Micah 1

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דְּבַר־the word of יְהוָ֣ה׀Yahweh אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich הָיָ֗הit came אֶל־to מִיכָה֙Micah הַמֹּ֣רַשְׁתִּ֔יthe Morasthite בִּימֵ֥יin the days of יוֹתָ֛םJotham אָחָ֥זAhaz יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הHezekiah מַלְכֵ֣יthe kings of יְהוּדָ֑הJudah אֲשֶׁר־which חָזָ֥הhe saw עַל־on שֹׁמְר֖וֹןSamaria וִירֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃and Jerusalem

שִׁמְעוּ֙hear עַמִּ֣יםO peoples כֻּלָּ֔םall of them הַקְשִׁ֖יבִיpay attention אֶ֣רֶץO earth וּמְלֹאָ֑הּand what fills it וִיהִי֩so may he become אֲדֹנָ֨יthe Lord יְהוִ֤הYahwehבָּכֶם֙in youלְעֵ֔דinto a witness אֲדֹנָ֖יthe Lord מֵהֵיכַ֥לfrom the temple of קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃holiness his

כִּֽי־for הִנֵּ֥הhere!יְהוָ֖הYahweh יֹצֵ֣אis about to go forth מִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹfrom place his וְיָרַ֥דand he will come down וְדָרַ֖ךְand he will tread עַל־on בָּ֥מֳתֵיthe high places of אָֽרֶץ׃the earth

וְנָמַ֤סּוּand they will melt הֶֽהָרִים֙the mountains תַּחְתָּ֔יוunder him וְהָעֲמָקִ֖יםand the valleys יִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּthey will be cleft כַּדּוֹנַג֙like the wax מִפְּנֵ֣יfrom before הָאֵ֔שׁthe fire כְּמַ֖יִםlike water מֻגָּרִ֥יםpoured out בְּמוֹרָֽד׃on a slope

בְּפֶ֤שַׁעis for the transgression of יַֽעֲקֹב֙Jacob כָּל־all זֹ֔אתthis וּבְחַטֹּ֖אותand for the sins of בֵּ֣יתthe house of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael מִֽי־who?פֶ֣שַׁעis the transgression of יַעֲקֹ֗בJacob הֲלוֹא֙¿ not שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןis it Samaria וּמִי֙and who?בָּמ֣וֹתare the high places of יְהוּדָ֔הJudah הֲל֖וֹא¿ not יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃is it Jerusalem

וְשַׂמְתִּ֥יand I will make שֹׁמְר֛וֹןSamaria לְעִ֥יinto the heap of ruins of הַשָּׂדֶ֖הthe field לְמַטָּ֣עֵיinto a planting place of כָ֑רֶםa vineyard וְהִגַּרְתִּ֤יand I will pour down לַגַּי֙to the valley אֲבָנֶ֔יהָstones its וִיסֹדֶ֖יהָand foundations its אֲגַלֶּֽה׃I will uncover

וְכָל־and all פְּסִילֶ֣יהָimages its יֻכַּ֗תּוּthey will be crushed וְכָל־and all אֶתְנַנֶּ֙יהָ֙hires its יִשָּׂרְפ֣וּthey will be burned בָאֵ֔שׁwith the fire וְכָל־and all עֲצַבֶּ֖יהָidols its אָשִׂ֣יםI will make שְׁמָמָ֑הa waste כִּ֠יfor מֵאֶתְנַ֤ןfrom the hire of זוֹנָה֙a prostitute קִבָּ֔צָהit gathered them וְעַד־and to אֶתְנַ֥ןthe hire of זוֹנָ֖הa prostitute יָשֽׁוּבוּ׃they will return

עַל־on זֹאת֙this אֶסְפְּדָ֣הI will lament וְאֵילִ֔ילָהand I will wail אֵילְכָ֥הI will go שׁוֹלָ֖לbarefoot וְעָר֑וֹםand naked אֶעֱשֶׂ֤הI will make מִסְפֵּד֙a lament כַּתַּנִּ֔יםlike the jackals וְאֵ֖בֶלand a mourning כִּבְנ֥וֹתlike the daughters of יַעֲנָֽה׃an ostrich

כִּ֥יfor אֲנוּשָׁ֖הis incurable מַכּוֹתֶ֑יהָwounds its כִּי־for בָ֙אָה֙it has come עַד־to יְהוּדָ֔הJudah נָגַ֛עit has reached עַד־to שַׁ֥עַרthe gate of עַמִּ֖יpeople my עַד־to יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem

בְּגַת֙in Gath אַל־may not תַּגִּ֔ידוּyou tell בָּכ֖וֹat all weep אַל־may not תִּבְכּ֑וּyou weep בְּבֵ֣יתin Beth לְעַפְרָ֔הLeaphrah עָפָ֖רdust הִתְפַּלָּֽשִׁי׃roll yourself

עִבְרִ֥יpass onלָכֶ֛םfor yourselvesיוֹשֶׁ֥בֶתO inhabitants of שָׁפִ֖ירShaphir עֶרְיָה־nakedness בֹ֑שֶׁתshame לֹ֤אnot יָֽצְאָה֙she came forth יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתthe inhabitants of צַֽאֲנָ֔ןZaanan מִסְפַּד֙the lament of בֵּ֣יתBeth הָאֵ֔צֶלEzel יִקַּ֥חit will takeמִכֶּ֖םfrom youעֶמְדָּתֽוֹ׃standing ground its

כִּֽי־for חָ֥לָֽהshe is in anguish לְט֖וֹבfor good יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתthe inhabitants of מָר֑וֹתMaroth כִּֽי־for יָ֤רַדit has come down רָע֙calamity מֵאֵ֣תfrom with יְהוָ֔הYahweh לְשַׁ֖עַרto the gate of יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem

רְתֹ֧םharness הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הthe chariot לָרֶ֖כֶשׁto the steed יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתO inhabitants of לָכִ֑ישׁLachish רֵאשִׁ֨יתwas the beginning of חַטָּ֥אתsin הִיא֙it לְבַת־for the daughter of צִיּ֔וֹןZion כִּי־forבָ֥ךְin youנִמְצְא֖וּthey were found פִּשְׁעֵ֥יthe transgressions of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

לָכֵן֙to therefore תִּתְּנִ֣יyou will give שִׁלּוּחִ֔יםparting gifts עַ֖לto מוֹרֶ֣שֶׁתMoresheth גַּ֑תGath בָּתֵּ֤יthe houses of אַכְזִיב֙Aczib לְאַכְזָ֔בwill become into a deceitful thing לְמַלְכֵ֖יto the kings of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

עֹ֗דagain הַיֹּרֵשׁ֙the one who dispossesses אָ֣בִיI will bringלָ֔ךְto youיוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתO inhabitants of מָֽרֵשָׁ֑הMareshah עַד־to עֲדֻּלָּ֥םAdullam יָב֖וֹאhe will come כְּב֥וֹדthe glory of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

קָרְחִ֣יmake bald וָגֹ֔זִּיand shear עַל־on בְּנֵ֖יthe children of תַּעֲנוּגָ֑יִךְdelights your הַרְחִ֤בִיmake large קָרְחָתֵךְ֙baldness your כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁרlike the eagle כִּ֥יfor גָל֖וּthey will go into exile מִמֵּֽךְ׃ סfrom you

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