Micah 7:14-17

14 ¹Shepherd Your people with Your ²scepter, The flock of Your possession Which dwells by itself in the woodland, In the midst of a fruitful field. Let them feed in ³Bashan and Gilead ⁴As in the days of old.

15 "As in the days when you came out from the land of Egypt, I will show ⁵you miracles."

16 Nations ⁶will see and be ashamed Of all their might. They will ⁷put their hand on their mouth, Their ears will be deaf.

17 They will ⁸lick the dust like a serpent, Like ⁹reptiles of the earth. They will come ¹⁰trembling out of their fortresses; To the LORD our God they will come in ¹¹dread And they will be afraid before You.

Micah 7:14-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO MICAH 7

This chapter begins with a lamentation of the prophet, in the name of the church and people of God, concerning the general depravity and corruption of the times in which he lived, Mic 7:1-6; then declares what he was determined to do for his relief in such circumstances, Mic 7:7; comforts himself and the church with a good hope and firm belief of its being otherwise and better with them, to the shame and confusion of their enemies that now rejoiced, though without just reason for it, Mic 7:8-10; with promises of deliverance, after a desolation of the land for some time, Mic 7:11-13; and with the answer returned to the prayers of the prophet, Mic 7:14,15; which would issue in the astonishment of the world, and their subjection to the church of God, Mic 7:16,17; and the chapter is concluded with admiration at the pardoning grace and mercy of God, and his faithfulness to his promises, Mic 7:18-20.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 95:7; Isaiah 40:11; Isaiah 49:10; Micah 5:4
• 2. Leviticus 27:32; Psalms 23:4
• 3. Jeremiah 50:19
• 4. Amos 9:11
• 5. Exodus 3:20; Exodus 34:10; Psalms 78:12
• 6. Isaiah 26:11
• 7. Micah 3:7
• 8. Psalms 72:9; Isaiah 49:23
• 9. Deuteronomy 32:24
• 10. Psalms 18:45
• 11. Isaiah 25:3; Isaiah 59:19

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "inheritance"
• [b]. Or "Carmel"
• [c]. Lit "him"
• [d]. Lit "fastnesses"