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,m>t9 ,w>d4        ,book #cc ,micah     
#jja3jja ,! ^w ( ,yahweh t came to      
,micah ! ,mora%tite 9 ! days          ( 
,jo?am1 ,ahaz1 & ,hezekiah1 k+s (       
,judah1 :i* he saw          conc]n+     
,sam>ia & ,j]usalem4  #jja3jjb ,he>1 y  
peoples1 all ( y4  ,li/51 ,o e>?1 & all 
t          is !re93  & let ! ,"l ,yahweh
 be witness aga9/ y1          ! ,"l f 8 
holy temple4  #jja3jjc ,=1 behold1      
,yahweh comes =? out ( 8 place1 & w come
          d[n & tread on ! high places (
 ! e>?4  #jja3jjd ,! m\nta9s melt "u    
him1 & ! valleys split ap>t1          l 
wax be=e ! fire1 l wat]s t are p\r$ d[n 
a /eep place4  #jja3jje ,all ?is is = ! 
disob$i5ce ( ,jacob1 & = ! s9s          
( ! h\se ( ,israel4  ,:at is !          
disob$i5ce          ( ,jacob8  ,isn't x 
,sam>ia8  ,& :at are ! high places      
( ,judah8  ,ar5't !y ,j]usalem8         
#jja3jjf ,!re=e ,i w make ,sam>ia l a   
rubble heap ( ! field1          l places
 = plant+ v9ey>ds2 & ,i w p\r d[n its   

/ones into ! valley1 & ,i w uncov] its  
f\ndations4  #jja3jjg ,all h] idols w be
 beat5 to pieces1 & all h] temple gifts 
w be burn$ ) fire1 & all h] images ,i w 
de/roy2          = ( ! hire ( a         
pro/itute has %e ga!r$ !m1          & to
 ! hire ( a pro/itute %all !y return4   
#jja3jjh ,= ?is ,i w lam5t & wail2 ,i w 
g /ripp$ & nak$2          ,i w h[l l !  
jackals1 & moan l ! daught]s ( owls4    
#jja3jji ,= h] w\nds are incurable2 = x 
has come ev5 to ,judah4          ,x     
rea*es to ! gate ( my p1 ev5 to         
,j]usalem4  #jja3jaj ,don't tell x 9    
,ga?4  ,don't weep at all4  ,at ,be?    
,ophrah,be? ,ophrah          means      
lit]ally ,h\se ( ,du/4 ,i h roll$ myself
          9 ! du/4  #jja3jaa ,pass on1  
inhabitant ( ,%aphir1 9 nak$ness & %ame4
          ,! inhabitant ( ,zaanan won't 
come out4  ,! wail+          ( ,be?     
,ezel w take f y 8 protection4  #jja3jab
 ,= ! inhabitant ( ,m>o? waits anxi\sly 
= good1          because evil has come  
d[n f ,yahweh to ! gate ( ,j]usalem4    

#jja3jac ,h>ness ! *>iot to ! swift /e$1
 inhabitant ( ,la*i%4          ,%e 0 !  
beg9n+ ( s9 to ! daught] ( ,zion2 ,= !  
transgressions ( ,israel 7 f\nd 9 y4    
#jja3jad ,!re=e y w give a p>t+ gift to 
,more%e? ,ga?4          ,! h\ses (      
,a*zib w be a deceitful ?+ to !         
k+s ( ,israel4  #jja3jae ,i w yet br+ to
 y1 inhabitant ( ,m>e%ah4          ,he  
:o is ! glory ( ,israel w come to       
,adullam4  #jja3jaf ,%ave y\r heads1 &  
cut (f y\r hair = ! *ildr5          (   
y\r delight4  ,enl>ge y\r baldness l !  
vulture2          = !y h gone into      
captivity f y6  #jjb3jja ,woe to ^? :o  
devise iniquity & "w evil on _! b$s6    
,:5 ! morn+ is light1 !y practice x1    
because x          is 9 ! p[] ( _! h&4  
#jjb3jjb ,!y covet fields1 & seize !m2 &
 h\ses1 & take !m away3          & !y   
oppress a man & 8 h\se1 ev5 a man & 8   
h]itage4  #jjb3jjc ,!re=e ?us says      
,yahweh3  ,behold1 ,i am plann+ aga9/ ^!
          p a disa/]1 f :i* y w n remove
 y\r necks1          nei!r w y walk     

