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Micah 7:16-18
New International Version
Micah 7:16-18
New International Version
16 Nations will see and be ashamed,(A)
deprived of all their power.
They will put their hands over their mouths(B)
and their ears will become deaf.
17 They will lick dust(C) like a snake,
like creatures that crawl on the ground.
They will come trembling(D) out of their dens;
they will turn in fear(E) to the Lord our God
and will be afraid of you.
18 Who is a God(F) like you,
who pardons sin(G) and forgives(H) the transgression
of the remnant(I) of his inheritance?(J)
You do not stay angry(K) forever
but delight to show mercy.(L)
Micah 7:16-18
King James Version
Micah 7:16-18
King James Version
16 The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the Lord our God, and shall fear because of thee.
18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
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Micah 7:16-18
English Standard Version
Micah 7:16-18
English Standard Version
16 (A)The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
(B)they shall lay their hands on their mouths;
their ears shall be deaf;
17 (C)they shall lick the dust like a serpent,
like the crawling things of the earth;
(D)they shall come trembling out of their strongholds;
(E)they shall turn in dread to the Lord our God,
and they shall be in fear of you.
God's Steadfast Love and Compassion
18 (F)Who is a God like you, (G)pardoning iniquity
and passing over transgression
(H)for the remnant of his inheritance?
(I)He does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in steadfast love.
Micah 7:16-18
New American Standard Bible
Micah 7:16-18
New American Standard Bible
16 Nations (A)will see and be ashamed
Of all their might.
They will (B)put their hand on their mouth,
Their ears will be deaf.
17 They will (C)lick up dust like a snake,
Like [a](D)reptiles of the earth.
They will come (E)trembling out of their [b]fortresses;
To the Lord our God they will come in (F)trepidation,
And they will be afraid of You.
18 Who is a God like You, who (G)pardons wrongdoing
And passes over a rebellious act of the (H)remnant of His [c]possession?
He does not (I)retain His anger forever,
Because He (J)delights in mercy.
Footnotes
- Micah 7:17 Lit crawling things
- Micah 7:17 Or prisons
- Micah 7:18 Or inheritance
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