Tanach
Michah 6:9-16 מיכה ו׳:ט׳-ט״ז
Part of: Chapter 6
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קוֹל יְהֹוָה לָעִיר יִקְרָא וְתוּשִׁיָּה יִרְאֶה שְׁמֶךָ שִׁמְעוּ מַטֶּה וּמִי יְעָדָֽהּ׃
The Lord’s voice cries to the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear the rod, and who has appointed it.
The Lord’s voice cries to the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear the rod, and who has appointed it.
Rashi
וְתוּשִׁיָּה יִרְאֶה שְׁמֶךָ. וְתוּשִׁיָּה קוֹרֵא לָהֶם הַנָּבִיא אֲשֶׁר רוֹאֶה אֶת שְׁמֶךָ, אֲשֶׁר נוֹתֵן לֵב לְהִתְבּוֹנֵן וְלִרְאוֹת דְּרָכֶיךָ. וְתוּשִׁיָּה מוּסָב עַל מִקְרָא שֶׁלְּמַעְלָה הֵימֶנּוּ.
and the wisdom of the Torah, the one who sees Your name—The prophet who sees Your name calls out the wisdom of the Torah; i.e., the one who puts his heart to contemplate and to see your ways. The word וְתוּשִׁיּה refers to the verse above it.
שִׁמְעוּ מַטֶּה וּמִי יְעָדָהּ. הַטּוּ אֹזֶן וְשִׁמְעוּ מַטֵּה הַפֻּרְעָנוּת אֲשֶׁר תִּרְדֶּה אֶתְכֶם שֶׁהַנְּבִיאִים מַתְרִים בָּכֶם, וְשִׁמְעוּ מִי הוּא אֲשֶׁר יִיעֵד אוֹתוֹ הַפֻּרְעָנוּת אִם יְכֹלֶת בְּיָדוֹ לְקַיֵּם מַה שֶּׁגּוֹזֵר. וְיוֹנָתָן לֹא כֵן תִּרְגֵּם.
hearken to the staff and Who appointed it—Bend your ears, and hearken to the staff of retribution that will punish you, concerning which the prophets warn you; and hearken to who it is Who appointed that retribution, whether He has the ability to fulfill what He decreed. But Jonathan did not render in this manner.
(וְתוּשִׁיָּה יִרְאֶה שְׁמֶךָ. מִכָּאן שֶׁכָּל מִי שֶׁאוֹמֵר בְּכָל יוֹם מִקְרָא הַמִּתְחִיל וּמְסַיֵּם כְּמוֹ שֶׁמִּתְחִיל וּמְסַיֵּם שְׁמוֹ הַתּוֹרָה מַצִּילוֹ מִגֵּיהִנֹּם).
and the wisdom of Torah, the one who sees Your name From here we deduce that whoever recites daily a verse beginning [with the letter] and ending [with the letter] as his name begins and ends, the Torah saves him from Gehinnom.
עוֹד הַאִשׁ בֵּית רָשָׁע אֹצְרוֹת רֶשַׁע וְאֵיפַת רָזוֹן זְעוּמָֽה׃
Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
Rashi
עוֹד הַאִשׁ בֵּית רָשָׁע אוֹצְרוֹת רֶשַׁע. הֵ״א הָאֵשׁ נְקוּדָה פַּתָּח לְפִי שֶׁהִיא תֵּמַהּ, וְכֵן פֵּרוּשׁוֹ עוֹד לְשׁוֹן אֹרֶךְ יָמִים הוּא, הָאֵשׁ כְּמוֹ הֲיֵשׁ (וּבְדִבְרֵי הַיָּמִים א׳ ב׳) מָצִינוּ אִישַׁי אֲבִי דָוִד בִּמְקוֹם יִשַׁי אַף כָּאן אֵשׁ בִּמְקוֹם יֵשׁ וְכֵן (בִּשְׁמוּאֵל ב׳ י״ד:י״ט) ״אִם אֵשׁ לְהֵמִין וּלְהַשְׂמִאיל״ אִם יֵשׁ לְהַאֲמִין וּלְהַשְׂמִאיל, וְיוֹנָתָן תִּרְגֵּם כֵּן ״הַאִית״ שֶׁיַּעֲלֶה בִּלְבַבְכֶם שֶׁיִּתְקַיֵּם בֵּית רָשָׁע לְאֹרֶךְ יָמִים וְאוֹצְרוֹת רֶשַׁע.
