Micah 7

Micah laments the moral decay in Israel, where the godly (chasid) have perished, the best are like briers (tov), and even family cannot be trusted, yet he declares personal trust: 'But as for me, I will watch expectantly for YHWH' (7:7).[1][3] The chapter shifts to confession of sin, hope in YHWH's restoration and vindication over enemies, prophecies of rebuilding and nations trembling like serpents before YHWH, and a doxology praising YHWH's merciful forgiveness who casts sins into the sea (7:18-20).

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Verse 1
Woe is me Ah, woe! Ah, woe to me — to me for for/because for I have become I was I was like the gatherers like ingatherings of like the gatherers of summer summer harvest-season of summer like the gleanings grape-gleanings grape-gleanings of the vintage grape harvest harvest of grapes there is no there is not there is not cluster Cluster cluster to eat to eat to eat first-ripe fig first-ripe fig first-ripe fig which I crave she intensely desired she desired intensely my soul my living being my life
אַ֣לְלַי 𐤀𐤋𐤋𐤉 alelay alila (Bemba) Woe is me Ah, woe! Ah, woe HTj לִ֗/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me to me HR/Sp1cs כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC הָיִ֨יתִי֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤉 hayiti I have become I was I was HVqp1cs כְּ/אָסְפֵּי 𐤊/𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤉 keasepey like the gatherers like ingatherings of like the gatherers HR/Ncmpc קַ֔יִץ 𐤒𐤉𐤑 qayits of summer summer harvest-season of summer HNcmsa כְּ/עֹלְלֹ֖ת 𐤊/𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤕 keolelot like the gleanings grape-gleanings grape-gleanings HR/Ncfpc בָּצִ֑יר 𐤁𐤑𐤉𐤓 batsir of the vintage grape harvest harvest of grapes HNcmsa אֵין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no there is not there is not HTn אֶשְׁכּ֣וֹל 𐤀𐤔𐤊𐤅𐤋 eshekol cluster Cluster cluster HNcmsa לֶ/אֱכ֔וֹל 𐤋/𐤀𐤊𐤅𐤋 leekhol okèlè (Yoruba) to eat to eat to eat HR/Vqc בִּכּוּרָ֖ה 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓𐤄 bikurah first-ripe fig first-ripe fig first-ripe fig HNcfsa אִוְּתָ֥ה 𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤄 ivetah which I crave she intensely desired she desired intensely HVpp3fs נַפְשִֽׁ/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my soul my living being my life HNcbsc/Sp1cs
Verse 2
has perished he perished has perished the godly man loyal-love devotee the godly man from from from the land the earth the land and upright and upright and upright among men in a human in a human there is none there is not there is none all of them the entirety of them all of them for bloodshed for bloods for bloodshed lie in wait they lie in ambush they will ambush each man man man [direct object marker] object-marker [·] his brother his brother his brother they hunt they hunt they hunt a net banned thing with a net
אָבַ֤ד 𐤀𐤁𐤃 avad has perished he perished has perished HVqp3ms חָסִיד֙ 𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤃 chasid the godly man loyal-love devotee the godly man HAamsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from from HR הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa וְ/יָשָׁ֥ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓 veyashar and upright and upright and upright HC/Aamsa בָּ/אָדָ֖ם 𐤁/𐤀𐤃𐤌 baadam among men in a human in a human HRd/Ncmsa אָ֑יִן 𐤀𐤉𐤍 ayin there is none there is not there is none HTn כֻּלָּ/ם֙ 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 kulam kila (Swahili) all of them the entirety of them all of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp לְ/דָמִ֣ים 𐤋/𐤃𐤌𐤉𐤌 ledamim damu (Lingala) for bloodshed for bloods for bloodshed HR/Ncmpa יֶאֱרֹ֔בוּ 𐤉𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤅 yeerovu lie in wait they lie in ambush they will ambush HVqi3mp אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man man man HNcmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo אָחִ֖י/הוּ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤄𐤅 achihu his brother his brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms יָצ֥וּדוּ 𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤃𐤅 yatsudu they hunt they hunt they hunt HVqi3mp חֵֽרֶם 𐤇𐤓𐤌 cherem a net banned thing with a net HNcmsa
