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Version</a></span><br />The earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the result of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/micah/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But the land will become empty and desolate because of the wickedness of those who live there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/micah/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But the earth will be desolate because of its inhabitants, for the fruit of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/micah/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the fruit of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/micah/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/micah/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Yet the land shall be desolate Because of those who dwell in it, And for the fruit of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/micah/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the earth will become a wasteland because of her inhabitants, On account of the fruit of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/micah/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And the earth will become desolate because of her inhabitants, On account of the fruit of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/micah/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the earth will become desolate because of her inhabitants, On account of the fruit of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/micah/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the earth will become desolate because of her inhabitants, On account of the fruit of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/micah/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Yet the earth [beyond the land of Israel] shall become desolate because of those who dwell in it, Because of the fruit of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/micah/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the earth will become a wasteland because of its inhabitants and as a result of their actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/micah/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the earth will become a wasteland because of its inhabitants and as a result of their actions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/micah/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet shall the land be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/micah/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Those nations will suffer disaster because of what they did. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/micah/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yet shall the land be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/micah/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The earth will become a wasteland for those who live on it because of what the people living there have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/micah/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But the earth will become a desert because of the wickedness of those who live on it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/micah/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The land will become desolate because of its inhabitants, and as a result of their behavior.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/micah/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the fruit of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/micah/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The earth will become desolate because of what its inhabitants have done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/micah/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yet the land will be desolate because of those who dwell in it, for the fruit of their doings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/micah/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell in it, for the fruit of their doings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/micah/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yet the land will be desolate because of those who dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/micah/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the land has been for a desolation, "" Because of its inhabitants, "" Because of the fruit of their doings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/micah/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the land hath been for a desolation, Because of its inhabitants, Because of the fruit of their doings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/micah/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the land was for a desolation upon its inhabitants from the fruit of their doings.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/micah/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the land shall be made desolate, because of the inhabitants thereof, and for the fruit of their devices. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/micah/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the land will be in desolation, because of its inhabitants and because of the fruit of their intentions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/micah/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And the earth shall be a waste because of its inhabitants, as a result of their deeds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/micah/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But the earth will be desolate because of its inhabitants, for the fruit of their doings.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/micah/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless the land shall be desolate to its inhabitants because of the fruit of their doings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/micah/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the land shall be for destruction to its inhabitants because of the fruit of their works<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/micah/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the land shall be desolate for them that dwell therein, Because of the fruit of their doings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/micah/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the land shall be utterly desolate together with them that inhabit it, because of the fruit of their doings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/micah/7-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9AM9A76_xQ?start=1207" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/micah/7.htm">Israel Looks to the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>On that day they will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, even from Egypt to the Euphrates, from sea to sea and mountain to mountain. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">Then the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/8077.htm" title="8077: liš·mā·māh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Devastation, waste. Or shimamah; feminine of shamem; devastation; figuratively, astonishment.">desolate</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">because of</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇe·hā (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">its inhabitants,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529: mip·pə·rî (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Fruit. From parah; fruit.">as the fruit</a> <a href="/hebrew/4611.htm" title="4611: ma·‘al·lê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A deed, practice. From alal; an act.">of their deeds.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-3.htm">Isaiah 24:3-6</a></span><br />The earth will be utterly laid waste and thoroughly plundered. For the LORD has spoken this word. / The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and fades; the exalted of the earth waste away. / The earth is defiled by its people; they have transgressed the laws; they have overstepped the decrees and broken the everlasting covenant. