1:1 Therefore will he give them up[05414][8799], until the time[06256] that she which travaileth[03205][8802] hath brought forth[03205][8804]: then the remnant[03499] of his brethren[0251] shall return[07725][8799] unto the children[01121] of Israel[03478].
1:2 And he shall stand[05975][8804] and feed[07462][8804] in the strength[05797] of the LORD[03068], in the majesty[01347] of the name[08034] of the LORD[03068] his God[0430]; and they shall abide[03427][8804]: for now shall he be great[01431][8799] unto the ends[0657] of the earth[0776]. feed or, rule
1:3 And this man shall be the peace[07965], when the Assyrian[0804] shall come[0935][8799] into our land[0776]: and when he shall tread[01869][8799] in our palaces[0759], then shall we raise[06965][8689] against him seven[07651] shepherds[07462][8802], and eight[08083] principal[05257] men[0120]. principal: Heb. princes of
1:4 And they shall waste[07462][8804] the land[0776] of Assyria[0804] with the sword[02719], and the land[0776] of Nimrod[05248] in the entrances[06607] thereof: thus shall he deliver[05337][8689] us from the Assyrian[0804], when he cometh[0935][8799] into our land[0776], and when he treadeth[01869][8799] within our borders[01366]. waste: Heb. eat up in the...: or, with her own naked swords
1:5 And the remnant[07611] of Jacob[03290] shall be in the midst[07130] of many[07227] people[05971] as a dew[02919] from the LORD[03068], as the showers[07241] upon the grass[06212], that tarrieth[06960][8762] not for man[0376], nor waiteth[03176][8762] for the sons[01121] of men[0120].
1:6 And the remnant[07611] of Jacob[03290] shall be among the Gentiles[01471] in the midst[07130] of many[07227] people[05971] as a lion[0738] among the beasts[0929] of the forest[03293], as a young lion[03715] among the flocks[05739] of sheep[06629]: who, if he go through[05674][8804], both treadeth down[07429][8804], and teareth in pieces[02963][8804], and none can deliver[05337][8688]. sheep: or, goats
1:7 Thine hand[03027] shall be lifted up[07311][8799] upon thine adversaries[06862], and all thine enemies[0341][8802] shall be cut off[03772][8735].
1:8 And it shall come to pass in that day[03117], saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068], that I will cut off[03772][8689] thy horses[05483] out of the midst[07130] of thee, and I will destroy[06][8689] thy chariots[04818]:
1:9 And I will cut off[03772][8689] the cities[06145][8676][05892] of thy land[0776], and throw down[02040][8804] all thy strong holds[04013]:
1:10 And I will cut off[03772][8689] witchcrafts[03785] out of thine hand[03027]; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers[06049][8781]:
1:11 Thy graven images[06456] also will I cut off[03772][8689], and thy standing images[04676] out of the midst[07130] of thee; and thou shalt no more worship[07812][8691] the work[04639] of thine hands[03027]. standing...: or, statues
1:12 And I will pluck up[05428][8804] thy groves[0842] out of the midst[07130] of thee: so will I destroy[08045][8689] thy cities[06145][8676][05892]. cities: or, enemies
1:13 And I will execute[06213][8804] vengeance[05359] in anger[0639] and fury[02534] upon the heathen[01471], such as they have not heard[08085][8804].
1:14 Hear[08085][8798] ye now what the LORD[03068] saith[0559][8802]; Arise[06965][8798], contend[07378][8798] thou before the mountains[02022], and let the hills[01389] hear[08085][8799] thy voice[06963]. before: or, with
1:15 Hear[08085][8798] ye, O mountains[02022], the LORD'S[03068] controversy[07379], and ye strong[0386] foundations[04146] of the earth[0776]: for the LORD[03068] hath a controversy[07379] with his people[05971], and he will plead[03198][8691] with Israel[03478].
2:1 O my people[05971], what have I done[06213][8804] unto thee? and wherein have I wearied[03811][8689] thee? testify[06030][8798] against me.
2:2 For I brought thee up[05927][8689] out of the land[0776] of Egypt[04714], and redeemed[06299][8804] thee out of the house[01004] of servants[05650]; and I sent[07971][8799] before[06440] thee Moses[04872], Aaron[0175], and Miriam[04813].