Verse 3
upon upon upon the evil the bad the evil hands two cupped palms two cupped palms to do well to make good to cause to be good the prince the ruler the chief asks one who asks one who asks and the judge and the judging one and the judging one for a bribe in the restitution-payment in the restitution-payment and the great man and the great one and the great one utters speaking-one speaking-one mischief ruinous-desire of ruinous-desire of of his soul his living-self his life he he he they weave it together they entwined her they entwined her
עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR הָ/רַ֤ע 𐤄/𐤓𐤏 hara the evil the bad the evil HTd/Aamsa כַּפַּ֨יִם֙ 𐤊𐤐𐤉𐤌 kapayim hands two cupped palms two cupped palms HNcfda לְ/הֵיטִ֔יב 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤈𐤉𐤁 leheytiv to do well to make good to cause to be good HR/Vhc הַ/שַּׂ֣ר 𐤄/𐤔𐤓 hasar the prince the ruler the chief HTd/Ncmsa שֹׁאֵ֔ל 𐤔𐤀𐤋 shoel asks one who asks one who asks HVqrmsa וְ/הַ/שֹּׁפֵ֖ט 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤐𐤈 vehashofet and the judge and the judging one and the judging one HC/Td/Vqrmsa בַּ/שִׁלּ֑וּם 𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 bashilum for a bribe in the restitution-payment in the restitution-payment HRd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/גָּד֗וֹל 𐤅/𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 vehagadol and the great man and the great one and the great one HC/Td/Aamsa דֹּבֵ֨ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 dover utters speaking-one speaking-one HVqrmsa הַוַּ֥ת 𐤄𐤅𐤕 havat mpvɛ (Lingala) mischief ruinous-desire of ruinous-desire of HNcfsc נַפְשׁ֛/וֹ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho of his soul his living-self his life HNcbsc/Sp3ms ה֖וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he he HPp3ms וַֽ/יְעַבְּתֽוּ/הָ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤕𐤅/𐤄 vayeabetuha they weave it together they entwined her they entwined her HC/Vpw3mp/Sp3fs
Verse 4
the best of them their goodness the best of them like a brier like a prickly-brier like a prickly-brier the most upright upright upright than a thorn hedge woven thorn-hedge than a woven thorn-hedge the day day day of your watchmen your watch-keepers your watchmen your visitation your appointed oversight your visitation has come she came has come now you now you shall be you will become it will be their confusion their bewilderment their confusion
טוֹבָ֣/ם 𐤈𐤅𐤁/𐤌 tovam the best of them their goodness the best of them HAamsc/Sp3mp כְּ/חֵ֔דֶק 𐤊/𐤇𐤃𐤒 kechedeq like a brier like a prickly-brier like a prickly-brier HR/Ncmsa יָשָׁ֖ר 𐤉𐤔𐤓 yashar the most upright upright upright HAamsa מִ/מְּסוּכָ֑ה 𐤌/𐤌𐤎𐤅𐤊𐤄 mimesukhah than a thorn hedge woven thorn-hedge than a woven thorn-hedge HR/Ncfsa י֤וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom the day day day HNcmsc מְצַפֶּ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤌𐤑𐤐𐤉/𐤊 metsapeykha of your watchmen your watch-keepers your watchmen HVprmpc/Sp2ms פְּקֻדָּתְ/ךָ֣ 𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤕/𐤊 pequdatekha your visitation your appointed oversight your visitation HNcfsc/Sp2ms בָ֔אָה 𐤁𐤀𐤄 vaah has come she came has come HVqp3fs עַתָּ֥ה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now you now you HD תִהְיֶ֖ה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh shall be you will become it will be HVqi3fs מְבוּכָתָֽ/ם 𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤊𐤕/𐤌 mevukhatam their confusion their bewilderment their confusion HNcfsc/Sp3mp
Verse 9
