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Micah

Chapter 5
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֞h bּeֽyt-le֣chem 'epera֗tah tza'iyr֙ liֽheyot֙ bּe'alepe֣y yehuda֔h mimּeka֙ li֣y yetze֔ liֽhey֥ot moshshe֖l bּeyishsera'e֑l umotza'ota֥yv miqּe֖dem miyme֥y 'olaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops: he has laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

וְאַתָּ֞ה בֵּֽית־לֶ֣חֶם אֶפְרָ֗תָה צָעִיר֙ לִֽהְיוֹת֙ בְּאַלְפֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה מִמְּךָ֙ לִ֣י יֵצֵ֔א לִֽהְי֥וֹת מוֹשֵׁ֖ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּמוֹצָאֹתָ֥יו מִקֶּ֖דֶם מִימֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): lake֣n yitּene֔m 'ad-'e֥t yoleda֖h yala֑dah veye֣ter 'echa֔yv yeshshub֖un 'al-bּene֥y yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But you, [1] Bethlehem Ephratah, though you be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall He come forth to Me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

לָכֵ֣ן יִתְּנֵ֔ם עַד־עֵ֥ת יוֹלֵדָ֖ה יָלָ֑דָה וְיֶ֣תֶר אֶחָ֔יו יְשׁוּב֖וּן עַל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'ama֗d vera'ah֙ bּe'o֣z yehva֔h bּige'֕on shshe֖m yehva֣h 'eloha֑yv veyashsha֕bu kּiֽy-'atּa֥h yigedּa֖l 'ad-'apesey-'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore will He give them up, until the time that she which travails has brought forth: then the remnant of His brothers shall return to the children of Israel.

וְעָמַ֗ד וְרָעָה֙ בְּעֹ֣ז יְהוָ֔ה בִּגְא֕וֹן שֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑יו וְיָשָׁ֕בוּ כִּֽי־עַתָּ֥ה יִגְדַּ֖ל עַד־אַפְסֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaya֥h ze֖h shshal֑om 'ashshּ֣ur ׀ kּiֽy-yab֣o be'aretze֗nu veki֤y yideroke֙ bּe'aremenote֔ynu vahaqemo֤nu 'alayv֙ shshibe'a֣h ro'i֔ym ushshemona֖h nesiyke֥y 'adaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And He shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD His God; and they shall abide: for now shall He be great to the ends of the earth.

וְהָיָ֥ה זֶ֖ה שָׁל֑וֹם אַשּׁ֣וּר ׀ כִּֽי־יָב֣וֹא בְאַרְצֵ֗נוּ וְכִ֤י יִדְרֹךְ֙ בְּאַרְמְנֹתֵ֔ינוּ וַהֲקֵמֹ֤נוּ עָלָיו֙ שִׁבְעָ֣ה רֹעִ֔ים וּשְׁמֹנָ֖ה נְסִיכֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): vera'֞u 'et-'e֤retz 'ashshּur֙ bּache֔reb ve'et-'e֥retz nimero֖d bּipetache֑yha vehitzּiyl֙ meֽ'ashshּ֔ur kּiֽy-yab֣o be'aretze֔nu veki֥y yidero֖ke bּigebuleֽnu׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.

וְרָע֞וּ אֶת־אֶ֤רֶץ אַשּׁוּר֙ בַּחֶ֔רֶב וְאֶת־אֶ֥רֶץ נִמְרֹ֖ד בִּפְתָחֶ֑יהָ וְהִצִּיל֙ מֵֽאַשּׁ֔וּר כִּֽי־יָב֣וֹא בְאַרְצֵ֔נוּ וְכִ֥י יִדְרֹ֖ךְ בִּגְבוּלֵֽנוּ׃ס

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaya֣h ׀ shshe'eri֣yt ya'aqo֗b bּeqe֨reb֙ 'amּi֣ym rabּi֔ym kּetal֙ me'e֣t yehva֔h kּirebiybi֖ym 'aley-'e֑shseb 'ashshe֤r loֽ'-yeqaueh֙ le'i֔yshsh velo֥ yeyache֖l libene֥y 'adaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall He deliver us from the Assyrian, when he comes into our land, and when he treads within our borders.

וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ שְׁאֵרִ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֗ב בְּקֶ֨רֶב֙ עַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים כְּטַל֙ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה כִּרְבִיבִ֖ים עֲלֵי־עֵ֑שֶׂב אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־יְקַוֶּה֙ לְאִ֔ישׁ וְלֹ֥א יְיַחֵ֖ל לִבְנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehayah֩ shshe'eri֨yt ya'aqo֜b bּagּoyi֗m bּeqe֨reb֙ 'amּi֣ym rabּi֔ym kּe'areyeh֙ bּebaham֣ot ya֔'ar kּikepi֖yr bּe'ederey tzo֑'n 'ashshe֧r 'im 'aba֛r verama֥s vetara֖p ve'e֥yn matzּiֽyl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarris not for man, nor waits for the sons of men.

וְהָיָה֩ שְׁאֵרִ֨ית יַעֲקֹ֜ב בַּגּוֹיִ֗ם בְּקֶ֨רֶב֙ עַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים כְּאַרְיֵה֙ בְּבַהֲמ֣וֹת יַ֔עַר כִּכְפִ֖יר בְּעֶדְרֵי צֹ֑אן אֲשֶׁ֧ר אִם עָבַ֛ר וְרָמַ֥ס וְטָרַ֖ף וְאֵ֥ין מַצִּֽיל׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּaro֥m yadeka֖ 'al-tzare֑yka vekal-'oyebe֖yka yikּareֽtu׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treads down, and tears in pieces, and none can deliver.

תָּרֹ֥ם יָדְךָ֖ עַל־צָרֶ֑יךָ וְכָל־אֹיְבֶ֖יךָ יִכָּרֵֽתוּ׃פ

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaya֤h bayּom-hahu'֙ ne'um-yehva֔h vehikeratּi֥y suse֖yka miqּirebּe֑ka veha'abadetּi֖y marekּeboteֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)your hand shall be lifted up upon your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off.

וְהָיָ֤ה בַיּוֹם־הַהוּא֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י סוּסֶ֖יךָ מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖י מַרְכְּבֹתֶֽיךָ׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehikeratּi֖y 'are֣y 'aretze֑ka veharasetּi֖y kּal-mibetzareֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And it shall come to pass in that day," says the LORD, "that I will cut off your horses out of the midst of you, and I will destroy your chariots:"

וְהִכְרַתִּ֖י עָרֵ֣י אַרְצֶ֑ךָ וְהָרַסְתִּ֖י כָּל־מִבְצָרֶֽיךָ׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehikeratּi֥y keshshapi֖ym miyּade֑ka uֽme'oneni֖ym lo֥ yiֽheyu-laֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And I will cut off the cities of your land, and throw down all your strong holds:"

וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י כְשָׁפִ֖ים מִיָּדֶ֑ךָ וּֽמְעוֹנְנִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִֽהְיוּ־לָֽךְ׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehikeratּi֧y pesiyle֛yka umatzּebote֖yka miqּirebּe֑ka veloֽ'-tishshetּachave֥h '֖od lema'ashse֥h yadeֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And I will cut off witchcrafts out of your hand; and you shall have no more soothsayers:"

וְהִכְרַתִּ֧י פְסִילֶ֛יךָ וּמַצֵּבוֹתֶ֖יךָ מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְלֹֽא־תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה ע֖וֹד לְמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָדֶֽיךָ׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): venatashshetּi֥y 'ashsheyre֖yka miqּirebּe֑ka vehishshemadetּi֖y 'areֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Your graven images also will I cut off, and your standing images out of the midst of you; and you shall no more worship the work of your hands."

וְנָתַשְׁתִּ֥י אֲשֵׁירֶ֖יךָ מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖י עָרֶֽיךָ׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'ashsi֜ytiy bּe'a֧p ubechema֛h naqa֖m 'et-hagּoyi֑m 'ashshe֖r lo֥ shshameֽ'u׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"And I will pluck up your groves out of the midst of you: so will I destroy your cities."

וְעָשִׂ֜יתִי בְּאַ֧ף וּבְחֵמָ֛ה נָקָ֖ם אֶת־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֥א שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃ס