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 9
indignation storming anger of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh I will bear I lift because for/because I have sinned I have missed the mark against him — until up to that that-which he pleads he will contend my case my dispute and executes and he did justice for me my judgment he will bring me out he will bring me out to the light to the light I will see let me see his righteousness in his righteousness
זַ֤עַף 𐤆𐤏𐤐 zaaf indignation storming anger of HNcmsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶשָּׂ֔א 𐤀𐤔𐤀 esa I will bear I lift HVqi1cs כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because HC חָטָ֖אתִי 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕𐤉 chatati I have sinned I have missed the mark HVqp1cs ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo against him HR/Sp3ms עַד֩ 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr יָרִ֤יב 𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤁 yariv he pleads he will contend HVqi3ms רִיבִ/י֙ 𐤓𐤉𐤁/𐤉 rivi my case my dispute HNcbsc/Sp1cs וְ/עָשָׂ֣ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤄 veasah and executes and he did HC/Vqp3ms מִשְׁפָּטִ֔/י 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈/𐤉 mishepati justice for me my judgment HNcmsc/Sp1cs יוֹצִיאֵ֣/נִי 𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀/𐤍𐤉 yotsieni he will bring me out he will bring me out HVhi3ms/Sp1cs לָ/א֔וֹר 𐤋/𐤀𐤅𐤓 laor to the light to the light HRd/Ncbsa אֶרְאֶ֖ה 𐤀𐤓𐤀𐤄 ereeh I will see let me see HVqi1cs בְּ/צִדְקָתֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤕/𐤅 betsideqato his righteousness in his righteousness HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
Verse 10
and she will see and she will see my enemy my female enemy and shame will cover her and she will cover her shame state of shame who said the saying-one to me toward me where is he where is he? the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your God your Mighty-One my eyes my eyes will see her they will see her — now you she will be you will become a trampled place trampled place like mire like sticky mud of the streets outside places
וְ/תֵרֶ֤א 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤀 vetere and she will see and she will see HC/Vqi3fs אֹיַ֨בְתִּ/י֙ 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤕/𐤉 oyaveti my enemy my female enemy HVqrfsc/Sp1cs וּ/תְכַסֶּ֣/הָ 𐤅/𐤕𐤊𐤎/𐤄 utekhaseha and shame will cover her and she will cover her HC/Vpi3fs/Sp3fs בוּשָׁ֔ה 𐤁𐤅𐤔𐤄 vushah shame state of shame HNcfsa הָ/אֹמְרָ֣ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤄 haomerah who said the saying-one HTd/Vqrfsa אֵלַ֔/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me HR/Sp1cs אַיּ֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤉/𐤅 ayo 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 HNcmpc/Sp2fs עֵינַ/י֙ 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 eynay my eyes my eyes HNcbdc/Sp1cs תִּרְאֶ֣ינָּה 𐤕𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤍𐤄 tireeynah will see her they will see HVqi3fp בָּ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah her HR/Sp3fs עַתָּ֛ה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now you HD תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh she will be you will become HVqi3fs לְ/מִרְמָ֖ס 𐤋/𐤌𐤓𐤌𐤎 lemiremas a trampled place trampled place HR/Ncmsa כְּ/טִ֥יט 𐤊/𐤈𐤉𐤈 ketit like mire like sticky mud HR/Ncmsc חוּצֽוֹת 𐤇𐤅𐤑𐤅𐤕 chutsot of the streets outside places HNcmpa
Verse 14
Shepherd See! your people your people with your staff your staff flock small livestock flock of your inheritance your inherited allotment those dwelling dwelling-one alone to isolation in the forest thick forest in the midst of in the midst of Carmel fertile cultivated land let them graze they will shepherd Bashan Bashan Bashan and Gilead and Heap-of-Witness and Gilead as in the days of days of old hidden age
