12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Micah 3:12:1 ⧉לָכֵן֙lakhentherefore Micah 3:12:2 ⧉בִּגְלַלְכֶ֔םbiglalekhembecause of you {plural} Micah 3:12:3 ⧉צִיּ֖וֹןtsiyonZion Micah 3:12:4 ⧉שָׂדֶ֣הsadea field Micah 3:12:5 ⧉תֵֽחָרֵ֑שׁtekhareshwill be plowed Micah 3:12:6 ⧉וִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙virushalayimand Jerusalem Micah 3:12:7 ⧉עִיִּ֣יןiyinheaps {of ruins} Micah 3:12:8 ⧉תִּֽהְיֶ֔הtihheyewill become or will be Micah 3:12:9 ⧉וְהַ֥רveharand the mountain of Micah 3:12:10 ⧉הַבַּ֖יִתhabayitthe house Micah 3:12:11 ⧉לְבָמ֥וֹתlevamotto high places Micah 3:12:12 ⧉יָֽעַר׃פyaara forest |
12. Formal Translation Therefore, because of you, Zion shall turn into farmland and Jerusalem shall lie as heaps, and the mountain of the house shall be left as forested highlands. |
12. Dynamic Translation Because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become heaps, Temple hill will be reclaimed by wilderness. |