Micah 5

A ruler will come from Bethlehem who will shepherd Israel, and his origins are from ancient times.[2] The remnant of Jacob will be like a lion, and YHWH will punish the nations that did not obey.[3][4]

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Verse 1
And-you and you (masculine singular) and you house-of house of Beyt Lechem Bethlehem bread Beyt Lechem Ephrathah Fruitful-Place Eferat too-small smaller one smallest to-be to be, to become to be in-thousands-of in thousands of among thousands of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah from-you from you from you to-me — to me will-come-forth he goes out he goes out to-be to be, to become to be ruler ruling one ruling one in-Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael and-his-origins his outlets his origins from-ancient-times from before from ancient times from-days-of from days of from days of eternity hidden age forever
וְ/אַתָּ֞ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah And-you and you (masculine singular) and you HC/Pp2ms בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house-of house of Beyt Lechem HNp לֶ֣חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem Bethlehem bread Beyt Lechem HNp אֶפְרָ֗תָה 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤕𐤄 eferatah Ephrathah Fruitful-Place Eferat HNp צָעִיר֙ 𐤑𐤏𐤉𐤓 tsair too-small smaller one smallest HAamsa לִֽ/הְיוֹת֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 liheyot to-be to be, to become to be HR/Vqc בְּ/אַלְפֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉 bealefey in-thousands-of in thousands of among thousands of HR/Acbpc יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp מִמְּ/ךָ֙ 𐤌𐤌/𐤊 mimekha from-you from you from you HR/Sp2ms לִ֣/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to-me to me HR/Sp1cs יֵצֵ֔א 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yetse will-come-forth he goes out he goes out HVqi3ms לִֽ/הְי֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 liheyot-2 to-be to be, to become to be HR/Vqc מוֹשֵׁ֖ל 𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤋 moshel ruler ruling one ruling one HVqrmsa בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in-Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np וּ/מוֹצָאֹתָ֥י/ו 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉/𐤅 umotsaotayv and-his-origins his outlets his origins HC/Ncfpc/Sp3ms מִ/קֶּ֖דֶם 𐤌/𐤒𐤃𐤌 miqedem from-ancient-times from before from ancient times HR/Ncmsa מִ/ימֵ֥י 𐤌/𐤉𐤌𐤉 mimey from-days-of from days of from days of HR/Ncmpc עוֹלָֽם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam eternity hidden age forever HNcmsa
Verse 3
and-he-will-stand and he stood and he will stand and-he-will-feed and he saw and he will shepherd in-strength in strength in strength the LORD Yahweh Yahweh in-majesty loftiness of pride of name name-of name of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh his-God his mighty-ones his Elohim and-they-will-return and they dwelt and they will dwell for for/because for now you now you he-will-be-great he will grow great he will grow great until up to until ends-of extremities of ends of earth land land
וְ/עָמַ֗ד 𐤅/𐤏𐤌𐤃 veamad ima (Bemba) and-he-will-stand and he stood and he will stand HC/Vqq3ms וְ/רָעָה֙ 𐤅/𐤓𐤏𐤄 veraah and-he-will-feed and he saw and he will shepherd HC/Vqq3ms בְּ/עֹ֣ז 𐤁/𐤏𐤆 beoz in-strength in strength in strength HR/Ncmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בִּ/גְא֕וֹן 𐤁/𐤂𐤀𐤅𐤍 bigeon in-majesty loftiness of pride of HR/Ncmsc שֵׁ֖ם 𐤔𐤌 shem name name-of name of HNcmsc יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהָ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤅 elohayv Mulimu (Lozi) his-God his mighty-ones his Elohim HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/יָשָׁ֕בוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 veyashavu and-they-will-return and they dwelt and they will dwell HC/Vqq3cp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC עַתָּ֥ה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now you now you HD יִגְדַּ֖ל 𐤉𐤂𐤃𐤋 yigedal he-will-be-great he will grow great he will grow great HVqi3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR אַפְסֵי 𐤀𐤐𐤎𐤉 afesey ends-of extremities of ends of HNcmpc אָֽרֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets Ayé (Yoruba) earth land land HNcbsa
Verse 4
And this will be and he/it became and it will be this this one this one peace wholeness peace Assyria Ashshur Ashur when for/because when comes he comes he comes into our land our land into our land and when and because and when treads he will tread he will tread our palaces in our exalted citadels in our exalted citadels we will raise up we raised up we will raise up against him upon him against him seven seven seven shepherds shepherding ones shepherding ones and eight and eight and eight princes installed leaders of princes of of men human being human being