indignation storming anger of storming anger of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh I will bear I lift I will bear because for/because because I have sinned I have missed the mark I have sinned against him — against him until up to until that that-which that he pleads he will contend he will contend my case my dispute my dispute and executes and he did and he executes justice for me my judgment my judgment he will bring me out he will bring me out he will bring me out to the light to the light to the light I will see let me see I will see his righteousness in his righteousness in his righteousness
זַ֤עַף 𐤆𐤏𐤐 zaaf indignation storming anger of storming anger of HNcmsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶשָּׂ֔א 𐤀𐤔𐤀 esa I will bear I lift I will bear HVqi1cs כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because because HC חָטָ֖אתִי 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕𐤉 chatati I have sinned I have missed the mark I have sinned HVqp1cs ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo against him against him HR/Sp3ms עַד֩ 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr יָרִ֤יב 𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤁 yariv he pleads he will contend he will contend HVqi3ms רִיבִ/י֙ 𐤓𐤉𐤁/𐤉 rivi my case my dispute my dispute HNcbsc/Sp1cs וְ/עָשָׂ֣ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤄 veasah and executes and he did and he executes HC/Vqp3ms מִשְׁפָּטִ֔/י 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈/𐤉 mishepati justice for me my judgment my judgment HNcmsc/Sp1cs יוֹצִיאֵ֣/נִי 𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀/𐤍𐤉 yotsieni he will bring me out he will bring me out he will bring me out HVhi3ms/Sp1cs לָ/א֔וֹר 𐤋/𐤀𐤅𐤓 laor to the light to the light to the light HRd/Ncbsa אֶרְאֶ֖ה 𐤀𐤓𐤀𐤄 ereeh I will see let me see I will see HVqi1cs בְּ/צִדְקָתֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤕/𐤅 betsideqato his righteousness in his righteousness in his righteousness HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
Verse 10
and she will see and she will see and she will see my enemy my female enemy my female enemy and shame will cover her and she will cover her and shame will cover her shame state of shame shame who said the saying-one the saying-one to me toward me to me where is he where is he? where is he the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your God your Mighty-One your Elohim my eyes my eyes my eyes will see her they will see they will see her her — her now you now you she will be you will become it will be a trampled place trampled place trampled place like mire like sticky mud like sticky mud of the streets outside places outside places
וְ/תֵרֶ֤א 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤀 vetere and she will see and she will see and she will see HC/Vqi3fs אֹיַ֨בְתִּ/י֙ 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤕/𐤉 oyaveti my enemy my female enemy my female enemy HVqrfsc/Sp1cs וּ/תְכַסֶּ֣/הָ 𐤅/𐤕𐤊𐤎/𐤄 utekhaseha and shame will cover her and she will cover her and shame will cover her HC/Vpi3fs/Sp3fs בוּשָׁ֔ה 𐤁𐤅𐤔𐤄 vushah shame state of shame shame HNcfsa הָ/אֹמְרָ֣ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤄 haomerah who said the saying-one the saying-one HTd/Vqrfsa אֵלַ֔/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me to me HR/Sp1cs אַיּ֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤉/𐤅 ayo where is he where is he? where is he HTi/Sp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהָ֑יִ/ךְ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 elohayikhe Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty-One your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2fs עֵינַ/י֙ 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 eynay Enyi (Fante) my eyes my eyes my eyes HNcbdc/Sp1cs תִּרְאֶ֣ינָּה 𐤕𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤍𐤄 tireeynah will see her they will see they will see her HVqi3fp בָּ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah her her HR/Sp3fs עַתָּ֛ה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now you now you HD תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh she will be you will become it will be HVqi3fs לְ/מִרְמָ֖ס 𐤋/𐤌𐤓𐤌𐤎 lemiremas a trampled place trampled place trampled place HR/Ncmsa כְּ/טִ֥יט 𐤊/𐤈𐤉𐤈 ketit like mire like sticky mud like sticky mud HR/Ncmsc חוּצֽוֹת 𐤇𐤅𐤑𐤅𐤕 chutsot of the streets outside places outside places HNcmpa
