Micah 2

Hebrew13 verses

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ה֧וֹיwoe to!חֹֽשְׁבֵי־those who plan אָ֛וֶןof wickedness וּפֹ֥עֲלֵיand those who do רָ֖עof evil עַל־on מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םbeds their בְּא֤וֹרat the light הַבֹּ֙קֶר֙the morning יַעֲשׂ֔וּהָthey do it כִּ֥יfor יֶשׁ־there לְאֵ֖לbelongs to the power of יָדָֽם׃hand their

וְחָמְד֤וּand they desire שָׂדוֹת֙fields וְגָזָ֔לוּand they seize them וּבָתִּ֖יםand houses וְנָשָׂ֑אוּand they take them וְעָֽשְׁקוּ֙and they oppress גֶּ֣בֶרa man וּבֵית֔וֹand household his וְאִ֖ישׁand a man וְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ פand inheritance his

בַּיּ֨וֹםon the day הַה֜וּאthe that יִשָּׂ֧אsomeone will lift up עֲלֵיכֶ֣םon you מָשָׁ֗לa saying וְנָהָ֨הand he will wail נְהִ֤יa wailing נִֽהְיָה֙it is finished אָמַר֙he will say שָׁד֣וֹדutterly devastate נְשַׁדֻּ֔נוּwe are devastated חֵ֥לֶקthe portion of עַמִּ֖יpeople my יָמִ֑ירhe exchanges אֵ֚יךְhow!יָמִ֣ישׁhe removes itלִ֔יfor meלְשׁוֹבֵ֥בto an apostate שָׂדֵ֖ינוּfields our יְחַלֵּֽק׃he apportions

לָכֵן֙to therefore לֹֽא־not יִֽהְיֶ֣הhe will belongלְךָ֔to youמַשְׁלִ֥יךְone who casts חֶ֖בֶלa measuring-line בְּגוֹרָ֑לby lot בִּקְהַ֖לin the assembly of יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

אַל־may not תַּטִּ֖פוּyou prophesy יַטִּיפ֑וּןthey prophesy !לֹֽא־not יַטִּ֣פוּthey will prophesy לָאֵ֔לֶּהof these things לֹ֥אnot יִסַּ֖גit will be turned back כְּלִמּֽוֹת׃ignominies

הֶאָמ֣וּר¿ is it said בֵּֽית־O house of יַעֲקֹ֗בJacob הֲקָצַר֙¿ is it short ר֣וּחַthe spirit of יְהוָ֔הYahweh אִם־or?אֵ֖לֶּהare these מַעֲלָלָ֑יוdeeds his הֲל֤וֹא¿ not דְבָרַ֨יwords my יֵיטִ֔יבוּdo they do good עִ֖םwith הַיָּשָׁ֥רthe upright person הוֹלֵֽךְ׃walking

וְאֶתְמ֗וּלand yesterday עַמִּי֙people my לְאוֹיֵ֣בto an enemy יְקוֹמֵ֔םhe raises up מִמּ֣וּלfrom in front of שַׂלְמָ֔הa garment אֶ֖דֶרa mantle תַּפְשִׁט֑וּןyou strip off !מֵעֹבְרִ֣יםfrom those who pass by בֶּ֔טַחsecurity שׁוּבֵ֖יthose who return of מִלְחָמָֽה׃war

נְשֵׁ֤יthe women of עַמִּי֙people my תְּגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּןyou drive out !מִבֵּ֖יתfrom the house of תַּֽעֲנֻגֶ֑יהָdelights her מֵעַל֙from with עֹֽלָלֶ֔יהָchildren her תִּקְח֥וּyou take away הֲדָרִ֖יglory my לְעוֹלָֽם׃for ever

ק֣וּמוּarise וּלְכ֔וּand go כִּ֥יfor לֹא־not זֹ֖אתthis הַמְּנוּחָ֑הis the resting place בַּעֲב֥וּרin because טָמְאָ֛הit has become unclean תְּחַבֵּ֖לit will destroy וְחֶ֥בֶלand the destruction נִמְרָֽץ׃will be grievous

לוּ־if אִ֞ישׁanyone הֹלֵ֥ךְwalking of ר֙וּחַ֙wind וָשֶׁ֣קֶרand falsehood כִּזֵּ֔בhe told a lie אַטִּ֣ףI will prophesyלְךָ֔for youלַיַּ֖יִןof the wine וְלַשֵּׁכָ֑רand of the strong drink וְהָיָ֥הand he will be מַטִּ֖יףthe prophesier of הָעָ֥םthe people הַזֶּֽה׃the this

אָסֹ֨ףsurely gather אֶאֱסֹ֜ףI will gather יַעֲקֹ֣בO Jacob כֻּלָּ֗ךְall of you קַבֵּ֤ץsurely assemble אֲקַבֵּץ֙I will assemble שְׁאֵרִ֣יתthe remnant of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael יַ֥חַדtogether אֲשִׂימֶ֖נּוּI will make it כְּצֹ֣אןlike sheep בָּצְרָ֑הa sheepfold כְּעֵ֙דֶר֙like a flock בְּת֣וֹךְin the midst of הַדָּֽבְר֔וֹthe pasture its תְּהִימֶ֖נָהthey will be distraught מֵאָדָֽם׃from humankind

עָלָ֤הhe will go up הַפֹּרֵץ֙the one who breaks through לִפְנֵיהֶ֔םto before them פָּֽרְצוּ֙they will break through וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔רוּand they have passed through שַׁ֖עַרthe gate וַיֵּ֣צְאוּand they have gone outב֑וֹby itוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רand he has passed on מַלְכָּם֙king their לִפְנֵיהֶ֔םto before them וַיהוָ֖הand Yahweh בְּרֹאשָֽׁם׃ פwill be at head their

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