haughtily2 = x is an evil "t4  #jjb3jjd 
,9 t day !y w take up a p>able aga9/ y1 
& lam5t          ) a doleful lam5tation1
 say+1 ',we are utt]ly ru9$6            
,my p's possession is divid$ up4  ,inde$
 he takes x          f me & assigns our 
fields to traitors6'  #jjb3jje ,!re=e y 
w h no "o :o divides ! l& by lot        
9 ! assembly ( ,yahweh4  #jjb3jjf ,don't
 prophesy6  ,!y prophesy4  ,don't       
prophesy ab\t          ^! ?+s4          
,disgrace won't ov]take u4  #jjb3jjg    
,%all x be said1 ,o h\se ( ,jacob3  ,is 
! ,_s ( ,yahweh angry8          ,are ^! 
8 do+s8  ,don't my words d good to him  
:o walks blamelessly8  #jjb3jjh ,b      
lately my p h ris5 up z an enemy4  ,y   
/rip          ! robe & clo?+ f ^? :o    
pass by )\t a c>e1          return+ f   
battle4  #jjb3jji ,y drive ! wom5 ( my p
 out f _! pleasant h\ses2          f _! 
"y *ildr5 y take away my bless+ =ev]4   
#jjb3jaj ,arise1 & dep>t6  ,= ?is is n  
y\r re/+ place1 because (               
uncleanness t de/roys1 ev5 ) a griev\s  

de/ruction4  #jjb3jaa ,if a man walk+ 9 
a _s ( falsehood lies3          ,i w    
prophesy to y ( w9e & ( /rong dr9k2     
he w\ld be ! prophet ( ?is p4  #jjb3jab 
,i w surely assemble1 ,jacob1 all ( y2  
,i w surely ga!r          ! remnant (   
,israel2 ,i w put !m toge!r z ! %eep    
( ,bozrah1 z a flock 9 ! mid/ ( _!      
pa/ure2          !y w sw>m ) p4         
#jjb3jac ,he :o breaks op5 ! way goes up
 be=e !m4          ,!y break ?r\gh !    
gate1 & g out4  ,& _! k+          passes
 on be=e !m1 ) ,yahweh at _! head4      
#jjc3jja ,i said1 ,please li/51 y heads 
( ,jacob1 & rul]s          ( ! h\se (   
,israel3  ,isn't x = y to "k ju/ice8    
#jjc3jjb ,y :o hate ! good1 & love !    
evil2 :o te> (f _! sk91          & _!   
fle% f (f _! bones2  #jjc3jjc :o also   
eat ! fle% ( my p1 & flay _! sk9 f      
(f !m1 & break _! bones1 & *op !m 9     
pieces1          z = ! pot1 & z fle% )9 
! caldron4  #jjc3jjd ,!n !y w cry to    
,yahweh1 b he w n answ] !m4             
,yes1 he w hide 8 face f !m at t "t1    