Does the house of the wicked last long, [or do] the treasures of wickedness?—The “hey” of הַאִשׁ is vowelized with a “pattach” [not a kamatz] because it denotes a question. And this is its meaning: עוֹד is an expression of longevity. הַאִשׁ is like הֲיֵשׁ, is there. In I Chronicles (2:13) we find: “Ishai the father of David,” instead of “Yishai.” Here, too, is אִשׁ instead of יֵשׁ. And so in II Samuel (14:19): “If anyone can (אִשׁ) turn to the right or to the left.” [This is identical to] “If anyone can (יֵשׁ) turn to the right or to the left.” So did Jonathan render it: Is there. Will it enter your mind that the house of the wicked will last long, and the treasures of wickedness?
וְאֵיפַת רָזוֹן זְעוּמָה. מִדָּה קְטַנָּה שֶׁעֲשִׁירֵיכֶם מְרַמִּים בָּהּ הָעֲנִיִּים וּמְבִיאִין אוֹתָן לִידֵי רָזוֹן, וְהוּא זְעוּמָה בְּאַפּוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא.
And an ephah of leanness is condemned—A small measure with which your wealthy deceive the poor and bring them to leanness - that is condemned by the wrath of the Holy One, blessed be He.
הַאֶזְכֶּה בְּמֹאזְנֵי רֶשַׁע וּבְכִיס אַבְנֵי מִרְמָֽה׃
shall I count myself pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights?
shall I count myself pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights?
אֲשֶׁר עֲשִׁירֶיהָ מָלְאוּ חָמָס וְיֹשְׁבֶיהָ דִּבְּרוּ־שָׁקֶר וּלְשׁוֹנָם רְמִיָּה בְּפִיהֶֽם׃
For its rich men are full of violence, and its inhabitants have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
For its rich men are full of violence, and its inhabitants have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
וְגַם־אֲנִי הֶחֱלֵיתִי הַכּוֹתֶךָ הַשְׁמֵם עַל־חַטֹּאתֶֽךָ׃
Therefore will I smite thee with sore wounds, and blight thee because of thy sins.
Therefore will I smite thee with sore wounds, and blight thee because of thy sins.
Rashi
הֶחֱלֵיתִי הַכּוֹתֶךָ. הֶאֱנַשְׁתִּי מַכּוֹתֶיךָ חֲזָקוֹת וְחוֹלוֹת וַאֲנוּשׁוֹת.
I will smite you with sore wounds—I have made your wounds sore - strong and ill and incurable.
הַשְׁמֵם. לְהַשְׁמִימְךָ עַל חַטֹּאתֶיךָ.
and make [you] desolate Heb. הַשְׁמֵם, to make you desolate because of your sins.
אַתָּה תֹאכַל וְלֹא תִשְׂבָּע וְיֶשְׁחֲךָ בְּקִרְבֶּךָ וְתַסֵּג וְלֹא תַפְלִיט וַאֲשֶׁר תְּפַלֵּט לַחֶרֶב אֶתֵּֽן׃
Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy sickness shall be in thy inward parts; and thou shalt conceive, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou bringest forth I will give up to the sword.
Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy sickness shall be in thy inward parts; and thou shalt conceive, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou bringest forth I will give up to the sword.
Rashi
וְיֶשְׁחֲךָ בְּקִרְבֶּךָ. הַמַּאֲכָל שֶׁתֹּאכַל אַכְנִיס בּוֹ מְאֵרָה בְּתוֹךְ הַמֵּעַיִם וְיִגְרוֹם לְךָ חֹלִי שֶׁתְּהֵא חוֹלֶה וְהוֹלֵךְ שָׁחוֹחַ, וְכֵן מְפָרֵשׁ אוֹתוֹ בְּסִפְרֵי מִנַּיִן אַף בְּתוֹךְ הַמֵּעַיִם תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר וְיֶשְׁחֲךָ בְּקִרְבֶּךָ בְּפָרָשַׁת וְהָיָה עֵקֶב בְּמִדְרַשׁ תָּמִיד עֵינֵי ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ בָּהּ. וְאַף יוֹנָתָן תִּרְגֵּם כֵּן ״וִיהֵי לָךְ לְמַרְעָא מְתָא בִּמְעֵיךְ״.
and it shall bend you over in your innards Heb. וְיֶשְׁחֲךָ. The food that you eat - I will bring a curse into it within your intestines, and it will cause you illness, that you will be ill and walk bent over. So it is explained in Sifre: How do we know that, even within the intestines? Scripture states: “And it shall bend you over in your innards.” In the parashah of Ekev, in expounding (Deut. 11:12) “The eyes of the Lord your God are upon it,” Jonathan, too, renders [our verse] in this manner: And it shall be to you for illness and a wound in your intestines.
