Verse 7
Micah 2:7
New Living Translation
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Should you talk that way, O family of Israel?<br>Will the LORD’s Spirit have patience with such behavior?<br>If you would do what is right,<br>you would find my words comforting.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
הֶ/אָמ֣וּר בֵּֽית יַעֲקֹ֗ב הֲ/קָצַר֙ ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה אִם אֵ֖לֶּה מַעֲלָלָ֑י/ו הֲ/ל֤וֹא דְבָרַ֨/י יֵיטִ֔יבוּ עִ֖ם הַ/יָּשָׁ֥ר הוֹלֵֽךְ
English Translation
"Has the Spirit of the Lord shortened, or are these my deeds? Do not my words benefit the one who walks upright?"
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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