וְ/הָיָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah And this will be and he/it became and it will be HC/Vqq3ms זֶ֖ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this this one this one HPdxms שָׁל֑וֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 shalom peace wholeness peace HNcmsa אַשּׁ֣וּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur Assyria Ashshur Ashur HNp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki when for/because when HC יָב֣וֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo comes he comes he comes HVqi3ms בְ/אַרְצֵ֗/נוּ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤍𐤅 vearetsenu Ayé (Yoruba) into our land our land into our land HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cp וְ/כִ֤י 𐤅/𐤊𐤉 vekhi and when and because and when HC/C יִדְרֹךְ֙ 𐤉𐤃𐤓𐤊 yiderokhe kanyaga (Swahili) treads he will tread he will tread HVqi3ms בְּ/אַרְמְנֹתֵ֔י/נוּ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅 bearemenoteynu our palaces in our exalted citadels in our exalted citadels HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cp וַ/הֲקֵמֹ֤נוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤌𐤍𐤅 vahaqemonu uku-ima (Bemba) we will raise up we raised up we will raise up HC/Vhq1cp עָלָי/ו֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv against him upon him against him HR/Sp3ms שִׁבְעָ֣ה 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 shiveah seven seven seven HAcmsa רֹעִ֔ים 𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 roim shepherds shepherding ones shepherding ones HVqrmpa וּ/שְׁמֹנָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤍𐤄 ushemonah and eight and eight and eight HC/Acmsa נְסִיכֵ֥י 𐤍𐤎𐤉𐤊𐤉 nesikhey princes installed leaders of princes of HNcmpc אָדָֽם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam of men human being human being HNcmsa
Verse 5
and they will graze/devour and they shepherded and they will shepherd [direct object marker] object-marker [·] land land land Assyria Ashshur Ashur with-the-sword by the sword with the sword and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] land land land Nimrod Nimrod Nimerod in-entrances-of-it in her openings in her openings and-he-will-deliver and he caused to rescue and he caused to deliver from-Assyria from Ashshur from Ashur for for/because for he-will-come he comes he will come into-our-land our land into our land and-when and because and when he-will-tread he will tread he will tread in-our-borders within our boundary within our boundary
וְ/רָע֞וּ 𐤅/𐤓𐤏𐤅 verau and they will graze/devour and they shepherded and they will shepherd HC/Vqq3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo אֶ֤רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets Ayé (Yoruba) land land land HNcbsc אַשּׁוּר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur Assyria Ashshur Ashur HNp בַּ/חֶ֔רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 bacherev with-the-sword by the sword with the sword HRd/Ncfsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To אֶ֥רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets-2 Ayé (Yoruba) land land land HNcbsc נִמְרֹ֖ד 𐤍𐤌𐤓𐤃 nimerod Nimrod Nimrod Nimerod HNp בִּ/פְתָחֶ֑י/הָ 𐤁/𐤐𐤕𐤇𐤉/𐤄 bifetacheyha in-entrances-of-it in her openings in her openings HR/Ncmpc/Sp3fs וְ/הִצִּיל֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋 vehitsil and-he-will-deliver and he caused to rescue and he caused to deliver HC/Vhq3ms מֵֽ/אַשּׁ֔וּר 𐤌/𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 meashur from-Assyria from Ashshur from Ashur HR/Np כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC יָב֣וֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo he-will-come he comes he will come HVqi3ms בְ/אַרְצֵ֔/נוּ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤍𐤅 vearetsenu Ayé (Yoruba) into-our-land our land into our land HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cp וְ/כִ֥י 𐤅/𐤊𐤉 vekhi and-when and because and when HC/C יִדְרֹ֖ךְ 𐤉𐤃𐤓𐤊 yiderokhe kanyaga (Swahili) he-will-tread he will tread he will tread HVqi3ms בִּ/גְבוּלֵֽ/נוּ 𐤁/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋/𐤍𐤅 bigevulenu in-our-borders within our boundary within our boundary HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cp
Verse 6
and it will be and he/it became and it will be the remnant surviving remainder surviving remnant of Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov in the midst in the inner midst of in the inner midst of of peoples assembled peoples peoples many many great ones like dew like dew like dew from from beside from the LORD Yahweh Yahweh like showers like abundant downpours like abundant downpours upon upon upon grass green herbage grass which that-which which not not not does wait he eagerly waits he waits for man to a man for a man and not and not and not does hope he eagerly awaits he hopes in sons of to sons of for sons of man human being human being
