Micah 7:8-20

8 ¹Do not rejoice over me, O ²my enemy. Though I fall I will ³rise; Though I dwell in darkness, the LORD is a ⁴light for me.

9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD Because I have sinned against Him, Until * He ⁵pleads my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me out to the ⁶light, And I will see His ⁷righteousness.

10 Then my enemy will see, And shame will cover her who ⁸said to me, "Where is the LORD your God?" My eyes will look on her; At that time she will be ⁹trampled down Like mire of the streets.

11 It will be a day for ¹⁰building your walls. On that day will your boundary be extended.

12 It will be a day when they will ¹¹come to you From Assyria and the cities of Egypt, From Egypt even to the Euphrates, Even from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.

13 And the earth will become ¹²desolate because of her inhabitants, On account of the ¹³fruit of their deeds.

14 ¹⁴Shepherd Your people with Your ¹⁵scepter, The flock of Your possession Which dwells by itself in the woodland, In the midst of a fruitful field. Let them feed in ¹⁶Bashan and Gilead ¹⁷As in the days of old.

15 "As in the days when you came out from the land of Egypt, I will show ¹⁸you miracles."

16 Nations ¹⁹will see and be ashamed Of all their might. They will ²⁰put their hand on their mouth, Their ears will be deaf.

17 They will ²¹lick the dust like a serpent, Like ²²reptiles of the earth. They will come ²³trembling out of their fortresses; To the LORD our God they will come in ²⁴dread And they will be afraid before You.

18 Who is a God like You, who ²⁵pardons iniquity And passes over the rebellious act of the ²⁶remnant of His possession? He does not ²⁷retain His anger forever, Because He ²⁸delights in unchanging love.

19 He will again have compassion on us; ²⁹He will tread our iniquities under foot. Yes, You will ³⁰cast all their sins Into the depths of the sea.

20 You will give ³¹truth to Jacob And unchanging love to Abraham, Which You ³²swore to our forefathers From the days of old.

Micah 7:8-20 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. Proverbs 24:17; Obadiah 12
• 2. Micah 7:10
• 3. Amos 9:11
• 4. Isaiah 9:2
• 5. Jeremiah 50:34
• 6. Psalms 37:6; Isaiah 42:7, 16
• 7. Isaiah 46:13; Isaiah 56:1
• 8. Joel 2:17
• 9. Isaiah 51:23; Zechariah 10:5
• 10. Isaiah 54:11; Amos 9:11
• 11. Isaiah 19:23-25; Isaiah 60:4, 9
• 12. Jeremiah 25:11; Micah 6:13
• 13. Isaiah 3:10, 11; Micah 3:4
• 14. Psalms 95:7; Isaiah 40:11; Isaiah 49:10; Micah 5:4
• 15. Leviticus 27:32; Psalms 23:4
• 16. Jeremiah 50:19
• 17. Amos 9:11
• 18. Exodus 3:20; Exodus 34:10; Psalms 78:12
• 19. Isaiah 26:11
• 20. Micah 3:7
• 21. Psalms 72:9; Isaiah 49:23
• 22. Deuteronomy 32:24
• 23. Psalms 18:45
• 24. Isaiah 25:3; Isaiah 59:19
• 25. Exodus 34:7, 9; Isaiah 43:25
• 26. Micah 2:12; Micah 4:7; Micah 5:7, 8
• 27. Ps 103:8, 9, 13
• 28. Jeremiah 32:41
• 29. Jeremiah 50:20
• 30. Isaiah 38:17; Isaiah 43:25; Jeremiah 31:34
• 31. Genesis 24:27; Genesis 32:10
• 32. Deuteronomy 7:8, 12

Footnotes

• [a]. I.e. right dealing
• [b]. Lit "Now"
• [c]. Lit "become a trampled" place
• [d]. Lit "he"
• [e]. Lit "River"
• [f]. Or "inheritance"
• [g]. Or "Carmel"
• [h]. Lit "him"
• [i]. Lit "fastnesses"
• [j]. Or "inheritance"
• [k]. Or "lovingkindness"
• [l]. Several ancient versions read "our"
• [m]. Or "faithfulness"
• [n]. Or "lovingkindness"