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Micah 7

Hebrew20 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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אַ֣לְלַיwoe!לִ֗יto meכִּ֤יforהָיִ֙יתִי֙I have becomeכְּאָסְפֵּי־like gatherings ofקַ֔יִץsummer fruitכְּעֹלְלֹ֖תlike gleanings ofבָּצִ֑ירthe grape harvestאֵין־there notאֶשְׁכּ֣וֹלis a cluster of grapesלֶאֱכ֔וֹלto eatבִּכּוּרָ֖הearly figsאִוְּתָ֥הit cravesנַפְשִֽׁי׃appetite my
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אָבַ֤דhe has perishedחָסִיד֙the faithfulמִן־fromהָאָ֔רֶץthe landוְיָשָׁ֥רand is an upright personבָּאָדָ֖םamong the humankindאָ֑יִןthere notכֻּלָּם֙all of themלְדָמִ֣יםfor bloodsיֶאֱרֹ֔בוּthey lie in waitאִ֥ישׁeachאֶת־obj.אָחִ֖יהוּbrother hisיָצ֥וּדוּthey huntחֵֽרֶם׃a net
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עַל־are onהָרַ֤עthe evilכַּפַּ֙יִם֙both handsלְהֵיטִ֔יבto do it wellהַשַּׂ֣רthe officialשֹׁאֵ֔לis askingוְהַשֹּׁפֵ֖טand the judgeבַּשִׁלּ֑וּםfor the bribeוְהַגָּד֗וֹלand the great personדֹּבֵ֨רis speakingהַוַּ֥תthe craving ofנַפְשׁ֛וֹself hisה֖וּאheוַֽיְעַבְּתֽוּהָ׃and they weave it
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טוֹבָ֣םgood person theirכְּחֵ֔דֶקis like a thorn-bushיָשָׁ֖רan upright personמִמְּסוּכָ֑הmore than a thorn hedgeי֤וֹםthe day ofמְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙watchmen yourפְּקֻדָּתְךָ֣punishment yourבָ֔אָהit has comeעַתָּ֥הnowתִהְיֶ֖הit will beמְבוּכָתָֽם׃confusion their
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אַל־may notתַּאֲמִ֣ינוּyou believeבְרֵ֔עַin a neighborאַֽל־may notתִּבְטְח֖וּyou trustבְּאַלּ֑וּףin a close friendמִשֹּׁכֶ֣בֶתfrom she who lies ofחֵיקֶ֔ךָbosom yourשְׁמֹ֖רguardפִּתְחֵי־the openings ofפִֽיךָ׃mouth your
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כִּֽי־forבֵן֙a sonמְנַבֵּ֣לis treating with contemptאָ֔בa fatherבַּ֚תa daughterקָמָ֣הis arisingבְאִמָּ֔הּon mother herכַּלָּ֖הa daughter-in-lawבַּחֲמֹתָ֑הּon mother-in-law herאֹיְבֵ֥יare the enemies ofאִ֖ישׁa personאַנְשֵׁ֥יthe people ofבֵיתֽוֹ׃own household his
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וַאֲנִי֙and Iבַּיהוָ֣הfor Yahwehאֲצַפֶּ֔הI will watchאוֹחִ֖ילָהI will waitלֵאלֹהֵ֣יfor the God ofיִשְׁעִ֑יsalvation myיִשְׁמָעֵ֖נִיhe will hear meאֱלֹהָֽי׃God my
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אַֽל־may notתִּשְׂמְחִ֤יyou rejoiceאֹיַ֙בְתִּי֙O enemy myלִ֔יto meכִּ֥יforנָפַ֖לְתִּיI have fallenקָ֑מְתִּיI will ariseכִּֽי־forאֵשֵׁ֣בI sitבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְin the darknessיְהוָ֖הYahwehא֥וֹרwill be lightלִֽי׃ סof me
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זַ֤עַףthe indignation ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶשָּׂ֔אI will bearכִּ֥יforחָטָ֖אתִיI have sinnedל֑וֹto himעַד֩untilאֲשֶׁ֨רthatיָרִ֤יבhe will conductרִיבִי֙case myוְעָשָׂ֣הand he will doמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יjustice myיוֹצִיאֵ֣נִיhe will bring out meלָא֔וֹרto the lightאֶרְאֶ֖הI will lookבְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃on righteousness his
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וְתֵרֶ֤אand she will seeאֹיַ֙בְתִּי֙enemy myוּתְכַסֶּ֣הָand it will cover herבוּשָׁ֔הshameהָאֹמְרָ֣הshe who saysאֵלַ֔יto meאַיּ֖וֹwhere is? heיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהָ֑יִךְGod yourעֵינַי֙eyes myתִּרְאֶ֣ינָּהthey will lookבָּ֔הּon herעַתָּ֛הnowתִּֽהְיֶ֥הshe will becomeלְמִרְמָ֖סinto a trampling placeכְּטִ֥יטlike the mud ofחוּצֽוֹת׃the streets