וְ/הָיָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be and he/it became and it will be HC/Vqq3ms שְׁאֵרִ֣ית 𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤕 sheerit the remnant surviving remainder surviving remnant HNcfsc יַעֲקֹ֗ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov of Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov HNp בְּ/קֶ֨רֶב֙ 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁 beqerev in the midst in the inner midst of in the inner midst of HR/Ncmsc עַמִּ֣ים 𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 amim of peoples assembled peoples peoples HNcmpa רַבִּ֔ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim many many great ones HAampa כְּ/טַל֙ 𐤊/𐤈𐤋 ketal like dew like dew like dew HR/Ncmsa מֵ/אֵ֣ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet from from beside from HR/R יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כִּ/רְבִיבִ֖ים 𐤊/𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤌 kirevivim like showers like abundant downpours like abundant downpours HR/Ncmpa עֲלֵי 𐤏𐤋𐤉 aley upon upon upon HR עֵ֑שֶׂב 𐤏𐤔𐤁 esev grass green herbage grass HNcmsa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יְקַוֶּה֙ 𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤄 yeqaveh does wait he eagerly waits he waits HVpi3ms לְ/אִ֔ישׁ 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤔 leish for man to a man for a man HR/Ncmsa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn יְיַחֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤉𐤇𐤋 yeyachel does hope he eagerly awaits he hopes HVpi3ms לִ/בְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) in sons of to sons of for sons of HR/Ncmpc אָדָֽם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam man human being human being HNcmsa
Verse 7
and it will be and he/it became and it will be the remnant surviving remainder surviving remnant of Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov among the nations in the people-groups among the nations in the midst in the inner midst of in the inner midst of of peoples assembled peoples peoples many many great ones like a lion like a lion like a lion among beasts among beasts of among the beasts of of the forest thick forest the forest like a young lion young lion like a young lion among flocks in herds of among the flocks of of sheep small livestock flock small livestock flock who that-which who if if / whether if he passes through he crossed over he passes through and treads down and he trampled and treads down and tears in pieces and he tore apart and tears apart and there is and there is not and there is not one delivering one who rescues one who delivers
וְ/הָיָה֩ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be and he/it became and it will be HC/Vqq3ms שְׁאֵרִ֨ית 𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤕 sheerit the remnant surviving remainder surviving remnant HNcfsc יַעֲקֹ֜ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov of Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov HNp בַּ/גּוֹיִ֗ם 𐤁/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 bagoyim among the nations in the people-groups among the nations HRd/Ncmpa בְּ/קֶ֨רֶב֙ 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁 beqerev in the midst in the inner midst of in the inner midst of HR/Ncmsc עַמִּ֣ים 𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 amim of peoples assembled peoples peoples HNcmpa רַבִּ֔ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim many many great ones HAampa כְּ/אַרְיֵה֙ 𐤊/𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 keareyeh like a lion like a lion like a lion HR/Ncmsa בְּ/בַהֲמ֣וֹת 𐤁/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤕 bevahamot among beasts among beasts of among the beasts of HR/Ncfpc יַ֔עַר 𐤉𐤏𐤓 yaar of the forest thick forest the forest HNcmsa כִּ/כְפִ֖יר 𐤊/𐤊𐤐𐤉𐤓 kikhefir like a young lion young lion like a young lion HR/Ncmsa בְּ/עֶדְרֵי 𐤁/𐤏𐤃𐤓𐤉 beederey among flocks in herds of among the flocks of HR/Ncmpc צֹ֑אן 𐤑𐤀𐤍 tson of sheep small livestock flock small livestock flock HNcbsa אֲשֶׁ֧ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which who HTr אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC עָבַ֛ר 𐤏𐤁𐤓 avar he passes through he crossed over he passes through HVqp3ms וְ/רָמַ֥ס 𐤅/𐤓𐤌𐤎 veramas and treads down and he trampled and treads down HC/Vqq3ms וְ/טָרַ֖ף 𐤅/𐤈𐤓𐤐 vetaraf and tears in pieces and he tore apart and tears apart HC/Vqq3ms וְ/אֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and there is and there is not and there is not HC/Tn מַצִּֽיל 𐤌𐤑𐤉𐤋 matsil one delivering one who rescues one who delivers HVhrmsa
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