because !y          made _! de$s evil4  
#jjc3jje ,?us says ,yahweh conc]n+ !    
prophets :o lead my p a/ray2          = 
^? :o fe$ _! tee?1 !y proclaim1 ,peace6 
& :oev] doesn't provide = _! m\?s1 !y   
prep>e          w> aga9/ him3  #jjc3jjf 
,!re=e night is ov] y1 ) no vision1 & x 
is d>k          to y1 t y may n div9e2 &
 ! sun w g d[n on          ! prophets1 &
 ! day w be black ov] !m4  #jjc3jjg ,!  
se]s %all be disappo9t$1 & ! div9]s     
conf\nd$4          ,yes1 !y %all all    
cov] _! lips2 = !re is no          answ]
 f ,god4  #jjc3jjh ,b z = me1 ,i am full
 ( p[] by ! ,_s ( ,yahweh1          & ( 
judgm5t1 & ( might1 to decl>e to ,jacob 
8 disob$i5ce1          & to ,israel 8   
s94  #jjc3jji ,please li/5 to ?is1 y    
heads ( ! h\se ( ,jacob1          &     
rul]s ( ! h\se ( ,israel1 :o abhor      
ju/ice1          & p]v]t all equity4    
#jjc3jaj ,!y build up ,zion ) blood1 &  
,j]usalem ) iniquity4  #jjc3jaa ,h]     
lead]s judge = bribes1 & h] prie/s tea* 
= a price1          & h] prophets ( x   

tell =tunes = money3  yet !y            
lean on ,yahweh1 & say1 ,isn't ,yahweh 9
 ! mid/ ( u8          ,no disa/] w come 
on u4  #jjc3jab ,!re=e ,zion = y\r sake 
w be pl[$ l a field1          &         
,j]usalem w become heaps ( rubble1 & !  
m\nta9          ( ! temple l ! high     
places ( a =e/4  #jjd3jja ,b 9 ! latt]  
days1 x w happ5 t ! m\nta9 (            
,yahweh's temple w be e/abli%$ on ! top 
( ! m\nta9s1          & x w be exalt$   
above ! hills2 & peoples w              
/ream to x4  #jjd3jjb ,_m nations w g & 
say1 ,come1 & let u g up to          !  
m\nta9 ( ,yahweh1 & to ! h\se ( ! ,god (
 ,jacob2          & he w tea* u ( 8     
ways1 & we w walk 9 8 pa?s4          ,= 
out ( ,zion w g =? ! law1 & ! ^w (      
,yahweh f ,j]usalem2  #jjd3jjc & he w   
judge betwe5 _m peoples1 & w decide     
conc]n+ /rong nations af> (f4  ,!y w    
beat _!          swords into pl[%>es1 & 
_! spe>s into prun+ hooks4              
,nation w n lift up sword aga9/ nation1 
nei!r w          !y le>n w> any m4      

#jjd3jjd ,b !y w sit e man "u 8 v9e & "u
 8 fig tree2          & no "o w make !m 
afraid3  ,= ! m\? ( ,yahweh          (  
,armies has spok54  #jjd3jje ,inde$ all 
! nations may walk 9 ! "n ( _! gods2    
b we w walk 9 ! "n ( ,yahweh our ,god   
=ev] & ev]4  #jjd3jjf ,9 t day1 says    
,yahweh1 ,i w assemble t :i* is lame1   
& ,i w ga!r t :i* is driv5 away1 & t :i*
          ,i h afflict$2  #jjd3jjg & ,i 
w make t :i* 0 lame a remnant1 & t :i*  
0 ca/ f> (f a /rong nation3  & ,yahweh w
 reign          ov] !m on ,m\nt ,zion f 
!n on1 ev5 =ev]4  #jjd3jjh ,y1 t[] ( !  
flock1 ! hill ( ! daught] ( ,zion1      
to y x w come1 yes1 ! =m] dom9ion w     
come1          ! k+dom ( ! daught] (    
,j]usalem4  #jjd3jji ,n[ :y d y cry out 
al\d8  ,is !re no k+ 9 y8          ,has 
y\r c\nselor p]i%$1 t pa9s h tak5 hold (
 y          z ( a woman 9 travail8      
#jjd3jaj ,be 9 pa91 & labor to br+ =?1  
daught] ( ,zion1 l a          woman 9   
travail2 = n[ y w g =? out ( ! city1    
& w dwell 9 ! field1 & w come ev5 to    

