Tanach
Michah 3 מיכה ג׳
Part of: Petuchah, Micah 3:1Petuchah, Micah 3:5Petuchah, Micah 3:9
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וָאֹמַר שִׁמְעוּ־נָא רָאשֵׁי יַעֲקֹב וּקְצִינֵי בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל הֲלוֹא לָכֶם לָדַעַת אֶת־הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃
And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Ya῾aqov, and you rulers of the house of Yisra᾽el; Is it not for you to know justice?
And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Ya῾aqov, and you rulers of the house of Yisra᾽el; Is it not for you to know justice?
שֹׂנְאֵי טוֹב וְאֹהֲבֵי (רעה) [רָע] גֹּזְלֵי עוֹרָם מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶם וּשְׁאֵרָם מֵעַל עַצְמוֹתָֽם׃
You who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
You who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
Rashi
וַאֲשֶׁר אָכְלוּ שְׁאֵר עַמִּי וְעוֹרָם מֵעֲלֵיהֶם הִפְשִׁיטוּ וְאֶת־עַצְמֹֽתֵיהֶם פִּצֵּחוּ וּפָֽרְשׂוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר בַּסִּיר וּכְבָשָׂר בְּתוֹךְ קַלָּֽחַת׃
who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and like meat within the cauldron.
who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and like meat within the cauldron.
Rashi
שְׁאֵר עַמִּי. בְּשַׂר עַמִּי:
the flesh of My people Heb. שְׁאֵר עַמִּי.
וְאֶת עַצְמוֹתֵיהֶם פִּצֵּחוּ. פָּתְחוּ לְהוֹצִיא הַמֹּחַ, כְּמוֹ (שם יד) ״פִּצְחוּ רִנָּה״ פִּתְחוּ פֶּה בְּרִנָּה:
and opened their bones Heb. פִצֵּחוּ. They opened [them] to take out the marrow. Cf. (Isa.14:7) “They opened (פָצְחוּ) in song” -they opened their mouth in song.
וּפָרְשׂוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר בַּסִּיר. וּמְשַׁבְּרִים הָאֵבָרִים כַּאֲשֶׁר יִשְׁבְּרוּ הַנְּתָחִים הַנִּתָּנִים בַּסִּיר לְבַשֵּׁל. וּפָרְשׂוּ לְשׁוֹן ׳שֶׁבֶר׳ כְּמוֹ ״פָּרֹס לָרָעֵב״ (ישעיה נח) ״וְלֹא יִפְרְסוּ לָהֶם״ (ירמיה טז) ״פֵּרְשָׂה צִיּוֹן״ (איכה א):
and broke [them] as in a pot Heb. וּפָרְשׁוּ. They break the limbs as they break the cuts [of meat] in a pot to cook [them]. and broke Heb. וּפָרְשׁוּ, an expression of breaking. Cf. (Isa. 58:7) “To share (פָרֹס) with the hungry”; (Jer. 16:7) “And they shall not break [bread] (יִפְרְסוּ) for them”; (Lam. 1:17) “Zion broke (פֵּרְשָה).”
קַלָּחַת. קלדיי״רא בְּלַעַ״ז:
a cauldron Heb. קַלַחַת, kaldere in O.F.
אָז יִזְעֲקוּ אֶל־יְהֹוָה וְלֹא יַעֲנֶה אוֹתָם וְיַסְתֵּר פָּנָיו מֵהֶם בָּעֵת הַהִיא כַּאֲשֶׁר הֵרֵעוּ מַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ {פ}
Then shall they cry to the Lord, but he will not answer them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, because they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
Then shall they cry to the Lord, but he will not answer them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, because they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
Rashi
אָז יִזְעֲקוּ אֶל ה׳. אָז בְּבֹא אוֹתוֹ הָעֵת הָאָמוּר לְמַעְלָה אָסֹף אֶאֱסֹף יַעֲקֹב יִזְעֲקוּ אֶל ה׳ לְהֵיטִיב לָהֶם בִּרְצוֹן עַמּוֹ וְשִׂמְחַת גּוֹיוֹ וְלֹא יַעֲנֶה אוֹתָם:
Then they shall cry out to the Lord Then, when that time mentioned above, [that] “I will surely assemble Jacob,” comes, they shall cry out to the Lord to do good for them with the will of His people and with the joy of His nation, but He shall not respond to them.
כֹּה אָמַר יְהֹוָה עַל־הַנְּבִיאִים הַמַּתְעִים אֶת־עַמִּי הַנֹּשְׁכִים בְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם וְקָרְאוּ שָׁלוֹם וַֽאֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִתֵּן עַל־פִּיהֶם וְקִדְּשׁוּ עָלָיו מִלְחָמָֽה׃
Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and whoever puts nothing into their mouths, they prepare war against him.
Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and whoever puts nothing into their mouths, they prepare war against him.
