Micah 3

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 12 verses

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1

וָאֹמַ֗ר שִׁמְעוּ נָא֙ רָאשֵׁ֣י יַעֲקֹ֔ב וּקְצִינֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הֲל֣וֹא לָכֶ֔ם לָדַ֖עַת אֶת הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט

and to say · hear · please · heads of · Jacob · and rulers of · house of · Israel · not · to/for you · to know · - · the judgment

Septuagint runs longer here
2

שֹׂ֥נְאֵי ט֖וֹב וְאֹ֣הֲבֵי רעה רָ֑ע גֹּזְלֵ֤י עוֹרָם֙ מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וּשְׁאֵרָ֖ם מֵעַ֥ל עַצְמוֹתָֽם

hating · good · and loving · evil · evil · plundering · skin their · from upon them · and flesh their · from upon · bones their
3

וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר אָכְלוּ֮ שְׁאֵ֣ר עַמִּי֒ וְעוֹרָם֙ מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם הִפְשִׁ֔יטוּ וְאֶת עַצְמֹֽתֵיהֶ֖ם פִּצֵּ֑חוּ וּפָרְשׂוּ֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּסִּ֔יר וּכְבָשָׂ֖ר בְּת֥וֹךְ קַלָּֽחַת

and which · to eat · flesh of · people my · and skin their · from upon them · to strip · and - · bones their · to break forth · and to spread out · like/as which · in/at the pot · and like/as flesh · in/at midst of · caldron
4

אָ֚ז יִזְעֲק֣וּ אֶל יְהוָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א יַעֲנֶ֖ה אוֹתָ֑ם וְיַסְתֵּ֨ר פָּנָ֤יו מֵהֶם֙ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔יא כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵרֵ֖עוּ מַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם

then · to cry out · to · LORD · and not · to answer · - them · and to hide · face(s) his · from them · in/at the time · the he · like/as which · to do evil · deeds their
5

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה עַל הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים הַמַּתְעִ֣ים אֶת עַמִּ֑י הַנֹּשְׁכִ֤ים בְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם֙ וְקָרְא֣וּ שָׁל֔וֹם וַאֲשֶׁר֙ לֹא יִתֵּ֣ן עַל פִּיהֶ֔ם וְקִדְּשׁ֥וּ עָלָ֖יו מִלְחָמָֽה

thus · to say · LORD · upon · the prophets · the going astray · - · people my · the biting · in/at teeth their · and to call · peace · and which · not · to give · upon · mouth their · and to consecrate · upon him · battle
6

לָכֵ֞ן לַ֤יְלָה לָכֶם֙ מֵֽחָז֔וֹן וְחָשְׁכָ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם מִקְּסֹ֑ם וּבָ֤אָה הַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁ֙ עַל הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים וְקָדַ֥ר עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם הַיּֽוֹם

to/for thus · night · to/for you · from vision · and to be dark · to/for you · from to divine · and to enter · the sun · upon · the prophets · and to mourn · upon them · the day
7

וּבֹ֣שׁוּ הַחֹזִ֗ים וְחָֽפְרוּ֙ הַקֹּ֣סְמִ֔ים וְעָט֥וּ עַל שָׂפָ֖ם כֻּלָּ֑ם כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין מַעֲנֵ֖ה אֱלֹהִֽים

and to be ashamed · the seer · and to be ashamed · the divining · and to cover · upon · mustache · all their · that · nothing · answer of · God(s)

Septuagint runs longer here
8

וְאוּלָ֗ם אָנֹכִ֞י מָלֵ֤אתִי כֹ֨חַ֙ אֶת ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט וּגְבוּרָ֑ה לְהַגִּ֤יד לְיַֽעֲקֹב֙ פִּשְׁע֔וֹ וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל חַטָּאתֽוֹ

and but · I · to fill · strength · - · spirit of · LORD · and judgment · and strength · to make known · to/for Jacob · transgression his · and to/for Israel · sin offering his
9

שִׁמְעוּ נָ֣א זֹ֗את רָאשֵׁי֙ בֵּ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֔ב וּקְצִינֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הַֽמֲתַעֲבִ֣ים מִשְׁפָּ֔ט וְאֵ֥ת כָּל הַיְשָׁרָ֖ה יְעַקֵּֽשׁוּ

hear · please · this · heads of · house of · Jacob · and rulers of · house of · Israel · the abhoring · judgment · and - · all of · the upright · to twist
10

בֹּנֶ֥ה צִיּ֖וֹן בְּדָמִ֑ים וִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בְּעַוְלָֽה

building · Zion · in/at blood · and Jerusalem · in/at injustice
11

רָאשֶׁ֣יהָ בְּשֹׁ֣חַד יִשְׁפֹּ֗טוּ וְכֹהֲנֶ֨יהָ֙ בִּמְחִ֣יר יוֹר֔וּ וּנְבִיאֶ֖יהָ בְּכֶ֣סֶף יִקְסֹ֑מוּ וְעַל יְהוָה֙ יִשָּׁעֵ֣נוּ לֵאמֹ֔ר הֲל֤וֹא יְהוָה֙ בְּקִרְבֵּ֔נוּ לֹֽא תָב֥וֹא עָלֵ֖ינוּ רָעָֽה

heads her · in/at present · to judge · and priests her · in/at price · to throw · and prophets her · in/at silver · to divine · and upon · LORD · to lean on · to say · not · LORD · in/at midst our · not · to enter · upon us · evil
12

לָכֵן֙ בִּגְלַלְכֶ֔ם צִיּ֖וֹן שָׂדֶ֣ה תֵֽחָרֵ֑שׁ וִירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ עִיִּ֣ין תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וְהַ֥ר הַבַּ֖יִת לְבָמ֥וֹת יָֽעַר

to/for thus · in/at on account of your · Zion · field · to plough · and Jerusalem · ruins · to be · and mountain of · the house · to/for high places of · forest

About this chapter

12 Verses
167 Hebrew words
106 Distinct lemmas

2 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 3:1, 3:7. Open any to read the two side by side.

Measured from the length of the two English translations (the LXX English for the Greek), which tokenize alike — a rough divergence signal, not a word-level alignment or a claim about wording. How the Septuagint differs →

Micah 3 contains 12 verses in the Westminster Leningrad Codex. Click any verse to open it in the interlinear word-by-word view, with transliteration, Strong's number, gloss, and full morphology for every word. Use the chapter navigation above to step through Micah, or return to the book of Micah for the full chapter list.