Micah 2

Micah pronounces woe against those who plot evil and oppress others, warning that YHWH is planning disaster against the people because of their wickedness.[2] Despite this judgment, YHWH promises to gather a remnant of Jacob and restore them.[1][3]

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Verse 1
Woe Woe! Woe who scheme devisers of devisers of iniquity worthless wickedness worthless wickedness and who work and accomplishers of and accomplishers of evil bad evil on upon upon their beds their lying-places their beds in light Beor Light of the morning the morning the daybreak they do it they will make her they do it because for/because because there is there exists there is in the power to a mighty one in the power of their hand their hand their hand
ה֧וֹי 𐤄𐤅𐤉 hoy Woe Woe! Woe HTj חֹֽשְׁבֵי 𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤉 choshevey who scheme devisers of devisers of HVqrmpc אָ֛וֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven iniquity worthless wickedness worthless wickedness HNcmsa וּ/פֹ֥עֲלֵי 𐤅/𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤉 ufoaley and who work and accomplishers of and accomplishers of HC/Vqrmpc רָ֖ע 𐤓𐤏 ra evil bad evil HAamsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑/ם 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌 mishekevotam their beds their lying-places their beds HNcmpc/Sp3mp בְּ/א֤וֹר 𐤁/𐤀𐤅𐤓 beor in light Beor Light HR/Ncbsc הַ/בֹּ֨קֶר֙ 𐤄/𐤁𐤒𐤓 haboqer buka (Bemba) of the morning the morning the daybreak HTd/Ncmsa יַעֲשׂ֔וּ/הָ 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅/𐤄 yaasuha they do it they will make her they do it HVqi3mp/Sp3fs כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because because HC יֶשׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh there is there exists there is HTm לְ/אֵ֖ל 𐤋/𐤀𐤋 leel in the power to a mighty one in the power HR/Ncmsc יָדָֽ/ם 𐤉𐤃/𐤌 yadam of their hand their hand their hand HNcbsc/Sp3mp
Verse 3
therefore accordingly therefore thus in this manner thus says he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh behold me look—here I am look I devising planning one one planning against upon against the family the extended kinship-group the clan this this one this one evil evil evil which that-which which not not not you shall remove you will cause to withdraw you will remove from it from there from there your necks your necks your necks and not and not and not you shall walk you will go you (plural) will go haughtily in loftiness haughtily for for/because for time object marker time evil evil evil it is she it is
לָ/כֵ֗ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen cine (Bemba) therefore accordingly therefore HR/D כֹּ֚ה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner thus HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp הִנְ/נִ֥י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni behold me look—here I am look I HTm/Sp1cs חֹשֵׁ֛ב 𐤇𐤔𐤁 choshev devising planning one one planning HVqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon against HR הַ/מִּשְׁפָּחָ֥ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤄 hamishepachah the family the extended kinship-group the clan HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֖את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one this one HTd/Pdxfs רָעָ֑ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil evil evil HNcfsa אֲ֠שֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn תָמִ֨ישׁוּ 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤔𐤅 tamishu you shall remove you will cause to withdraw you will remove HVhi2mp מִ/שָּׁ֜ם 𐤌/𐤔𐤌 misham from it from there from there HR/D צַוְּארֹֽתֵי/כֶ֗ם 𐤑𐤅𐤀𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 tsaveroteykhem your necks your necks your necks HNcmpc/Sp2mp וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn תֵֽלְכוּ֙ 𐤕𐤋𐤊𐤅 telekhu you shall walk you will go you (plural) will go HVqi2mp רוֹמָ֔ה 𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤄 romah haughtily in loftiness haughtily HD כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC עֵ֥ת 𐤏𐤕 et time object marker time HNcbsa רָעָ֖ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah-2 evil evil evil HAafsa הִֽיא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi it is she it is HPp3fs
