13 But (A)the earth will be desolate
    because of its inhabitants,
    for the fruit of their deeds.

14 (B)Shepherd your people (C)with your staff,
    the flock of your inheritance,
who dwell alone in a forest
    (D)in the midst of (E)a garden land;[a]
let them graze in Bashan and Gilead
    as in the days of old.
15 (F)As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
    I will show them[b] marvelous things.

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  1. Micah 7:14 Hebrew of Carmel
  2. Micah 7:15 Hebrew him

13 Yet the land shall be desolate
Because of those who dwell in it,
And (A)for the fruit of their deeds.

God Will Forgive Israel

14 Shepherd Your people with Your staff,
The flock of Your heritage,
Who dwell [a]solitarily in a (B)woodland,
In the midst of Carmel;
Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead,
As in days of old.

15 “As(C) in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
I will show [b]them (D)wonders.”

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  1. Micah 7:14 Alone
  2. Micah 7:15 Lit. him, collective for the captives

13 And the earth will become a (A)wasteland because of her inhabitants,
On account of the (B)fruit of their deeds.

14 (C)Shepherd Your people with Your (D)scepter,
The flock of Your [a]possession
Which lives by itself in the woodland,
In the midst of [b]a fruitful field.
Let them feed in (E)Bashan and Gilead
(F)As in the days of old.
15 “As in the days when you went out from the land of Egypt,
I will show [c](G)you miracles.”

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  1. Micah 7:14 Or inheritance
  2. Micah 7:14 Or Carmel
  3. Micah 7:15 Lit him

13 The earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants,
    as the result of their deeds.(A)

Prayer and Praise

14 Shepherd(B) your people with your staff,(C)
    the flock of your inheritance,
which lives by itself in a forest,
    in fertile pasturelands.[a](D)
Let them feed in Bashan(E) and Gilead(F)
    as in days long ago.(G)

15 “As in the days when you came out of Egypt,
    I will show them my wonders.(H)

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  1. Micah 7:14 Or in the middle of Carmel