Micah 7:14-20
Legacy Standard Bible
14 (A)Shepherd Your people with Your (B)scepter,
The flock of Your inheritance
Which dwells by itself in the forest,
In the midst of [a]a fruitful orchard.
Let them feed in (C)Bashan and Gilead
(D)As in the ancient days.
15 “As in the days when you came out from the land of Egypt,
I will show [b](E)you wondrous deeds.”
16 Nations (F)will see and be ashamed
Of all their might.
They will (G)put their hand on their mouth;
Their ears will be deaf.
17 They will (H)lick the dust like a serpent,
Like (I)crawling things of the earth.
They will come (J)trembling out of their [c]fortresses;
To Yahweh our God they will come in (K)dread,
And they will be afraid before You.
18 Who is a God like You, who (L)forgives iniquity
And passes over the transgression of the (M)remnant of His inheritance?
He does not (N)hold fast to His anger forever
Because He (O)delights in lovingkindness.
19 He will again have compassion on us;
(P)He will subdue our iniquities.
And You will (Q)cast all [d]their sins
Into the depths of the sea.
20 You will give [e](R)truth to Jacob
And lovingkindness to Abraham,
Which You (S)swore to our fathers
From the days of old.
Footnotes
- Micah 7:14 Or Carmel
- Micah 7:15 Lit him
- Micah 7:17 Lit fastnesses
- Micah 7:19 Several ancient versions our
- Micah 7:20 Or faithfulness
Micah 7:14-20
Common English Bible
Micah intercedes for the people
14 Shepherd your people with your staff,
the sheep of your inheritance,
those dwelling alone in a forest in the midst of Carmel.
Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as a long time ago.
God agrees
15 As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
I will show Israel wonderful things.
The prophet continues
16 Nations will see and be ashamed of all their strength;
they will cover their mouths;
their ears will be deaf.
17 They will lick dust like the snake,
like things that crawl on the ground.
They will come trembling from their strongholds to the Lord our God;
they will dread and fear you!
18 Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity,
overlooking the sin of the few remaining for his inheritance?
He doesn’t hold on to his anger forever;
he delights in faithful love.
19 He will once again have compassion on us;
he will tread down our iniquities.
You will hurl all our sins into the depths of the sea.
20 You will provide faithfulness to Jacob, faithful love to Abraham,
as you swore to our ancestors a long time ago.
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