Verse 4
In that day in the day in the day that he that they will take up he will lift he will lift against you upon you upon you a taunt governing saying proverb and lament and he wailed and he wailed a doleful wailing lament wailing lament lamentation ritual lamentation ritual lamentation and say he said he said We are utterly to devastate to devastate ruined we have been devastated we have been devastated the portion allotted portion portion of my people my people my people He exchanges he will substitute he will substitute How How? How? He removes he will withdraw he will withdraw it from me — to me to the apostate to a turning-away one to a turning-away one our fields our open lands our open lands He apportions he will apportion out he will divide
בַּ/יּ֨וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom In that day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֜וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms יִשָּׂ֧א 𐤉𐤔𐤀 yisa they will take up he will lift he will lift HVqi3ms עֲלֵי/כֶ֣ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem against you upon you upon you HR/Sp2mp מָשָׁ֗ל 𐤌𐤔𐤋 mashal a taunt governing saying proverb HNcmsa וְ/נָהָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤄𐤄 venahah and lament and he wailed and he wailed HC/Vqq3ms נְהִ֤י 𐤍𐤄𐤉 nehi a doleful wailing lament wailing lament HNcmsa נִֽהְיָה֙ 𐤍𐤄𐤉𐤄 niheyah lamentation ritual lamentation ritual lamentation HVNp3ms אָמַר֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar and say he said he said HVqp3ms שָׁד֣וֹד 𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤃 shadod We are utterly to devastate to devastate HVqa נְשַׁדֻּ֔נוּ 𐤍𐤔𐤃𐤍𐤅 neshadunu ruined we have been devastated we have been devastated HVNp1cp חֵ֥לֶק 𐤇𐤋𐤒 cheleq the portion allotted portion portion HNcmsc עַמִּ֖/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami of my people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs יָמִ֑יר 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤓 yamir He exchanges he will substitute he will substitute HVhi3ms אֵ֚יךְ 𐤀𐤉𐤊 eykhe How How? How? HTi יָמִ֣ישׁ 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤔 yamish He removes he will withdraw he will withdraw HVhi3ms לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li it from me to me HR/Sp1cs לְ/שׁוֹבֵ֥ב 𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤁 leshovev to the apostate to a turning-away one to a turning-away one HR/Aamsa שָׂדֵ֖י/נוּ 𐤔𐤃𐤉/𐤍𐤅 sadeynu our fields our open lands our open lands HNcmpc/Sp1cp יְחַלֵּֽק 𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤒 yechaleq gawa (Swahili) He apportions he will apportion out he will divide HVpi3ms
Verse 7
[Should it] be said spoken should it be spoken house house-of house of of Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov [Is it] shortened he was short is the spirit shortened Spirit breath of spirit of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh [or] if / whether if these these ones these ones His doings his deeds his deeds Do not is it not? is it not My words my utterances my words do good they will make good they will make good to if / whether with the upright the upright one the upright one [one] walking the one walking the one walking
הֶ/אָמ֣וּר 𐤄/𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤓 heamur [Should it] be said spoken should it be spoken HTi/Vqsmsa בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of house of HNcmsc יַעֲקֹ֗ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov of Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov HNp הֲ/קָצַר֙ 𐤄/𐤒𐤑𐤓 haqatsar [Is it] shortened he was short is the spirit shortened HTi/Vqp3ms ר֣וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Spirit breath of spirit of HNcbsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אִם 𐤀𐤌 im [or] if / whether if HC אֵ֖לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones these ones HPdxcp מַעֲלָלָ֑י/ו 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤅 maalalayv His doings his deeds his deeds HNcmpc/Sp3ms הֲ/ל֤וֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo Do not is it not? is it not HTi/Tn דְבָרַ֨/י 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤉 devaray Ndaba (Zulu) My words my utterances my words HNcmpc/Sp1cs יֵיטִ֔יבוּ 𐤉𐤉𐤈𐤉𐤁𐤅 yeytivu do good they will make good they will make good HVhi3mp עִ֖ם 𐤏𐤌 im-2 to if / whether with HR הַ/יָּשָׁ֥ר 𐤄/𐤉𐤔𐤓 hayashar the upright the upright one the upright one HTd/Aamsa הוֹלֵֽךְ 𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤊 holekhe [one] walking the one walking the one walking HVqrmsa
