Micah 7
English Standard Version
Wait for the God of Salvation
7 Woe is me! For I have become
(A)as when the summer fruit has been gathered,
as when the grapes have been gleaned:
there is no cluster to eat,
no (B)first-ripe fig that my soul desires.
2 (C)The godly has perished from the earth,
and (D)there is no one upright among mankind;
(E)they all lie in wait for blood,
and (F)each hunts the other with a net.
3 (G)Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well;
(H)the prince and (I)the judge ask for a bribe,
and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul;
thus they weave it together.
4 The best of them is (J)like a brier,
the most upright of them a thorn hedge.
The day of (K)your watchmen, of your punishment, has come;
(L)now their confusion is at hand.
5 (M)Put no trust in a neighbor;
have no confidence in a friend;
guard (N)the doors of your mouth
from her who lies in your arms;[a]
6 for (O)the son treats the father with contempt,
the daughter rises up against her mother,
the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
(P)a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
7 But as for me, I will look to the Lord;
(Q)I will wait for the God of my salvation;
my God will hear me.
8 (R)Rejoice not over me, O (S)my enemy;
(T)when I fall, I shall rise;
(U)when I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be a light to me.
9 (V)I will bear the indignation of the Lord
because I have sinned against him,
until (W)he pleads my cause
and executes judgment for me.
(X)He will bring me out to the light;
I shall look upon his vindication.
10 Then (Y)my enemy will see,
and shame will cover her who (Z)said to me,
“Where is the Lord your God?”
(AA)My eyes will look upon her;
now she will be trampled down
(AB)like the mire of the streets.
11 (AC)A day for the building of your walls!
In that day the boundary shall be far extended.
12 In that day they[b] will come to you,
(AD)from Assyria and the cities of Egypt,
and from Egypt to (AE)the River,[c]
(AF)from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain.
13 But (AG)the earth will be desolate
because of its inhabitants,
for the fruit of their deeds.
14 (AH)Shepherd your people (AI)with your staff,
the flock of your inheritance,
who dwell alone in a forest
(AJ)in the midst of (AK)a garden land;[d]
let them graze in Bashan and Gilead
as in the days of old.
15 (AL)As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
I will show them[e] marvelous things.
16 (AM)The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
(AN)they shall lay their hands on their mouths;
their ears shall be deaf;
17 (AO)they shall lick the dust like a serpent,
like the crawling things of the earth;
(AP)they shall come trembling out of their strongholds;
(AQ)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 (AR)Who is a God like you, (AS)pardoning iniquity
and passing over transgression
(AT)for the remnant of his inheritance?
(AU)He does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in steadfast love.
19 He will (AV)again have compassion on us;
(AW)he will tread our iniquities underfoot.
(AX)You will cast all our[f] sins
into the depths of the sea.
20 (AY)You will show faithfulness to Jacob
and steadfast love to Abraham,
(AZ)as you have sworn to our fathers
from the days of old.
Footnotes
- Micah 7:5 Hebrew bosom
- Micah 7:12 Hebrew he
- Micah 7:12 That is, the Euphrates
- Micah 7:14 Hebrew of Carmel
- Micah 7:15 Hebrew him
- Micah 7:19 Hebrew their
Micah 7
King James Version
7 Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.
2 The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
4 The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
5 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
6 For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
7 Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.
9 I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
10 Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the Lord thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
11 In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed.
12 In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
13 Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.
14 Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
15 According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things.
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.
19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
Miquéias 7
O Livro
A miséria de Israel
7 Ai de mim! É tão difícil encontrar uma pessoa justa como achar cachos de uvas e figos depois dos tempos da ceifa! Nem um bago se encontra, nem um só figo! Contudo, como desejo comê-los! 2 Desaparecem os retos, não há nem uma só pessoa honesta! Todos os homens estão à espreita, armando ciladas para derramar sangue. Cada ser humano apanha o seu próprio irmão com um laço. 3 Com ambas as mãos realizam os piores atos, e com que habilidade! Tanto o governante como o juiz, ambos se vendem por suborno. O rico paga-lhe e diz-lhe quem pretende arruinar; conspiram para torcer a justiça. 4 O melhor entre eles é como um espinheiro; o mais reto tem um comportamento absolutamente distorcido. Mas vem chegando o vosso julgamento; o tempo do vosso castigo está mesmo aí; confusão, destruição e terror será o vosso quinhão.
5 Não confiem em ninguém; nem no vosso melhor amigo, nem mesmo na vossa mulher! 6 O filho despreza o pai, a filha, a mãe, e a nora diz mal da sogra. Sim, os inimigos dos homens encontrar-se-ão no seu próprio lar. 7 Quanto a mim, esperarei pelo socorro do Senhor; esperarei no meu Deus, o meu Salvador. Ele me ouvirá.
Israel será restaurado
8 Não se alegrem por causa do que me sucede, ó meus inimigos! Aconteça o que me acontecer, levantar-me-ei! Se for envolvido pelas trevas, o Senhor será a minha luz. 9 Serei paciente, se o Senhor me castigar, porque pequei contra ele. Mas ele julgará a minha causa e recompensará os meus adversários pelo mal que me têm feito. Deus me tirará das trevas para a luz e verei a sua justiça. 10 O meu inimigo verá que Deus está a meu favor e acabará por se envergonhar de todo o mal que me fez. “Onde está o Senhor teu Deus?”, perguntavam eles. E agora vejo-os pisados nas ruas como lama.
11 As tuas cidades, ó povo de Deus, serão reconstruídas; serão muito maiores e mais prósperas do que eram antes. 12 Cidadãos de muitas terras diferentes virão prestar-te honra; da Assíria até ao Egito, e do Egito até ao rio Eufrates, dum oceano ao outro, desde as cordilheiras mais longínquas até às montanhas opostas. 13 Contudo, antes disso, a Terra será destruída, por causa da grande maldade do seu povo.
Oração e louvor
14 Ó Senhor, vem conduzir o teu povo, apascentar o teu rebanho! Fá-lo viver em paz e prosperidade, para que possam desfrutar das férteis pastagens de Basã e Gileade, como no passado.
15 “Sim!”, responde o Senhor. “Farei poderosos milagres no meio de ti, semelhantes aos que fiz quando te tirei da escravidão do Egito.”
16 Todo o mundo ficará espantado perante aquilo que farei por vocês e envergonhado pelo seu pouco poder. Toda a gente ficará muda de espanto. Os seus ouvidos não perceberão outra coisa, senão só isso! 17 Constatarão que são iguais às serpentes, lambendo o pó como vermes, rastejando para dentro de buracos, donde sairão tremendo, para ir ao encontro do Senhor, nosso Deus. Temer-te-ão e ficarão espantados.
18 Onde haverá outro deus semelhante a ti que perdoa os pecados dos sobreviventes do teu povo? Tu não poderás continuar voltado contra o teu povo, porque amas a misericórdia. 19 Mais uma vez terás compaixão de nós. Esmagarás os nossos pecados debaixo dos pés, lançá-los-ás para o fundo dos oceanos! 20 Abençoar-nos-ás, tal como prometeste a Jacob há muito tempo atrás! Derramarás o teu amor sobre nós, como prometeste ao nosso pai Abraão!
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