Micah 7:8-13
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Penitence and Trust in God
8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemies;[a]
when I fall, I shall rise;
when I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be a light to me.(A)
9 I must bear the indignation of the Lord
because I have sinned against him,
until he takes my side
and executes judgment for me.
He will bring me out to the light;
I shall see his vindication.(B)
10 Then my enemies[b] will see,
and shame will cover those[c] who said to me,
“Where is the Lord your God?”
My eyes will see their[d] downfall;[e]
now they[f] will be trodden down
like the mire of the streets.(C)
A Prophecy of Restoration
11 A day for the building of your walls!
On that day the boundary shall be far extended.(D)
12 On that day they will come to you
from Assyria to[g] Egypt
and from Egypt to the River,
from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain.(E)
13 But the earth will be desolate
because of its inhabitants,
for the fruit of their doings.(F)
Micah 7:8-13
English Standard Version
8 (A)Rejoice not over me, O (B)my enemy;
(C)when I fall, I shall rise;
(D)when I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be a light to me.
9 (E)I will bear the indignation of the Lord
because I have sinned against him,
until (F)he pleads my cause
and executes judgment for me.
(G)He will bring me out to the light;
I shall look upon his vindication.
10 Then (H)my enemy will see,
and shame will cover her who (I)said to me,
“Where is the Lord your God?”
(J)My eyes will look upon her;
now she will be trampled down
(K)like the mire of the streets.
11 (L)A day for the building of your walls!
In that day the boundary shall be far extended.
12 In that day they[a] will come to you,
(M)from Assyria and the cities of Egypt,
and from Egypt to (N)the River,[b]
(O)from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain.
13 But (P)the earth will be desolate
because of its inhabitants,
for the fruit of their deeds.
Footnotes
- Micah 7:12 Hebrew he
- Micah 7:12 That is, the Euphrates
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