Verse 8
Micah 2:8
New Living Translation
8
Yet to this very hour<br>my people rise against me like an enemy!<br>You steal the shirts right off the backs<br>of those who trusted you,<br>making them as ragged as men<br>returning from battle.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אֶתְמ֗וּל עַמִּ/י֙ לְ/אוֹיֵ֣ב יְקוֹמֵ֔ם מִ/מּ֣וּל שַׂלְמָ֔ה אֶ֖דֶר תַּפְשִׁט֑וּ/ן מֵ/עֹבְרִ֣ים בֶּ֔טַח שׁוּבֵ֖י מִלְחָמָֽה
English Translation
And yesterday, my people will stand against the enemy, like garments that cover the troops returning in peace from battle.
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