Tanach
Michah 7:9-13 מיכה ז׳:ט׳-י״ג
Part of: Chapter 7
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זַעַף יְהֹוָה אֶשָּׂא כִּי חָטָאתִי לוֹ עַד אֲשֶׁר יָרִיב רִיבִי וְעָשָׂה מִשְׁפָּטִי יוֹצִיאֵנִי לָאוֹר אֶרְאֶה בְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃
I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
וְתֵרֶא אֹיַבְתִּי וּתְכַסֶּהָ בוּשָׁה הָאֹמְרָה אֵלַי אַיּוֹ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָיִךְ עֵינַי תִּרְאֶינָּה בָּהּ עַתָּה תִּהְיֶה לְמִרְמָס כְּטִיט חוּצֽוֹת׃
Then my enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her; who said to me, Where is the Lord thy God? my eyes shall behold her: now she shall be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
Then my enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her; who said to me, Where is the Lord thy God? my eyes shall behold her: now she shall be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
יוֹם לִבְנוֹת גְּדֵרָיִךְ יוֹם הַהוּא יִרְחַק־חֹֽק׃
The day that thy walls are to be rebuilt, that day shall be far removed.
The day that thy walls are to be rebuilt, that day shall be far removed.
Rashi
יוֹם הוּא וְעָדֶיךָ יָבוֹא לְמִנִּי אַשּׁוּר וְעָרֵי מָצוֹר וּלְמִנִּי מָצוֹר וְעַד־נָהָר וְיָם מִיָּם וְהַר הָהָֽר׃
But there shall be a day when they shall come to thee from Ashshur, and from the cities of Mażor, and from Mażor even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
But there shall be a day when they shall come to thee from Ashshur, and from the cities of Mażor, and from Mażor even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
Rashi
יוֹם הוּא וְעָדֶיךָ יָבֹא. הַנָּבִיא אוֹמֵר אוֹתוֹ הַיּוֹם שֶׁאַתֶּם מַלְעִיגִים עָלָיו לֵאמֹר בָּטֵל וְהָלַךְ לוֹ, יוֹם הַהוּא שָׁמוּר וְנָצוּר וְלֹא בָּטֵל עָדֶיךָ יָבֹא בָּבֶל לְהַחֲרִיבֵךְ.
It is a day, and he shall come up to you—The prophet says: That day that you deride, saying that it has been nullified and gone away - that day is guarded and preserved, and has not become nullified. The enemy shall come up to you to destroy you.
לְמִנִּי אַשּׁוּר. אֲשֶׁר הוּא רֹאשׁ לִמְרֵעֵינוּ.
from Assyria—which is the first of those who harmed us.
וְעָרֵי מָצוֹר. כְּלוֹמַר וְעַד עָרֵי מָצוֹר, וְיוֹנָתָן תִּרְגֵּם ״וּדְמִן חוּרְמִינֵי רַבְּתָא״.
and the fortified cities—I.e., and until the fortified cities. And Jonathan renders (as follows): the great dark mountains.
וְיָם מִיָּם. וְהַיּוֹשְׁבִים עַל יָם הָאַחֲרוֹן אֲשֶׁר הוּא בַּמַּעֲרָב.
and the sea from the west—And those dwelling near the Mediterranean Sea, which is in the west.
וְהַר הָהָר. כְּמוֹ וְיוֹשְׁבֵי הָהָר וְיוֹנָתָן לֹא כֵן תִּרְגֵּם.
and the dwellers of the mountain Heb. וְהַר הָהָר, like יושְׁבֵי הָהָר. But Jonathan did not translate in that manner.
יוֹם לִבְנוֹת גְּדֵרָיִךְ. הַנָּבִיא מְבַשְּׂרוֹ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁיֵּשׁ יוֹם כָּמוּס וּמוּכָן לִבְנוֹת גִּדְרוֹת חָרְבוֹתֵיהֶן, יוֹם הַהוּא יִרְחַק וִיבַטֵּל מֵעֲלֵיכֶם חֹק גְּזֵרוֹת הַבַּבְלִיִּים וּפַרְסִיִּים.
[11] The day to build your walls—The prophet informs Israel that there is a day preserved and prepared [for them] to build the walls of their ruins. on that day the decree shall distance itself—And the statute of the decrees of the nations shall be nullified from upon you.
יוֹם הוּא וְעָדֶיךָ יָבֹא. ״בְּעִדָּנָא הַהִיא יִתְכַּנְּשׁוּן גָּלְוָותָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל דְּמִן אַתּוּר וְגוֹ׳״.
[12] It is a day, and shall come up to you—At that time, the exiles of Israel shall be gathered in from Assyria.
וְהָיְתָה הָאָרֶץ לִשְׁמָמָה עַל־יֹשְׁבֶיהָ מִפְּרִי מַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ {פ}
And the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell in it, for the fruit of their doings.
And the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell in it, for the fruit of their doings.
Rashi
וְהָיְתָה הָאָרֶץ. אֶרֶץ הַבַּבְלִיִּים וּפַרְסִיִּים.
And the land shall become—The land of the nations.
יוֹם לִבְנוֹת גְּדֵרָיִךְ. מוּסָב עַל הָאֹמְרָה אֵלַי וְעוֹד הִיא אוֹמֶרֶת אֵלַי יוֹם לִבְנוֹת גְּדֵרָיִךְ שֶׁאַתְּ מְצַפָּה לוֹ אוֹתוֹ הַיּוֹם יִרְחַק חֹק זְמַנּוֹ יַאֲרִיךְ וְלֹא יָבֹא לְעוֹלָם.
“The day to build your walls”—This refers back to “who says to me”: And she further says to me, “The day to build your walls, which you anticipate - that day...” “its time is way off” Heb. יִרְחַק-חֹק. Its time will be extended, and it will never come.