רְעֵ֧ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 reeh Shepherd See! HVqv2ms עַמְּ/ךָ֣ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 amekha your people your people HNcmsc/Sp2ms בְ/שִׁבְטֶ֗/ךָ 𐤁/𐤔𐤁𐤈/𐤊 veshivetekha with your staff your staff HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms צֹ֚אן 𐤑𐤀𐤍 tson flock small livestock flock HNcbsc נַֽחֲלָתֶ֔/ךָ 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤊 nachalatekha of your inheritance your inherited allotment HNcfsc/Sp2ms שֹׁכְנִ֣י 𐤔𐤊𐤍𐤉 shokheni those dwelling dwelling-one HVqrmsc לְ/בָדָ֔ד 𐤋/𐤁𐤃𐤃 levadad alone to isolation HR/Ncmsa יַ֖עַר 𐤉𐤏𐤓 yaar in the forest thick forest HNcmsa בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the midst of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc כַּרְמֶ֑ל 𐤊𐤓𐤌𐤋 karemel Carmel fertile cultivated land HNcmsa יִרְע֥וּ 𐤉𐤓𐤏𐤅 yireu let them graze they will shepherd 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 HR/Ncmpc עוֹלָֽם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam old hidden age HNcmsa
Verse 17
they will lick they will lick up dust dust like a serpent like a serpent like crawling things like crawling ones of the earth land they will come trembling let them tremble out of their fortresses from their enclosing-frames to toward the LORD Yahweh Yahweh our God our mighty ones they will be afraid they will tremble in dread and they will fear and they will fear of you from you
יְלַחֲכ֤וּ 𐤉𐤋𐤇𐤊𐤅 yelachakhu they will lick they will lick up HVpi3mp עָפָר֙ 𐤏𐤐𐤓 afar dust dust HNcmsa כַּ/נָּחָ֔שׁ 𐤊/𐤍𐤇𐤔 kanachash like a serpent like a serpent HRd/Ncmsa כְּ/זֹחֲלֵ֣י 𐤊/𐤆𐤇𐤋𐤉 kezochaley like crawling things like crawling ones HR/Vqrmpc אֶ֔רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets of the earth land HNcbsa יִרְגְּז֖וּ 𐤉𐤓𐤂𐤆𐤅 yiregezu they will come trembling let them tremble HVqi3mp מִ/מִּסְגְּרֹֽתֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤌/𐤌𐤎𐤂𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 mimisegeroteyhem out of their fortresses from their enclosing-frames HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֨י/נוּ֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eloheynu Mulimu (Lozi) our God our mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp1cp יִפְחָ֔דוּ 𐤉𐤐𐤇𐤃𐤅 yifechadu they will be afraid they will tremble in dread HVqi3mp וְ/יִֽרְא֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 veyireu tina (Bemba) and they will fear and they will fear HC/Vqi3mp מִמֶּֽ/ךָּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤊 mimekha of you from you HR/Sp2ms
Verse 18
Who who? God toward like you like you bearing the one who bears iniquity distortion-guilt and passing over and crossing one over upon transgression rebellion-of for the remnant for the remaining remnant of of his inheritance his inherited portion not not holds he strengthened forever to perpetuity his anger his nose because for/because delights he delights mercy covenant-loyal love He he
מִי 𐤌𐤉 mi Who who? HTi אֵ֣ל 𐤀𐤋 el God toward HNcmsa כָּמ֗וֹ/ךָ 𐤊𐤌𐤅/𐤊 kamokha like you like you HR/Sp2ms נֹשֵׂ֤א 𐤍𐤔𐤀 nose bearing the one who bears HVqrmsa עָוֺן֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤍 aon iniquity distortion-guilt HNcbsa וְ/עֹבֵ֣ר 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤓 veover and passing over and crossing one HC/Vqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR פֶּ֔שַׁע 𐤐𐤔𐤏 pesha transgression rebellion-of HNcmsa לִ/שְׁאֵרִ֖ית 𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤕 lisheerit for the remnant for the remaining remnant of HR/Ncfsc נַחֲלָת֑/וֹ 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤅 nachalato of his inheritance his inherited portion HNcfsc/Sp3ms לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn הֶחֱזִ֤יק 𐤄𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤒 hecheziq holds he strengthened HVhp3ms לָ/עַד֙ 𐤋/𐤏𐤃 laad forever to perpetuity HR/Ncmsa אַפּ֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤐/𐤅 apo his anger his nose HNcmsc/Sp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because HC חָפֵ֥ץ 𐤇𐤐𐤑 chafets delights he delights HVqp3ms חֶ֖סֶד 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed mercy covenant-loyal love HNcmsa הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu He he HPp3ms
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