Verse 12
day day day it he it even to you and up to you and up to you will come he comes he comes from away from from Assyria Ashshur Ashur and cities of and settlements of vigilance and cities of Egypt siege Matsor and from and to from and from Egypt besieged stronghold Matsor even to and up to and up to the River flowing river the river and sea sea of and sea of from sea from sea from sea and mountain mountain of and mountain to mountain the mountain the mountain
י֥וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day day day HNcmsa הוּא֙ 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it he it HPp3ms וְ/עָדֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤏𐤃𐤉/𐤊 veadeykha even to you and up to you and up to you HC/R/Sp2ms יָב֔וֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo will come he comes he comes HVqi3ms לְ/מִנִּ֥י 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤉 lemini from away from from HR/R אַשּׁ֖וּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur Assyria Ashshur Ashur HNp וְ/עָרֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤏𐤓𐤉 vearey and cities of and settlements of vigilance and cities of HC/Ncfpc מָצ֑וֹר 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤓 matsor Egypt siege Matsor HNp וּ/לְ/מִנִּ֤י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤉 ulemini and from and to from and from HC/R/R מָצוֹר֙ 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤓 matsor-2 Egypt besieged stronghold Matsor HNp וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead even to and up to and up to HC/R נָהָ֔ר 𐤍𐤄𐤓 nahar the River flowing river the river HNcmsa וְ/יָ֥ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤌 veyam and sea sea of and sea of HC/Ncmsa מִ/יָּ֖ם 𐤌/𐤉𐤌 miyam from sea from sea from sea HR/Ncmsa וְ/הַ֥ר 𐤅/𐤄𐤓 vehar and mountain mountain of and mountain HC/Ncmsa הָ/הָֽר 𐤄/𐤄𐤓 hahar to mountain the mountain the mountain HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 14
Shepherd See! Shepherd your people your people your people with your staff your staff with your staff flock small livestock flock small livestock flock of your inheritance your inherited allotment your inheritance those dwelling dwelling-one dwelling-one of alone to isolation in isolation in the forest thick forest thick forest in the midst of in the midst of in the midst of Carmel fertile cultivated land fertile cultivated land let them graze they will shepherd they will graze Bashan Bashan Bashan and Gilead and Heap-of-Witness and Gilead as in the days of days of as in the days of old hidden age ancient times
רְעֵ֧ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 reeh Shepherd See! Shepherd HVqv2ms עַמְּ/ךָ֣ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 amekha your people your people your people HNcmsc/Sp2ms בְ/שִׁבְטֶ֗/ךָ 𐤁/𐤔𐤁𐤈/𐤊 veshivetekha with your staff your staff with your staff HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms צֹ֚אן 𐤑𐤀𐤍 tson flock small livestock flock small livestock flock HNcbsc נַֽחֲלָתֶ֔/ךָ 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤊 nachalatekha of your inheritance your inherited allotment your inheritance HNcfsc/Sp2ms שֹׁכְנִ֣י 𐤔𐤊𐤍𐤉 shokheni those dwelling dwelling-one dwelling-one of HVqrmsc לְ/בָדָ֔ד 𐤋/𐤁𐤃𐤃 levadad alone to isolation in isolation HR/Ncmsa יַ֖עַר 𐤉𐤏𐤓 yaar in the forest thick forest thick forest HNcmsa בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the midst of in the midst of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc כַּרְמֶ֑ל 𐤊𐤓𐤌𐤋 karemel Carmel fertile cultivated land fertile cultivated land HNcmsa יִרְע֥וּ 𐤉𐤓𐤏𐤅 yireu let them graze they will shepherd they will graze HVqi3mp בָשָׁ֛ן 𐤁𐤔𐤍 vashan Bashan Bashan Bashan HNp וְ/גִלְעָ֖ד 𐤅/𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 vegilead and Gilead and Heap-of-Witness and Gilead HC/Np כִּ/ימֵ֥י 𐤊/𐤉𐤌𐤉 kimey as in the days of days of as in the days of HR/Ncmpc עוֹלָֽם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam old hidden age ancient times HNcmsa
