Micah 7:8-13
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Zion’s Vindication
8 Do not rejoice over me,(A) my enemy!
Though I have fallen, I will stand up;(B)
though I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be my light.(C)
9 Because I have sinned against Him,
I must endure the Lord’s rage
until He argues my case(D)
and establishes justice for me.(E)
He will bring me into the light;(F)
I will see His salvation.[a](G)
10 Then my enemy will see,
and she will be covered with shame,
the one who said to me,
“Where is the Lord your God?”(H)
My eyes will look at her in triumph;
at that time she will be trampled
like mud in the streets.(I)
11 A day will come for rebuilding your walls;(J)
on that day your boundary will be extended.(K)
12 On that day people will come to you(L)
from Assyria and the cities of Egypt,
even from Egypt to the Euphrates River
and from sea to sea
and mountain to mountain.
13 Then the earth will become a wasteland(M)
because of its inhabitants
and as a result of their actions.(N)
Footnotes
- Micah 7:9 Or righteousness
Micah 7:8-13
International Standard Version
8 Don’t be glad on my account, my enemy.
When I fall, I’ll get up.
Though I sit in darkness,
the Lord is a light for me.
9 I will endure the Lord’s anger—
since I have sinned against him—
until he takes over my defense,
administers justice on my behalf,
and brings me out to the light,
where I will gaze on his righteousness.
10 Then my enemy will observe it,
and shame will engulf the ones[a] who asked me,
‘Where is the Lord your God?’
My own eyes will see them,[b]
they[c] will be trampled on like mud in the streets.
A Word of Restoration
11 When the time comes[d] for rebuilding your walls,
that time[e] will surely be extended.[f]
12 At that time[g] armies[h] will invade you from Assyria,
from Egyptian cities to the Euphrates[i] River,
from sea to sea
and from mountain to mountain.
13 The land will become desolate
because of its inhabitants,
and as a result of their behavior.
Footnotes
- Micah 7:10 Lit. will bury her
- Micah 7:10 Lit. her
- Micah 7:10 Lit. she
- Micah 7:11 Lit. In the day
- Micah 7:11 Lit. in the day
- Micah 7:11 Or that day the decree will be removed far away
- Micah 7:12 Lit. At that day
- Micah 7:12 Lit. they
- Micah 7:12 The Heb. lacks Euphrates
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