Rashi
הַנֹּשְׁכִים בְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם. וְאוֹכְלִים בְּשַׂר בְּהֵמוֹת פְּטוּמוֹת הַמַּאֲכִילִים אוֹתָם עַמִּי הַטּוֹעִים אַחֲרֵיהֶם:
who bite with their teeth—and eat the flesh of fattened animals, which my people who stray after them feed them.
וְקָרְאוּ שָׁלוֹם. וְכַאֲשֶׁר יַאֲכִילוּ יִקְרְאוּ וְיִתְנַבְּאוּ לָהֶם שָׁלוֹם:
and herald peace—And, when they feed them, they herald and prophesy peace for them.
וְקִדְּשׁוּ עָלָיו מִלְחָמָה. וְהִזְמִינוּ עָלָיו לְמִלְחָמָה:
they prepare war Heb. וְקִדְּשׁוּ.
לָכֵן לַיְלָה לָכֶם מֵֽחָזוֹן וְחָשְׁכָה לָכֶם מִקְּסֹם וּבָאָה הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ עַל־הַנְּבִיאִים וְקָדַר עֲלֵיהֶם הַיּֽוֹם׃
Therefore it shall be night for you, that you shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark for you, that you shall not divine; and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
Therefore it shall be night for you, that you shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark for you, that you shall not divine; and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
וּבֹשׁוּ הַחֹזִים וְחָֽפְרוּ הַקֹּסְמִים וְעָטוּ עַל־שָׂפָם כֻּלָּם כִּי אֵין מַעֲנֵה אֱלֹהִֽים׃
Then shall the seers be put to shame, and the magicians confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer from God.
Then shall the seers be put to shame, and the magicians confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer from God.
Rashi
מַעֲנֵה אֱלֹהִים. מַעֲנֵה נָקוּד קָמַץ (רוֹצֶה לוֹמַר צֵירֵי), לְפִי שֶׁהוּא דָבוּק אֶל הַשֵּׁם:
statement of God Heb. מַעֲנֵה is vowelized with a kamatz [meaning a zeirah] since it is attached to God’s Name.
וְאוּלָם אָנֹכִי מָלֵאתִי כֹחַ אֶת־רוּחַ יְהֹוָה וּמִשְׁפָּט וּגְבוּרָה לְהַגִּיד לְיַֽעֲקֹב פִּשְׁעוֹ וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵל חַטָּאתֽוֹ׃ {פ}
But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Ya῾aqov his transgression, and to Yisra᾽el his sin.
But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Ya῾aqov his transgression, and to Yisra᾽el his sin.
שִׁמְעוּ־נָא זֹאת רָאשֵׁי בֵּית יַעֲקֹב וּקְצִינֵי בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל הַֽמְתַעֲבִים מִשְׁפָּט וְאֵת כׇּל־הַיְשָׁרָה יְעַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃
Hear this, I pray you, you heads of the house of Ya῾aqov, and rulers of the house of Yisra᾽el, that abhor justice, and pervert all equity;
Hear this, I pray you, you heads of the house of Ya῾aqov, and rulers of the house of Yisra᾽el, that abhor justice, and pervert all equity;
בֹּנֶה צִיּוֹן בְּדָמִים וִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם בְּעַוְלָֽה׃
that build up Żiyyon with blood, and Yerushalayim with iniquity.
that build up Żiyyon with blood, and Yerushalayim with iniquity.
רָאשֶׁיהָ ׀ בְּשֹׁחַד יִשְׁפֹּטוּ וְכֹהֲנֶיהָ בִּמְחִיר יוֹרוּ וּנְבִיאֶיהָ בְּכֶסֶף יִקְסֹמוּ וְעַל־יְהֹוָה יִשָּׁעֵנוּ לֵאמֹר הֲלוֹא יְהֹוָה בְּקִרְבֵּנוּ לֹֽא־תָבוֹא עָלֵינוּ רָעָֽה׃
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priest thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? no evil can come upon us.
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priest thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? no evil can come upon us.
לָכֵן בִּגְלַלְכֶם צִיּוֹן שָׂדֶה תֵֽחָרֵשׁ וִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם עִיִּין תִּֽהְיֶה וְהַר הַבַּיִת לְבָמוֹת יָֽעַר׃ {פ}
Therefore shall Żiyyon for your sake be ploughed like a field, and Yerushalayim shall become heaps of rubble, and the mountain of the house like the high places of the forest.
Therefore shall Żiyyon for your sake be ploughed like a field, and Yerushalayim shall become heaps of rubble, and the mountain of the house like the high places of the forest.
Rashi
עִיִּין. דְּגוֹרִין:
Jerusalem shall become heaps Heb. עִיּין.
גֹּזְלֵי עוֹרָם. שֶׁל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁהֵם רָאשִׁים וּקְצִינִים עֲלֵיהֶם כְּמוֹ שֶׁאָמַר רָאשֵׁי בֵּית יַעֲקֹב וּקְצִינֵי בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל:
who rob their skin—[I.e., the skin] of the house of Israel, over whom they are heads and officers, as the prophet says: The heads of the house of Jacob and the officers of the house of Israel.