Verse 17
they will lick they will lick up they will lick up dust dust dust like a serpent like a serpent like a serpent like crawling things like crawling ones like crawling ones of the earth land of the land they will come trembling let them tremble they will tremble out of their fortresses from their enclosing-frames from their enclosures to toward to the LORD Yahweh Yahweh our God our mighty ones our Elohim they will be afraid they will tremble in dread they will tremble in dread and they will fear and they will fear and they will fear of you from you from you
יְלַחֲכ֤וּ 𐤉𐤋𐤇𐤊𐤅 yelachakhu they will lick they will lick up they will lick up HVpi3mp עָפָר֙ 𐤏𐤐𐤓 afar dust dust dust HNcmsa כַּ/נָּחָ֔שׁ 𐤊/𐤍𐤇𐤔 kanachash like a serpent like a serpent like a serpent HRd/Ncmsa כְּ/זֹחֲלֵ֣י 𐤊/𐤆𐤇𐤋𐤉 kezochaley tshala (Luba-Kasai (Tshiluba)) like crawling things like crawling ones like crawling ones HR/Vqrmpc אֶ֔רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets Ayé (Yoruba) of the earth land of the land HNcbsa יִרְגְּז֖וּ 𐤉𐤓𐤂𐤆𐤅 yiregezu they will come trembling let them tremble they will tremble HVqi3mp מִ/מִּסְגְּרֹֽתֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤌/𐤌𐤎𐤂𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 mimisegeroteyhem out of their fortresses from their enclosing-frames from their enclosures HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֨י/נוּ֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eloheynu Mulimu (Lozi) our God our mighty ones our Elohim HNcmpc/Sp1cp יִפְחָ֔דוּ 𐤉𐤐𐤇𐤃𐤅 yifechadu they will be afraid they will tremble in dread they will tremble in dread HVqi3mp וְ/יִֽרְא֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 veyireu and they will fear and they will fear and they will fear HC/Vqi3mp מִמֶּֽ/ךָּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤊 mimekha of you from you from you HR/Sp2ms
Verse 18
Who who? who God toward God like you like you like you bearing the one who bears the one who lifts iniquity distortion-guilt iniquity of and passing over and crossing one and passing over over upon over transgression rebellion-of transgression for the remnant for the remaining remnant of for the remaining remnant of of his inheritance his inherited portion his inheritance not not not holds he strengthened he held fast forever to perpetuity forever his anger his nose his anger because for/because because delights he delights he delights mercy covenant-loyal love steadfast love He he he
מִי 𐤌𐤉 mi Who who? who HTi אֵ֣ל 𐤀𐤋 el God toward God HNcmsa כָּמ֗וֹ/ךָ 𐤊𐤌𐤅/𐤊 kamokha like you like you like you HR/Sp2ms נֹשֵׂ֤א 𐤍𐤔𐤀 nose bearing the one who bears the one who lifts HVqrmsa עָוֺן֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤍 aon iniquity distortion-guilt iniquity of HNcbsa וְ/עֹבֵ֣ר 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤓 veover and passing over and crossing one and passing over HC/Vqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon over HR פֶּ֔שַׁע 𐤐𐤔𐤏 pesha transgression rebellion-of transgression HNcmsa לִ/שְׁאֵרִ֖ית 𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤕 lisheerit for the remnant for the remaining remnant of for the remaining remnant of HR/Ncfsc נַחֲלָת֑/וֹ 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤅 nachalato of his inheritance his inherited portion his inheritance HNcfsc/Sp3ms לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn הֶחֱזִ֤יק 𐤄𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤒 hecheziq kosa (Bemba (Zambia)) holds he strengthened he held fast HVhp3ms לָ/עַד֙ 𐤋/𐤏𐤃 laad forever to perpetuity forever HR/Ncmsa אַפּ֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤐/𐤅 apo his anger his nose his anger HNcmsc/Sp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because because HC חָפֵ֥ץ 𐤇𐤐𐤑 chafets delights he delights he delights HVqp3ms חֶ֖סֶד 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed mercy covenant-loyal love steadfast love HNcmsa הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu He he he HPp3ms
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