Micah 7:14-20
Lexham English Bible
14 Shepherd your people with your staff,
the flock of your inheritance,
those dwelling alone in a forest
in the midst of Carmel.
Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead,
as in the days of old.
15 As in the days when you came out
from the land of Egypt
I will show him wondrous things.
16 The nations will see and be ashamed
because of all their might.
They will lay the hand on the mouth;
their ears will be deaf.
17 They will lick the dust like the serpent,
like the crawling things of the earth.
They will come trembling from their strongholds
to Yahweh our God.
Let them fear and be afraid of you.
18 Who is a God like you, forgiving sin
and passing over rebellion for the remnant of his inheritance?
He does not retain his anger forever,
for he delights in loyal love.
19 He will again have compassion[a] on us;
he will trample our iniquities.
And you will hurl all their sins
in the depths of the sea.
20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob,
and loyal love to Abraham,
as you have sworn to our ancestors[b]
from the days of old.
Footnotes
- Micah 7:19 Literally “He will return, he will have compassion”
- Micah 7:20 Or “fathers”
Micah 7:14-20
New King James Version
God Will Forgive Israel
14 Shepherd Your people with Your staff,
The flock of Your heritage,
Who dwell [a]solitarily in a (A)woodland,
In the midst of Carmel;
Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead,
As in days of old.
16 The nations (D)shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
(E)They shall put their hand over their mouth;
Their ears shall be deaf.
17 They shall lick the (F)dust like a serpent;
(G)They shall crawl from their holes like [c]snakes of the earth.
(H)They shall be afraid of the Lord our God,
And shall fear because of You.
18 (I)Who is a God like You,
(J)Pardoning iniquity
And passing over the transgression of (K)the remnant of His heritage?
(L)He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He delights in (M)mercy.[d]
19 He will again have compassion on us,
And will subdue our iniquities.
You will cast all [e]our sins
Into the depths of the sea.
20 (N)You will give truth to Jacob
And [f]mercy to Abraham,
(O)Which You have sworn to our fathers
From days of old.
Footnotes
- Micah 7:14 Alone
- Micah 7:15 Lit. him, collective for the captives
- Micah 7:17 Lit. crawlers
- Micah 7:18 Or lovingkindness
- Micah 7:19 Lit. their
- Micah 7:20 Or lovingkindness
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