Verse 8
even of late and previously and previously my people my people my people as an enemy to a hostile one as an enemy rise up he will firmly establish he rises up over against facing opposite over against the robe wrap-around cloak the cloak the garment mustered herd the stately mantle you strip off you will cause to strip off you strip off from those passing by from those crossing over from those passing by securely secure confidence securely returning returned ones of returning from war armed conflict battle
וְ/אֶתְמ֗וּל 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤋 veetemul even of late and previously and previously HC/D עַמִּ/י֙ 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs לְ/אוֹיֵ֣ב 𐤋/𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁 leoyev as an enemy to a hostile one as an enemy HR/Vqrmsa יְקוֹמֵ֔ם 𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤌 yeqomem uku-ima (Bemba) rise up he will firmly establish he rises up HVoi3ms מִ/מּ֣וּל 𐤌/𐤌𐤅𐤋 mimul over against facing opposite over against HR/R שַׂלְמָ֔ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 salemah the robe wrap-around cloak the cloak HNcfsa אֶ֖דֶר 𐤀𐤃𐤓 eder the garment mustered herd the stately mantle HNcmsa תַּפְשִׁט֑וּ/ן 𐤕𐤐𐤔𐤈𐤅/𐤍 tafeshitun you strip off you will cause to strip off you strip off HVhi2mp/Sn מֵ/עֹבְרִ֣ים 𐤌/𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 meoverim from those passing by from those crossing over from those passing by HR/Vqrmpa בֶּ֔טַח 𐤁𐤈𐤇 betach securely secure confidence securely HNcmsa שׁוּבֵ֖י 𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤉 shuvey returning returned ones of returning HVqsmpc מִלְחָמָֽה 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 milechamah from war armed conflict battle HNcfsa
Verse 11
If if only if only a man man a man walking the one walking the one walking in the wind breath of in the spirit and falsehood falsehood and lie had lied he dealt falsely he lies I will prophesy I will cause to drip I will prophesy to you — to you of wine to the wine of wine and of strong drink and to the intoxicating drink and of strong drink he would be and he/it became and it will be the prophet one who causes to drip a prophet the people the gathered people for the people this this one this
לוּ 𐤋𐤅 lu If if only if only HC אִ֞ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man a man HNcmsa הֹלֵ֥ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 holekhe walking the one walking the one walking HVqrmsc ר֨וּחַ֙ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha in the wind breath of in the spirit HNcbsa וָ/שֶׁ֣קֶר 𐤅/𐤔𐤒𐤓 vasheqer and falsehood falsehood and lie HC/Ncmsa כִּזֵּ֔ב 𐤊𐤆𐤁 kizev had lied he dealt falsely he lies HVpp3ms אַטִּ֣ף 𐤀𐤈𐤐 atif I will prophesy I will cause to drip I will prophesy HVhi1cs לְ/ךָ֔ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you to you HR/Sp2ms לַ/יַּ֖יִן 𐤋/𐤉𐤉𐤍 layayin ubumayi (Bemba) of wine to the wine of wine HRd/Ncmsa וְ/לַ/שֵּׁכָ֑ר 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤊𐤓 velashekhar and of strong drink and to the intoxicating drink and of strong drink HC/Rd/Ncmsa וְ/הָיָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah he would be and he/it became and it will be HC/Vqq3ms מַטִּ֖יף 𐤌𐤈𐤉𐤐 matif the prophet one who causes to drip a prophet HVhrmsc הָ/עָ֥ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people for the people HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּֽה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms
Verse 12
I will surely assemble gathering gathering I will gather I will gather I will gather Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov all of you your entirety your all I will surely gather thoroughly gather up thoroughly gather up I will gather I will gather together I will gather together the remnant surviving remainder surviving remnant of Israel El-Contends Yiserael together in union together I will set them I will set him I will set them like sheep like a flock like a flock of Bozrah Fortified-Place Bozrah like a flock like a mustered herd like a flock in the midst in the midst of in the midst of of their pasture his managed pasture their managed pasture they will make noise they will cause tumult they will cause tumult because of men from a human being from a human being
