'H5375theindignationזַ֤עַףZa.'afH2197of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, because I havesinnedחָטָ֖אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against him, until he shallpleadיָרִ֤יבya.RivH7378mycauseרִיבִי֙ri.ViH7379, andexecuteוְעָשָׂ֣הve.'a.SahH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יmish.pa.TiH4941for me: he will bring meforthיוֹצִיאֵ֣נִיyo.tzi.'E.niH3318to thelightלָא֔וֹרla.'orH216, and I shallbeholdאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200hisrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃be.tzid.ka.ToH6666.

10Then she that is myenemyאֹיַ֙בְתִּי֙'o.Yav.tiH341shallseeוְתֵרֶ֤אve.te.Re'H7200it, andshameבוּשָׁ֔הvu.ShahH955shallcoverוּתְכַסֶּ֣הָu.te.kha.Se.haH3680her whosaidהָאֹמְרָ֣הha.'o.me.RahH559to me, Where is theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430? myeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869shallbeholdתִּרְאֶ֣ינָּהtir.'Ei.nahH7200her: now shall she be troddendownלְמִרְמָ֖סle.mir.MasH4823as themireכְּטִ֥יטke.TitH2916of thestreetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351.

11In thedayי֖וֹםYomH3117that thywallsגְּדֵרָ֑יִךְge.de.Ra.yikhH1447are to bebuiltלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129, in thatdayי֥וֹםYomH3117shall thedecreeחֹֽק׃ChokH2706be farremovedיִרְחַק־yir.chak-H7368.

12In thatdayי֥וֹםYomH3117also he shallcomeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935even to thee fromAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804, and from thefortifiedמָצ֑וֹרma.TzorH4693citiesוְעָרֵ֣יve.'a.ReiH5892, and from thefortressמָצוֹר֙ma.tzOrH4693even to theriverנָהָ֔רna.HarH5104, and fromseaוְיָ֥םve.YamH3220toseaמִיָּ֖םmi.YamH3220, and frommountainוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022tomountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

13Afterwards thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall bedesolateלִשְׁמָמָ֖הlish.ma.MahH8077because of them thatdwellיֹֽשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427in it, for thefruitמִפְּרִ֖יmi.pe.RiH6529of theirdoingsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ סMa.'a.lei.HemH4611.

14Feedרְעֵ֧הre.'EhH7462thypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971with thyrodבְשִׁבְטֶ֗ךָve.shiv.Te.khaH7626, theflockצֹ֚אןtzonH6629of thyheritageנַֽחֲלָתֶ֔ךָna.cha.la.Te.khaH5159, whodwellשֹׁכְנִ֣יsho.khe.NiH7931solitarilyלְבָדָ֔דle.va.DadH910in theforestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293, in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofCarmelH3760: let themfeedיִרְע֥וּyir.'UH7462inBashanבָשָׁ֛ןva.ShanH1316andGileadוְגִלְעָ֖דve.gil.'AdH1568, as in thedaysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117ofoldעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

15According to thedaysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117of thydepartureצֵאתְךָ֖tze.te.KhaH3318from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will Ishowאַרְאֶ֖נּוּ'ar.'E.nuH7200to himmarvellousנִפְלָאֽוֹת׃nif.la.'otH6381things .

16Thenationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471shallseeיִרְא֤וּyir.'UH7200and beconfoundedוְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּve.ye.Vo.shuH954at all theirmightגְּבֽוּרָתָ֑םge.vu.ra.TamH1369: they shalllayיָשִׂ֤ימוּya.Si.muH7760theirhandיָד֙yadH3027upon theirmouthפֶּ֔הPehH6310, theirearsאָזְנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.ze.nei.HemH241shall bedeafתֶּחֱרַֽשְׁנָה׃te.che.Rash.nahH2790.

17They shalllickיְלַחֲכ֤וּye.la.cha.KhuH3897thedustעָפָר֙'a.FarH6083like aserpentכַּנָּחָ֔שׁka.na.ChashH5175, they shallmoveיִרְגְּז֖וּyir.ge.ZuH7264out of theirholesמִמִּסְגְּרֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םmi.mis.ge.ro.tei.HemH4526likewormsכְּזֹחֲלֵ֣יke.zo.cha.LeiH2119of theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776: they shall beafraidיִפְחָ֔דוּyif.Cha.duH6342of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, and shallfearוְיִֽרְא֖וּve.yir.'UH3372because of thee.

18Who is aGodאֵ֣ל'elH410like thee, thatpardonethנֹשֵׂ֤אno.Se'H5375iniquityעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771, and passethbyוְעֹבֵ֣רve.'o.VerH5674thetransgressionפֶּ֔שַׁעPe.sha'H6588of theremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתlish.'e.RitH7611of hisheritageנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159? heretainethהֶחֱזִ֤יקhe.che.ZikH2388not hisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639foreverלָעַד֙la.'AdH5703, because hedelightethH2654inmercyחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH2617.

19He will turnagainיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725, he will havecompassionיְרַֽחֲמֵ֔נוּye.ra.cha.Me.nuH7355upon us; he willsubdueיִכְבֹּ֖שׁyikh.BoshH3533ouriniquitiesעֲוֹֽנֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771; and thou wiltcastוְתַשְׁלִ֛יךְve.tash.LikhH7993all theirsinsחַטֹּאותָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403into thedepthsבִּמְצֻל֥וֹתbim.tzu.LotH4688of theseaיָ֖םyamH3220.

20Thou wiltperformתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414thetruthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571toJacobלְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, and themercyחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH2617toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֑םle.'av.ra.HamH85, which thou hastswornנִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650to ourfathersלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1from thedaysמִ֥ימֵיMi.meiH3117ofoldקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

Commentaries on Micah 7

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