,babylon4          ,!re y w be rescu$4  
,!re ,yahweh w r$eem y          f ! h& (
 y\r enemies4  #jjd3jaa ,n[ _m nations h
 assembl$ aga9/ y1 t say1          ,let 
h] be defil$1 & let our eye gloat ov]   
,zion4  #jjd3jab ,b !y don't "k ! ?\ghts
 ( ,yahweh1 nei!r d !y          und]/& 8
 c\nsel2 = he has ga!r$ !m l ! %eaves   
to ! ?re%+ floor4  #jjd3jac ,arise &    
?re%1 daught] ( ,zion2 = ,i w make y\r  
horn iron1          & ,i w make y\r ho(s
 brass2 & y w beat 9 pieces          _m 
peoples3  & ,i w devote _! ga9 to       
,yahweh1          & _! sub/ance to ! ,"l
 ( ! :ole e>?4  #jje3jja ,n[ y %all ga!r
 y\rself 9 troops1 daught] ( troops4    
,he has laid siege aga9/ u4  ,!y w /rike
 ! judge          ( ,israel ) a rod on !
 *eek4  #jje3jjb ,b y1 ,be?lehem        
,ephra?ah1 be+ small among ! clans (    
,judah1          out ( y "o w come =? to
 me t is to be rul] 9 ,israel2          
^: go+s =? are f ( old1 f ev]la/+4      
#jje3jjc ,!re=e he w ab&on !m until ! "t
 t %e :o is          9 labor gives bir?4

  ,!n ! re/ ( 8 bro!rs w          return
 to ! *ildr5 ( ,israel4  #jje3jjd ,he   
%all /&1 & %all %eph]d 9 ! /r5g?        
( ,yahweh1 9 ! maje/y ( ! "n ( ,yahweh 8
 ,god3          & !y w live1 = !n he w  
be great to ! ends          ( ! e>?4    
#jje3jje ,he w be our peace :5 ,assyria 
invades our l&1          & :5 he m>*es  
?r\gh our =tresses1 !n we w raise       
aga9/ him sev5 %eph]ds1 & eight lead]s (
 m54  #jje3jjf ,!y w rule ! l& (        
,assyria ) ! sword1 & ! l&          (   
,nimrod 9 its gates4  ,he w deliv] u f !
 ,assyrian1          :5 he invades our  
l&1 & :5 he m>*es )9 our bord]4         
#jje3jjg ,! remnant ( ,jacob w be 9 !   
mid/ ( _m peoples1          l dew f     
,yahweh1 l %[]s on ! grass1 t don't     
wait = man1 nor wait = ! sons ( m54     
#jje3jjh ,! remnant ( ,jacob w be among 
! nations1 9 ! mid/          ( _m       
peoples1 l a lion among ! animals ( !   
=e/1          l a "y lion among ! flocks
 ( %eep2 :o1 if he          goes ?r\gh1 
treads d[n & te>s 9 pieces1 & !re       

is no "o to deliv]4  #jje3jji ,let y\r  
h& be lift$ up above y\r adv]s>ies1 &   
let          all ( y\r enemies be cut   
(f4  #jje3jaj ,x w happ5 9 t day1 says  
,yahweh1 ,t ,i w          cut (f y\r    
horses out ( ! mid/ ( y1 & w            
de/roy y\r *>iots4  #jje3jaa ,i w cut (f
 ! cities ( y\r l&1 & w te> d[n         
all y\r /rongholds4  #jje3jab ,i w      
de/roy wit*craft f y\r h&2 & y %all     
h no soo?say]s4  #jje3jac ,i w cut (f   
y\r engrav$ images & y\r pill>s out     
( y\r mid/2 & y %all no m wor%ip ! "w   
( y\r h&s4  #jje3jad ,i w uproot y\r    
,a%]im out ( y\r mid/2 & ,i w           
de/roy y\r cities4  #jje3jae ,i w       
execute v5geance 9 ang]1 & wra? on !    
nations          t didn't li/54         
#jjf3jja ,li/5 n[ to :at ,yahweh says3  
,arise1 plead y\r case be=e          !  
m\nta9s1 & let ! hills he> :at y h to   
say4  #jjf3jjb ,he>1 y m\nta9s1         
,yahweh's controv]sy1 & y endur+        
f\ndations ( ! e>?2 = ,yahweh has a     
controv]sy          ) 8 p1 & he w cont5d