וְתַסֵּג. אֶת אוֹיְבֶיךָ הַמּוֹלִיכִים בָּנֶיךָ וּבְנוֹתֶיךָ בַּשְּׁבִי וְלֹא תְפַלְּטֵם, וְאִם תְּפַלְּטֵם סוֹפָם לַחֶרֶב. וּמִשְּׁמוֹ שֶׁל רַבִּי מְנַחֵם שָׁמַעְתִּי וְתַסֵּג לְתַאֲוַת תַּשְׁמִישׁ וְלֹא תַפְלִיט, לֹא יִהְיֶה לְךָ כֹּחַ לִפְלֹט שִׁכְבַת זֶרַע וְאִם תְּפַלְּטֵם סוֹפָהּ לַחֶרֶב אֶתֵּן אֶתְכֶם. וְיוֹנָתָן תִּרְגֵּם לָשׁוֹן הָרִאשׁוֹן.
and you shall overtake—your enemies who lead your sons and daughters away, into captivity; but you shall not rescue them, and if you rescue them, their end will be to the sword. In the name of Rabbi Menahem I heard: You shall gain your desire for sexual intercourse, but you shall not ejaculate. You shall not have the strength to ejaculate semen; and, if you do ejaculate them [and beget children], their end will be that I will deliver them to the sword [of the enemy].
אַתָּה תִזְרַע וְלֹא תִקְצוֹר אַתָּה תִדְרֹֽךְ־זַיִת וְלֹא־תָסוּךְ שֶׁמֶן וְתִירוֹשׁ וְלֹא תִשְׁתֶּה־יָּֽיִן׃
Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.
Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.
וְיִשְׁתַּמֵּר חֻקּוֹת עׇמְרִי וְכֹל מַעֲשֵׂה בֵית־אַחְאָב וַתֵּלְכוּ בְּמֹעֲצוֹתָם לְמַעַן תִּתִּי אֹתְךָ לְשַׁמָּה וְיֹשְׁבֶיהָ לִשְׁרֵקָה וְחֶרְפַּת עַמִּי תִּשָּֽׂאוּ׃ {פ}
For the statutes of ῾Omri are kept, and all the deeds of the house of Aĥ᾽av, and you walked in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof a hissing: therefore you shall bear the reproach of my people.
For the statutes of ῾Omri are kept, and all the deeds of the house of Aĥ᾽av, and you walked in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof a hissing: therefore you shall bear the reproach of my people.
Rashi
וְיִשְׁתַּמֵּר חֻקּוֹת עָמְרִי. וְיָדַעְתִּי כִּי לֹא תִשְׁמְעוּ אֵלַי כִּי יִשְׁתַּמֵּר עַל יְדֵיכֶם וּבֵינֵיכֶם כָּל חֻקּוֹת עָמְרִי וְאַחְאָב.
And the statutes of Omri shall be observed—I know that you will not obey Me, but through you and your children will all the statutes of Omri and Ahab [the evil kings of Israel] be observed.
וְחֶרְפַּת עַמִּי תִּשָּׂאוּ. אַתֶּם תְּקַבְּלוּן עֲוֹן הַחֶרְפָּה שֶׁהָעוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת מְחָרְפִין אֶת עַמִּי שֶׁהֵעִידָה בָּהֶם תּוֹרָה עַל כָּךְ (דברים כ״ה:י״ד) ״לֹא יִהְיֶה לְךָ אֵיפָה וְאֵיפָה״ וְהֵם אֵינָם שׁוֹמְרִים.
and the disgrace of My people you shall bear—You shall bear the iniquity for the disgrace that the peoples of the world deride My people, for the Torah admonished them concerning (Deut. 25:14): “You shall not have in your house two kinds of ephah,” but they do not keep it.
קוֹל ה׳ לָעִיר יִקְרָא. ״קָל נְבִיָּא דַה׳ עַל קַרְתָּא״ מַכְרִיזִין לָהֶם תְּשׁוּבָה.
The voice of the Lord calls out in the city—The voice of the prophets of the Lord calling out, calling them [the people] to repentance. [from Jonathan]