2:3 O my people[05971], remember[02142][8798] now what Balak[01111] king[04428] of Moab[04124] consulted[03289][8804], and what Balaam[01109] the son[01121] of Beor[01160] answered[06030][8804] him from Shittim[07851] unto Gilgal[01537]; that ye may know[03045][8800] the righteousness[06666] of the LORD[03068].
2:4 Wherewith shall I come before[06923][8762] the LORD[03068], and bow[03721][8735] myself before the high[04791] God[0430]? shall I come before[06923][8762] him with burnt offerings[05930], with calves[05695] of a year[08141] old[01121]? of a...: Heb. sons of a year?
2:5 Will the LORD[03068] be pleased[07521][8799] with thousands[0505] of rams[0352], or with ten thousands[07233] of rivers[05158] of oil[08081]? shall I give[05414][8799] my firstborn[01060] for my transgression[06588], the fruit[06529] of my body[0990] for the sin[02403] of my soul[05315]? body: Heb. belly
2:6 He hath shewed[05046][8689] thee, O man[0120], what is good[02896]; and what doth the LORD[03068] require[01875][8802] of thee, but to do[06213][8800] justly[04941], and to love[0160] mercy[02617], and to walk[03212][8800] humbly[06800][8687] with thy God[0430]? walk...: Heb. humble thyself to walk
2:7 The LORD'S[03068] voice[06963] crieth[07121][8799] unto the city[05892], and the man of wisdom[08454] shall see[07200][8799] thy name[08034]: hear[08085][8798] ye the rod[04294], and who hath appointed[03259][8804] it. the man...: or, thy name shall see that which is
2:8 Are there[0786] yet the treasures[0214] of wickedness[07562][8676][0376] in the house[01004] of the wicked[07563], and the scant[07332] measure[0374] that is abominable[02194][8803]? Are...: or, Is there yet unto every man an house of the, etc scant...: Heb. measure of leanness
2:9 Shall I count them pure[02135][8799] with the wicked[07562] balances[03976], and with the bag[03599] of deceitful[04820] weights[068]? count...: or, be pure with, etc
2:10 For the rich men[06223] thereof are full[04390][8804] of violence[02555], and the inhabitants[03427][8802] thereof have spoken[01696][8765] lies[08267], and their tongue[03956] is deceitful[07423] in their mouth[06310].
2:11 Therefore also will I make thee sick[02470][8689] in smiting[05221][8687] thee, in making thee desolate[08074][8687] because of thy sins[02403].
2:12 Thou shalt eat[0398][8799], but not be satisfied[07646][8799]; and thy casting down[03445] shall be in the midst[07130] of thee; and thou shalt take hold[05253][8686], but shalt not deliver[06403][8686]; and that  which thou deliverest[06403][8762] will I give up[05414][8799] to the sword[02719].
2:13 Thou shalt sow[02232][8799], but thou shalt not reap[07114][8799]; thou shalt tread[01869][8799] the olives[02132], but thou shalt not anoint[05480][8799] thee with oil[08081]; and sweet wine[08492], but shalt not drink[08354][8799] wine[03196].
3:1 For the statutes[02708] of Omri[06018] are kept[08104][8691], and all the works[04639] of the house[01004] of Ahab[0256], and ye walk[03212][8799] in their counsels[04156]; that I should make[05414][8800] thee a desolation[08047], and the inhabitants[03427][8802] thereof an hissing[08322]: therefore ye shall bear[05375][8799] the reproach[02781] of my people[05971]. For the...: or, For he doth much keep the, etc desolation: or, astonishment
3:2 Woe[0480] is me! for I am as when they have gathered[0625] the summer fruits[07019], as the grapegleanings[05955] of the vintage[01210]: there is no cluster[0811] to eat[0398][8800]: my soul[05315] desired[0183][8765] the firstripe fruit[01063]. when...: Heb. the gatherings of summer
3:3 The good[02623] man is perished[06][8804] out of the earth[0776]: and there is none upright[03477] among men[0120]: they all lie in wait[0693][8799] for blood[01818]; they hunt[06679][8799] every man[0376] his brother[0251] with a net[02764]. good: or, godly, or, merciful
3:4 That they may do evil[07451] with both hands[03709] earnestly[03190][8687], the prince[08269] asketh[07592][8802], and the judge[08199][8802] asketh for a reward[07966]; and the great[01419] man , he uttereth[01696][8802] his mischievous[01942] desire[05315]: so they wrap it up[05686][8762]. his...: Heb. the mischief of his soul
3:5 The best[02896] of them is as a brier[02312]: the most upright[03477] is sharper than a thorn hedge[04534]: the day[03117] of thy watchmen[06822][8764] and thy visitation[06486] cometh[0935][8804]; now shall be their perplexity[03998].