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י֖וֹםa dayלִבְנ֣וֹתto buildגְּדֵרָ֑יִךְwalls yourי֥וֹםa dayהַה֖וּאthe thatיִרְחַק־it will be farחֹֽק׃a boundary
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י֥וֹםa dayהוּא֙thatוְעָדֶ֣יךָand to youיָב֔וֹאsomeone will comeלְמִנִּ֥יto fromאַשּׁ֖וּרAssyriaוְעָרֵ֣יand the cities ofמָצ֑וֹרEgyptוּלְמִנִּ֤יand to fromמָצוֹר֙Egyptוְעַד־and toנָהָ֔רthe Riverוְיָ֥םand seaמִיָּ֖םfrom seaוְהַ֥רand mountainהָהָֽר׃the mountain
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וְהָיְתָ֥הand it will becomeהָאָ֛רֶץthe earthלִשְׁמָמָ֖הinto a desolationעַל־onיֹֽשְׁבֶ֑יהָinhabitants itsמִפְּרִ֖יfrom the fruit ofמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ סdeeds their
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רְעֵ֧הshepherdעַמְּךָ֣people yourבְשִׁבְטֶ֗ךָwith rod yourצֹ֚אןthe flock ofנַֽחֲלָתֶ֔ךָinheritance yourשֹׁכְנִ֣יwho dwellלְבָדָ֔דof aloneיַ֖עַרa forestבְּת֣וֹךְin the midst ofכַּרְמֶ֑לa garden-landיִרְע֥וּlet them grazeבָשָׁ֛ןBashanוְגִלְעָ֖דand Gileadכִּימֵ֥יlike the days ofעוֹלָֽם׃antiquity
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כִּימֵ֥יlike the daysצֵאתְךָ֖coming out youמֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom the land ofמִצְרָ֑יִםEgyptאַרְאֶ֖נּוּI will show himנִפְלָאֽוֹת׃wonders
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יִרְא֤וּthey will seeגוֹיִם֙nationsוְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּso they may be ashamedמִכֹּ֖לfrom allגְּבֽוּרָתָ֑םstrength theirיָשִׂ֤ימוּthey will putיָד֙a handעַל־onפֶּ֔הa mouthאָזְנֵיהֶ֖םears theirתֶּחֱרַֽשְׁנָה׃they will be deaf
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יְלַחֲכ֤וּthey will lick upעָפָר֙dustכַּנָּחָ֔שׁlike the snakeכְּזֹחֲלֵ֣יlike things which crawl ofאֶ֔רֶץthe earthיִרְגְּז֖וּthey will quakeמִמִּסְגְּרֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םfrom strongholds theirאֶל־toיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙God ourיִפְחָ֔דוּthey will be in dreadוְיִֽרְא֖וּand they may be afraidמִמֶּֽךָּ׃from you
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מִי־who?אֵ֣לis a Godכָּמ֗וֹךָlike youנֹשֵׂ֤אwho forgivesעָוֹן֙iniquityוְעֹבֵ֣רand who passesעַל־overפֶּ֔שַׁעtransgressionלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתto the remnant ofנַחֲלָת֑וֹinheritance hisלֹא־notהֶחֱזִ֤יקhe keeps hold ofלָעַד֙for everאַפּ֔וֹanger hisכִּֽי־forחָפֵ֥ץis one desirous ofחֶ֖סֶדcovenant loyaltyהֽוּא׃he
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יָשׁ֣וּבhe will returnיְרַֽחֲמֵ֔נוּhe will have compassion on usיִכְבֹּ֖שׁhe will subdueעֲוֹֽנֹתֵ֑ינוּiniquities ourוְתַשְׁלִ֛יךְso you may castבִּמְצֻל֥וֹתin the depths ofיָ֖םthe seaכָּל־allחַטֹּאותָֽם׃sins their
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תִּתֵּ֤ןyou will giveאֱמֶת֙faithfulnessלְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בto Jacobחֶ֖סֶדcovenant loyaltyלְאַבְרָהָ֑םto Abrahamאֲשֶׁר־whichנִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּyou sworeלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּto fathers ourמִ֥ימֵיfrom days ofקֶֽדֶם׃antiquity

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