Micah 7:8-13
New American Standard Bible
8 (A)Do not rejoice over me, (B)enemy of mine.
Though I fall I will (C)rise;
Though I live in darkness, the Lord is a (D)light for me.
9 I will endure the rage of the Lord
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He (E)pleads my case and executes justice for me.
He will bring me out to the (F)light,
And I will look at His [a](G)righteousness.
10 Then my enemy will see,
And shame will cover her who (H)said to me,
“Where is the Lord your God?”
My eyes will look at her;
[b]At that time she will [c]be (I)trampled down
Like mud of the streets.
11 It will be a day for (J)building your walls.
On that day your boundary will be extended.
12 It will be a day when [d]they will (K)come to you
From Assyria and the cities of Egypt,
From Egypt even to the Euphrates River,
Even from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.
13 And the earth will become a (L)wasteland because of her inhabitants,
On account of the (M)fruit of their deeds.
Footnotes
- Micah 7:9 I.e., right dealing
- Micah 7:10 Lit Now
- Micah 7:10 Lit become a trampled place
- Micah 7:12 Lit he
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)
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