Micah 7:14-20
English Standard Version
14 (A)Shepherd your people (B)with your staff,
the flock of your inheritance,
who dwell alone in a forest
(C)in the midst of (D)a garden land;[a]
let them graze in Bashan and Gilead
as in the days of old.
15 (E)As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
I will show them[b] marvelous things.
16 (F)The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
(G)they shall lay their hands on their mouths;
their ears shall be deaf;
17 (H)they shall lick the dust like a serpent,
like the crawling things of the earth;
(I)they shall come trembling out of their strongholds;
(J)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 (K)Who is a God like you, (L)pardoning iniquity
and passing over transgression
(M)for the remnant of his inheritance?
(N)He does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in steadfast love.
19 He will (O)again have compassion on us;
(P)he will tread our iniquities underfoot.
(Q)You will cast all our[c] sins
into the depths of the sea.
20 (R)You will show faithfulness to Jacob
and steadfast love to Abraham,
(S)as you have sworn to our fathers
from the days of old.
Footnotes
- Micah 7:14 Hebrew of Carmel
- Micah 7:15 Hebrew him
- Micah 7:19 Hebrew their
Micah 7:14-20
New Living Translation
The Lord’s Compassion on Israel
14 O Lord, protect your people with your shepherd’s staff;
lead your flock, your special possession.
Though they live alone in a thicket
on the heights of Mount Carmel,[a]
let them graze in the fertile pastures of Bashan and Gilead
as they did long ago.
15 “Yes,” says the Lord,
“I will do mighty miracles for you,
like those I did when I rescued you
from slavery in Egypt.”
16 All the nations of the world will stand amazed
at what the Lord will do for you.
They will be embarrassed
at their feeble power.
They will cover their mouths in silent awe,
deaf to everything around them.
17 Like snakes crawling from their holes,
they will come out to meet the Lord our God.
They will fear him greatly,
trembling in terror at his presence.
18 Where is another God like you,
who pardons the guilt of the remnant,
overlooking the sins of his special people?
You will not stay angry with your people forever,
because you delight in showing unfailing love.
19 Once again you will have compassion on us.
You will trample our sins under your feet
and throw them into the depths of the ocean!
20 You will show us your faithfulness and unfailing love
as you promised to our ancestors Abraham and Jacob long ago.
Footnotes
- 7:14 Or surrounded by a fruitful land.
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