 ) ,israel4  #jjf3jjc ,my p1 :at h ,i   
done to y8  ,h[ h ,i burd5$ y8          
,answ] me6  #jjf3jjd ,= ,i br\ght y up  
out ( ! l& ( ,egypt1 & r$eem$          y
 out ( ! h\se ( bondage4  ,i s5t be=e y 
,moses1 ,a>on1 & ,miriam4  #jjf3jje ,my 
p1 rememb] n[ :at ,balak k+ ( ,moab     
devis$1          & :at ,balaam ! son (  
,beor answ]$ him f ,%ittim          to  
,gilgal1 t y may "k ! righte\s acts (   
,yahweh4  #jjf3jjf ,h[ %all ,i come be=e
 ,yahweh1 & b[ myself be=e !            
exalt$ ,god8  ,%all ,i come be=e him )  
burnt (f]+s1          ) calves a ye>    
old8  #jjf3jjg ,w ,yahweh be pleas$ )   
?\s&s ( rams8  ,) t5s ( ?\s&s          (
 riv]s ( oil8  ,%all ,i give my fir/born
 = my disob$i5ce8          ,! fruit ( my
 body = ! s9 ( my s\l8  #jjf3jjh ,he has
 %[n y1 ,o man1 :at is good4  ,:at does 
,yahweh require          ( y1 b to act  
ju/ly1 to love m]cy1 & to walk humbly   
) y\r ,god8  #jjf3jji ,yahweh's voice   
calls to ! city1 & wisdom sees y\r "n3  
,li/5 to ! rod1 & he :o appo9t$ x4      

#jjf3jaj ,are !re yet treasures (       
wick$ness 9 ! h\se ( ! wick$1          &
 a %ort ephah,an ephah is a measure (   
volume1 & a %ort          ephah is made 
small] ?an a full ephah = ! purpose     
( *eat+ cu/om]s4 t is accurs$8  #jjf3jaa
 ,%all ,i be pure ) di%one/ scales1 & ) 
a bag          ( deceitful weights8     
#jjf3jab ,h] ri* m5 are full ( viol5ce1 
h] inhabitants speak lies1          & _!
 tongue is deceitful 9 _! spee*4        
#jjf3jac ,!re=e ,i also h /ruck y ) a   
griev\s w\nd4          ,i h made y      
desolate because ( y\r s9s4  #jjf3jad ,y
 %all eat1 b n be satisfi$4  ,y\r       
humiliation          w be 9 y\r mid/4   
,y w /ore up1 b n save2          & t :i*
 y save ,i w give up to ! sword4        
#jjf3jae ,y w s[1 b won't reap4  ,y w   
tread ! olives1          b won't ano9t  
y\rself ) oil2 & cru% grapes1          b
 won't dr9k ! w9e4  #jjf3jaf ,= !       
/atutes ( ,omri are kept1 & all ! works 
( ! h\se          ( ,ahab4  ,y walk 9 _!
 c\nsels1 t ,i may make y a ru91        

