Micah 3

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וָאֹמַ֗רand I said שִׁמְעוּ־hear נָא֙please רָאשֵׁ֣יO chiefs of יַעֲקֹ֔בJacob וּקְצִינֵ֖יand O rulers of בֵּ֣יתthe house of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael הֲל֣וֹא¿ notלָכֶ֔םbelong to youלָדַ֖עַתdoes to know אֶת־obj.הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃the justice

שֹׂ֥נְאֵיhaters of ט֖וֹבgood וְאֹ֣הֲבֵיand lovers of רָ֑עevil גֹּזְלֵ֤יtearers away of עוֹרָם֙skin their מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֔םfrom on the them וּשְׁאֵרָ֖םand flesh their מֵעַ֥לfrom on עַצְמוֹתָֽם׃bones their

וַאֲשֶׁ֣רand those who אָכְלוּ֮they have eaten שְׁאֵ֣רthe flesh of עַמִּי֒people my וְעוֹרָם֙and skin their מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֣םfrom on the them הִפְשִׁ֔יטוּthey have stripped off וְאֶת־and obj.עַצְמֹֽתֵיהֶ֖םbones their פִּצֵּ֑חוּthey have broken in pieces וּפָרְשׂוּ֙and they have chopped them up כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust as בַּסִּ֔ירin the pot וּכְבָשָׂ֖רand like meat בְּת֥וֹךְin the midst of קַלָּֽחַת׃a caldron

אָ֚זthen יִזְעֲק֣וּthey will cry out אֶל־to יְהוָ֔הYahweh וְלֹ֥אand not יַעֲנֶ֖הhe will answer אוֹתָ֑םobj. them וְיַסְתֵּ֨רand he will hide פָּנָ֤יוface hisמֵהֶם֙from themבָּעֵ֣תat the time הַהִ֔יאthe that כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רas since הֵרֵ֖עוּthey have made evil מַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ פdeeds their

לָכֵ֞ןto therefore לַ֤יְלָהnightלָכֶם֙will belong to youמֵֽחָז֔וֹןfrom vision וְחָשְׁכָ֥הand it will grow darkלָכֶ֖םto youמִקְּסֹ֑םfrom divining וּבָ֤אָהand it will go הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙the sun עַל־on הַנְּבִיאִ֔יםthe prophets וְקָדַ֥רand it will be dark עֲלֵיהֶ֖םon them הַיּֽוֹם׃the day

וּבֹ֣שׁוּand they will be ashamed הַחֹזִ֗יםthe seers וְחָֽפְרוּ֙and they will be abashed הַקֹּ֣סְמִ֔יםthose who divine וְעָט֥וּand they will cover עַל־over שָׂפָ֖םa moustache כֻּלָּ֑םall of them כִּ֛יfor אֵ֥יןthere not מַעֲנֵ֖הwill be an answer of אֱלֹהִֽים׃God

וְאוּלָ֗םand but אָנֹכִ֞יI מָלֵ֤אתִיI am full כֹ֙חַ֙power אֶת־with ר֣וּחַthe spirit of יְהוָ֔הYahweh וּמִשְׁפָּ֖טand justice וּגְבוּרָ֑הand might לְהַגִּ֤ידto declare לְיַֽעֲקֹב֙to Jacob פִּשְׁע֔וֹtransgression its וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לand to Israel חַטָּאתֽוֹ׃ סsin its

שִׁמְעוּ־hear נָ֣אplease זֹ֗אתthis רָאשֵׁי֙O chiefs of בֵּ֣יתthe house of יַעֲקֹ֔בJacob וּקְצִינֵ֖יand O rulers of בֵּ֣יתthe house of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael הַֽמֲתַעֲבִ֣יםwho loathe מִשְׁפָּ֔טjustice וְאֵ֥תand obj.כָּל־every הַיְשָׁרָ֖הthe straight thing יְעַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃they make crooked

בֹּנֶ֥הwho build צִיּ֖וֹןZion בְּדָמִ֑יםwith bloods וִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םand Jerusalem בְּעַוְלָֽה׃with injustice

לָכֵן֙to therefore בִּגְלַלְכֶ֔םon account of you צִיּ֖וֹןZion שָׂדֶ֣הa field תֵֽחָרֵ֑שׁit will be plowed וִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙and Jerusalem עִיִּ֣יןheaps of ruins תִּֽהְיֶ֔הit will be וְהַ֥רand the mountain of הַבַּ֖יִתthe house לְבָמ֥וֹתinto high places of יָֽעַר׃ פa forest

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