9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Micah 4:9:1 ⧉עַתָּ֕הatahnow Micah 4:9:2 ⧉לָ֥מָּהlamahwhy Micah 4:9:3 ⧉תָרִ֖יעִיtariido you cry out Micah 4:9:4 ⧉רֵ֑עַreaa cry Micah 4:9:5 ⧉הֲמֶ֣לֶךְhamelekhis the king Micah 4:9:6 ⧉אֵֽין־בָּ֗ךְenbakhnot in you Micah 4:9:7 ⧉אִ֤ם־יֽוֹעֲצֵךְ֙imyoatsekhor has your counselor Micah 4:9:8 ⧉אָבָ֣דavadperished Micah 4:9:9 ⧉כִּֽי־הֶחֱזִ֥יקֵךְkihekhezikekhthat has seized you Micah 4:9:10 ⧉חִ֖ילkhilpain Micah 4:9:11 ⧉כַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃kayoledalike a woman giving birth |
9. Formal Translation Now, why do you raise such a cry? Is there no king in your midst? Has your counselor perished, so that pangs have overtaken you like a woman in childbirth? |
9. Dynamic Translation Why are you crying out so loudly now? Do you have no king among you? Has your advisor vanished, and has pain gripped you like a woman in labor? |