& h] inhabitants a hiss+2 ,& y w be> !  
reproa*          ( my p4  #jjg3jja      
,mis]y is m9e6  ,inde$1 ,i am l "o :o   
ga!rs ! summ] fruits1          z glean+s
 ( ! v9ey>d3  ,!re is no clu/] ( grapes 
to eat4          ,my s\l desires to eat 
! e>ly fig4  #jjg3jjb ,! godly man has  
p]i%$ out ( ! e>?1 & !re is          no 
"o upright among m54  ,!y all lie 9 wait
 = blood2          e man hunts 8 bro!r )
 a net4  #jjg3jjc ,_! h&s are on t :i*  
is evil to d x dilig5tly4          ,!   
rul] & judge ask = a bribe2 & ! p[]ful  
man dictates          ! evil desire ( 8 
s\l4  ,?us !y conspire toge!r4  #jjg3jjd
 ,! be/ ( !m is l a bri]4  ,! mo/       
upright is worse ?an          a ?orn    
h$ge4  ,! day ( y\r wat*m51 ev5 y\r     
visitation1          has come2 n[ is !  
"t ( _! confusion4  #jjg3jje ,don't tru/
 9 a neighbor4  ,don't put confid5ce 9 a
 fri5d4          ,) ! woman ly+ 9 y\r   
embrace1 be c>eful ( ! words          ( 
y\r m\?6  #jjg3jjf ,= ! son di%onors !  
fa!r1 ! daught] rises up aga9/          

h] "m1 ! daught]-9-law aga9/ h]         
"m-9-law2          a man's enemies are !
 m5 ( 8 own h\se4  #jjg3jjg ,b z = me1  
,i w look to ,yahweh4  ,i w wait = !    
,god          ( my salvation4  ,my ,god 
w he> me4  #jjg3jjh ,don't rejoice aga9/
 me1 my enemy4  ,:5 ,i fall1 ,i w arise4
          ,:5 ,i sit 9 d>kness1 ,yahweh 
w be a light to me4  #jjg3jji ,i w be> !
 indignation ( ,yahweh1 because ,i h    
s9n$ aga9/ him1 until he pleads my case1
 & executes          judgm5t = me4  ,he 
w br+ me =? to ! light4          ,i w   
see 8 righte\sness4  #jjg3jaj ,!n my    
enemy w see x1 & %ame w cov] h] :o said 
to me1          :]e is ,yahweh y\r ,god8
  ,!n my enemy w see me & w             
cov] h] %ame4  ,n[ %e w be trodd5 d[n l 
! mire          ( ! /reets4  #jjg3jaa ,a
 day to build y\r walls--,9 t day1 he w 
ext5d y\r b\nd>y4  #jjg3jab ,9 t day !y 
w come to y f ,assyria & ! cities       
( ,egypt1 & f ,egypt ev5 to ! ,riv]1 & f
 sea to sea1          & m\nta9 to       
m\nta94  #jjg3jac ,yet ! l& w be        

desolate because ( ^? :o dwell !re91    
= ! fruit ( _! do+s4  #jjg3jad ,%eph]d  
y\r p ) y\r /aff1 ! flock ( y\r h]itage1
          :o dwell by !mselves 9 a =e/1 
9 ! mid/ (          f]tile pa/ure l&1   
let !m fe$2 9 ,ba%an & ,gilead1         
z 9 ! days ( old4  #jjg3jae ,z 9 ! days 
( y\r com+ =? out ( ! l&          (     
,egypt1 ,i w %[ !m m>vel\s ?+s4         
#jjg3jaf ,! nations w see & be a%am$ (  
all _! might4          ,!y w lay _! h&  
on _! m\?4  ,_! e>s          w be deaf4 
#jjg3jag ,!y w lick ! du/ l a s]p5t4  ,l
 crawl+ ?+s          ( ! e>? !y %all    
come trembl+ out ( _! d5s4          ,!y 
w come ) fe> to ,yahweh our ,god1 & w be
 afraid          because ( y4  #jjg3jah 
,:o is a ,god l y1 :o p>dons iniquity1 &
 passes          ov] ! disob$i5ce ( !   
remnant ( 8 h]itage8          ,he       
doesn't reta9 8 ang] =ev]1 because he   
delights          9 lov+ k9dness4       
#jjg3jai ,he w aga9 h compassion on u4  
,he w tread our iniquities          "u  
foot2 & y w ca/ all _! s9s into ! dep?s 

( ! sea4  #jjg3jbj ,y w give tru? to    
,jacob1 & m]cy to ,abraham1 z y         
h sworn to our fa!rs f ! days ( old4