1
The
word of the
LORD which came to
Micah of
Moresheth in the
days of
Jotham,
Ahaz and
Hezekiah,
kings of
Judah,
which he
saw concerning Samaria and
Jerusalem.
yiT.v;r{M;h h'kyim -l,a h'y'h r,v]a h'wh.y -r;b.D ? h'd.Wh.y yek.l;m h'Yiq.zix.y z'x'a ~'tw{y yemyiB ? ~i'l'v.Wryiw !w{r.m{v -l;[ h'z'x -r,v]a
2
Hear, O
peoples,
all of you;
Listen, O
earth and
all it
contains, And let the
Lord GOD be a
witness against you, The
Lord from His
holy temple.
H'a{l.m.W #,r,a yibyiv.q;h ~'LUK ~yiM;[ .W[.miv ? l;kyehem y'n{d]a de[.l ~,k'B hiwh.y y'n{d]a yihyiw ? w{v.d'q
3
For
behold, the
LORD is
coming forth from His
place. He will
come down and
tread on the
high places of the
earth.
.$;r'd.w d;r'y.w w{mw{q.Mim aec{y h'wh.y heNih -yiK ? #,r'a yetw{m'B -l;[
4
The
mountains will
melt under Him And the
valleys will be
split, Like
wax before * the
fire, Like
water poured down a
steep place.
.W['Q;B.tIy ~yiq'm]['h.w wy'T.x;T ~yir'h,h .WS;m'n.w ? d'rw{m.B ~yir'GUm ~Iy;m.K vea'h yen.Pim g;nw{D;K
5
All this is for the
rebellion of
Jacob And for the
sins of the
house of
Israel.
What is the
rebellion of
Jacob? Is it not
Samaria?
What is the
high place of
Judah? Is it not
Jerusalem?
lea'r.fIy tyeB twa{J;x.b.W ta{z -l'K b{q][;y [;v,p.B ? tw{m'B yim.W !w{r.m{v aw{l]h b{q][;y [;v,p -yim ? ~i'l'v.Wr.y aw{l]h h'd.Wh.y
6
For I will
make Samaria a
heap of
ruins in the open
country,
Planting places for a
vineyard. I will
pour her
stones down into the
valley And will
lay bare her
foundations.
~,r'k ye['J;m.l h,d'F;h yi[.l !w{r.m{v yiT.m;f.w ? h,L;g]a 'hy,d{syiw 'hy,n'b]a y;G;l yiT.r;Gih.w
7
All of her
idols will be
smashed,
All of her
earnings will be
burned with
fire And
all of her
images I will
make desolate, For she
collected them from a
harlot's earnings, And to the
earnings of a
harlot they will
return.
.Wp.r'FIy 'hy,N;n.t,a -l'k.w .WT;KUy 'hy,lyis.P -l'k.w ? !;n.t,aem yiK h'm'm.v ~yif'a 'hy,B;c][ -l'k.w vea'b ? .Wb.Wv'y h'nw{z !;n.t,a -d;[.w h'c'Biq h'nw{z
8
Because of
this I must
lament and
wail, I must
go barefoot and
naked; I must
make a
lament like the
jackals And a
mourning like the
ostriches.
l;lyiv h'k.lyea h'lyilyea.w h'd.P.s,a ta{z -l;[ ? tw{n.biK l,bea.w ~yiN;T;K deP.sim h,f/[,a ~w{r'[.w ? h'n][;y
9
For her
wound is
incurable, For it has
come to
Judah; It has
reached the
gate of my
people, Even to
Jerusalem.
h'd.Wh.y -d;[ h'a'b -yiK 'hy,tw{K;m h'v.Wn]a yiK ? ~i'l'v.Wr.y -d;[ yiM;[ r;[;v -d;[ [;g'n
10
Tell it not in
Gath,
Weep not at
all. At
Beth-le-aphrah roll yourself in the
dust.
tyeb.B .WK.biT -l;a w{k'B .WdyiG;T -l;a t;g.B ? yiT.v'L;P.tih r'p'[ h'r.p;[.l
11
Go on your
way,
inhabitant of
Shaphir, in
shameful nakedness. The
inhabitant of
Zaanan does not
escape. The
lamentation of
Beth-ezel: "He will
take from you its
support."
a{l t,v{b -h'y.r,[ ryip'v t,b,vw{y ~,k'l yir.bi[ ? x;QIy l,cea'h tyeB d;P.sim !'n]a;c t,b,vw{y h'a.c'y ? w{t'D.m,[ ~,Kim
12
For the
inhabitant of
Maroth Becomes weak waiting for
good,
Because a
calamity has
come down from the
LORD To the
gate of
Jerusalem.
d;r'y -yiK tw{r'm t,b,vw{y bw{j.l h'l'x -yiK ? ~i'l'v.Wr.y r;[;v.l h'wh.y teaem ['r
13
Harness the
chariot to the team of
horses, O
inhabitant of
Lachish - She was the
beginning of
sin To the
daughter of
Zion -
Because in you were
found The
rebellious acts of
Israel.
tyivaer vyik'l t,b,vw{y v,k,r'l h'b'K.r,M;h ~{t.r ? .Wa.c.min .$'b -yiK !w{Yic -t;b.l ayih ta'J;x ? lea'r.fIy ye[.viP
14
Therefore you will
give parting gifts On
behalf of
Moresheth-gath; The
houses of
Achzib will become a
deception To the
kings of
Israel.
yeT'B t;G t,v,rw{m l;[ ~yix.WLiv yin.TiT !ek'l ? lea'r.fIy yek.l;m.l b'z.k;a.l byiz.k;a
15
Moreover, I will
bring on you The one who
takes possession, O
inhabitant of
Mareshah. The
glory of
Israel will
enter Adullam.
~'LUd][ -d;[ h'ver'm t,b,vw{y .$'l yib'a ver{Y;h d{[ ? lea'r.fIy dw{b.K aw{b'y
16
Make yourself
bald and
cut off your
hair,
Because of the
children of your
delight;
Extend your
baldness like the
eagle, For they will
go from you into
exile.
yibix.r;h .$Iy'g.Wn][;T yen.B -l;[ yiZ{g'w yix.r'q ? .$eMim .Wl'g yiK r,v,N;K .$et'x.r'q