3:6 Trust[0539][8686] ye not in a friend[07453], put ye not confidence[0982][8799] in a guide[0441]: keep[08104][8798] the doors[06607] of thy mouth[06310] from her that lieth[07901][8802] in thy bosom[02436].
3:7 For the son[01121] dishonoureth[05034][8764] the father[01], the daughter[01323] riseth up[06965][8801] against her mother[0517], the daughter in law[03618] against her mother in law[02545]; a man's[0376] enemies[0341][8802] are the men[0582] of his own house[01004].
3:8 Therefore I will look[06822][8762] unto the LORD[03068]; I will wait[03176][8686] for the God[0430] of my salvation[03468]: my God[0430] will hear[08085][8799] me.
3:9 Rejoice[08055][8799] not against me, O mine enemy[0341][8802]: when I fall[05307][8804], I shall arise[06965][8804]; when I sit[03427][8799] in darkness[02822], the LORD[03068] shall be a light[0216] unto me.
3:10 I will bear[05375][8799] the indignation[02197] of the LORD[03068], because I have sinned[02398][8804] against him, until he plead[07378][8799] my cause[07379], and execute[06213][8804] judgment[04941] for me: he will bring me forth[03318][8686] to the light[0216], and I shall behold[07200][8799] his righteousness[06666].
3:11 Then she that is mine enemy[0341][8802] shall see[07200][8799] it , and shame[0955] shall cover[03680][8762] her which said[0559][8802] unto me, Where is the LORD[03068] thy God[0430]? mine eyes[05869] shall behold[07200][8799] her: now shall she be trodden down[04823] as the mire[02916] of the streets[02351]. Then...: or, And thou wilt see her that is mine enemy, and cover her with shame shall she...: Heb. she shall be for a treading down
3:12 In the day[03117] that thy walls[01447] are to be built[01129][8800], in that day[03117] shall the decree[02706] be far removed[07368][8799].
3:13 In that day[03117] also he shall come[0935][8799] even to thee from Assyria[0804], and from the fortified[04693] cities[05892], and from the fortress[04693] even to the river[05104], and from sea[03220] to sea[03220], and from mountain[02022] to mountain[02022]. and from the fortified cities: or, even to the fortified cities
3:14 Notwithstanding the land[0776] shall be desolate[08077] because of them that dwell[03427][8802] therein, for the fruit[06529] of their doings[04611]. Notwithstanding: or, After that it hath been
3:15 Feed[07462][8798] thy people[05971] with thy rod[07626], the flock[06629] of thine heritage[05159], which dwell[07931][8802] solitarily[0910] in the wood[03293], in the midst[08432] of Carmel[03760]: let them feed[07462][8799] in Bashan[01316] and Gilead[01568], as in the days[03117] of old[05769]. Feed: or, Rule
3:16 According to the days[03117] of thy coming[03318][8800] out of the land[0776] of Egypt[04714] will I shew[07200][8686] unto him marvellous[06381][8737] things .
3:17 The nations[01471] shall see[07200][8799] and be confounded[0954][8799] at all their might[01369]: they shall lay[07760][8799] their hand[03027] upon their mouth[06310], their ears[0241] shall be deaf[02790][8799].
3:18 They shall lick[03897][8762] the dust[06083] like a serpent[05175], they shall move[07264][8799] out of their holes[04526] like worms[02119][8801] of the earth[0776]: they shall be afraid[06342][8799] of the LORD[03068] our God[0430], and shall fear[03372][8799] because of thee. worms: or, creeping things
3:19 Who is a God[0410] like unto thee, that pardoneth[05375][8802] iniquity[05771], and passeth by[05674][8802] the transgression[06588] of the remnant[07611] of his heritage[05159]? he retaineth[02388][8689] not his anger[0639] for ever[05703], because he delighteth[02654][8804] in mercy[02617].