אָסֹ֨ף 𐤀𐤎𐤐 asof I will surely assemble gathering gathering HVqa אֶאֱסֹ֜ף 𐤀𐤀𐤎𐤐 eesof I will gather I will gather I will gather HVqi1cs יַעֲקֹ֣ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov HNp כֻּלָּ֗/ךְ 𐤊𐤋/𐤊 kulakhe kila (Swahili) all of you your entirety your all HNcmsc/Sp2fs קַבֵּ֤ץ 𐤒𐤁𐤑 qabets I will surely gather thoroughly gather up thoroughly gather up HVpa אֲקַבֵּץ֙ 𐤀𐤒𐤁𐤑 aqabets I will gather I will gather together I will gather together HVpi1cs שְׁאֵרִ֣ית 𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤕 sheerit the remnant surviving remainder surviving remnant HNcfsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp יַ֥חַד 𐤉𐤇𐤃 yachad together in union together HD אֲשִׂימֶ֖/נּוּ 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌/𐤍𐤅 asimenu I will set them I will set him I will set them HVqi1cs/Sp3ms כְּ/צֹ֣אן 𐤊/𐤑𐤀𐤍 ketson like sheep like a flock like a flock HR/Ncbsa בָּצְרָ֑ה 𐤁𐤑𐤓𐤄 batserah of Bozrah Fortified-Place Bozrah HNcfsa כְּ/עֵ֨דֶר֙ 𐤊/𐤏𐤃𐤓 keeder like a flock like a mustered herd like a flock HR/Ncmsa בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the midst in the midst of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc הַ/דָּֽבְר֔/וֹ 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤅 hadavero of their pasture his managed pasture their managed pasture HTd/Ncmsc/Sp3ms תְּהִימֶ֖נָה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤍𐤄 tehimenah they will make noise they will cause tumult they will cause tumult HVhi3fp מֵ/אָדָֽם 𐤌/𐤀𐤃𐤌 meadam because of men from a human being from a human being HR/Ncmsa
Verse 13
has gone up he ascended he went up the breaker the breaking-through one the breaking-through one before them before their face to before their face they have broken through they burst forth they burst forth and have passed through and they crossed over and they crossed over the gate gateway of gateway of and have gone out and they went out and they went out by it — by it and has passed on and he crossed over and he crossed over their king their king their king before them before their face to before their face and the LORD and Yahweh and Yahweh at their head at their head at their head
עָלָ֤ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah Aleya (Bemba) has gone up he ascended he went up HVqp3ms הַ/פֹּרֵץ֙ 𐤄/𐤐𐤓𐤑 haporets the breaker the breaking-through one the breaking-through one HTd/Vqrmsa לִ/פְנֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lifeneyhem before them before their face to before their face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp פָּֽרְצוּ֙ 𐤐𐤓𐤑𐤅 paretsu they have broken through they burst forth they burst forth HVqp3cp וַֽ/יַּעֲבֹ֔רוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 vayaavoru and have passed through and they crossed over and they crossed over HC/Vqw3mp שַׁ֖עַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar the gate gateway of gateway of HNcmsa וַ/יֵּ֣צְאוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayetseu and have gone out and they went out and they went out HC/Vqw3mp ב֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo by it by it HR/Sp3ms וַ/יַּעֲבֹ֤ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 vayaavor and has passed on and he crossed over and he crossed over HC/Vqw3ms מַלְכָּ/ם֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤌 malekam their king their king their king HNcmsc/Sp3mp לִ/פְנֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lifeneyhem-2 before them before their face to before their face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp וַ/יהוָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 vayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) and the LORD and Yahweh and Yahweh HC/Np בְּ/רֹאשָֽׁ/ם 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤌 berosham at their head at their head at their head HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp
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