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Jeremiah 25:11-12</a></span><br />And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years. / But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-32.htm">Leviticus 26:32-35</a></span><br />And I will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who dwell in it will be appalled. / But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste. / Then the land shall enjoy its Sabbaths all the days it lies desolate, while you are in the land of your enemies. At that time the land will rest and enjoy its Sabbaths. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11-12</a></span><br />Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged, / until the LORD has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-28.htm">Ezekiel 33:28-29</a></span><br />I will make the land a desolate waste, and the pride of her strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, so that no one will pass through. / Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land a desolate waste because of all the abominations they have committed.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-2.htm">Zephaniah 1:2-3</a></span><br />“I will completely sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD. / “I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and the idols with their wicked worshipers. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-3</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. / Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-23.htm">Deuteronomy 28:23-24</a></span><br />The sky over your head will be bronze, and the earth beneath you iron. / The LORD will turn the rain of your land into dust and powder; it will descend on you from the sky until you are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-9.htm">Isaiah 13:9-13</a></span><br />Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming—cruel, with fury and burning anger—to make the earth a desolation and to destroy the sinners within it. / For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. / I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-23.htm">Jeremiah 4:23-27</a></span><br />I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light. / I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying. / I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the air had fled. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7-8</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. / All these are the beginning of birth pains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-10.htm">Luke 21:10-11</a></span><br />Then He told them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. / There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Romans 8:20-22</a></span><br />For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. / We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-7.htm">Revelation 8:7</a></span><br />Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.</p><p class="hdg">Not withstanding the land shall be.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33-39</a></b></br> And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11-13</a></b></br> Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/24-3.htm">Isaiah 24:3-8</a></b></br> The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word… </p><p class="hdg">for.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a></b></br> Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed <i>as</i> a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-8.htm">Job 4:8</a></b></br> Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-31.htm">Proverbs 1:31</a></b></br> Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Account</a> <a href="/micah/3-4.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/micah/6-13.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/micah/3-4.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/micah/7-8.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-21.htm">Notwithstanding</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-15.htm">Result</a> <a href="/micah/1-2.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/micah/7-4.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/13-4.htm">Account</a> <a href="/nahum/3-4.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-7.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/micah/7-14.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/micah/7-17.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/nahum/3-12.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/matthew/2-22.htm">Notwithstanding</a> <a href="/mark/1-45.htm">Result</a> <a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-7.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Micah 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/7-1.htm">The church, complaining of her small number,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/7-3.htm">and the general corruption,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/7-5.htm">puts her confidence not in man, but in God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/7-8.htm">She triumphs over her enemies.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/7-14.htm">She prays to God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/7-15.htm">God comforts her by promises of confusion to her enemies;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">and by his mercies.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/micah/7.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Then the earth</b><br />The phrase "the earth" in Hebrew is "הָאָרֶץ" (ha'aretz), which can refer to the physical land of Israel or the entire world. In the context of Micah, it often points to the land of Israel, which is central to the covenantal promises of God. The earth here is not just a physical entity but a stage for divine interaction with humanity. Historically, the land of Israel has been a focal point of God's redemptive plan, and its condition often reflects the spiritual state of its people.<p><b>will become desolate</b><br />The Hebrew word for "desolate" is "שָׁמֵם" (shamem), which conveys a sense of devastation and emptiness. This desolation is not merely a natural disaster but a divine judgment. Throughout the Old Testament, desolation is a consequence of covenant unfaithfulness. Archaeological evidence from ancient Israel shows periods of destruction and abandonment, aligning with biblical accounts of judgment. This desolation serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God.<p><b>because of its inhabitants</b><br />The term "inhabitants" refers to the people living in the land. In Hebrew, "יֹשְׁבֶיהָ" (yosheveha) emphasizes those who dwell or settle in a place. The inhabitants are not passive victims but active participants in the moral and spiritual state of the land. Biblically, the fate of the land is intricately tied to the behavior of its people. This reflects the biblical principle that human actions have profound effects on the environment and society.<p><b>as the result of their deeds</b><br />The phrase "their deeds" in Hebrew is "מִפְּרִי מַעַלְלֵיהֶם" (mip'ri ma'aleleihem), which literally means "from the fruit of their actions." This highlights the biblical concept of sowing and reaping, where actions have corresponding consequences. The deeds of the people, often characterized by injustice, idolatry, and unfaithfulness, lead to the desolation of the land. Scripturally, this serves as a call to repentance and a return to righteous living. The historical context of Micah's prophecy, during a time of moral and social decay in Israel, underscores the urgent need for spiritual renewal.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/micah/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate.</span>--There is still bitterness in the cup. In the midst of the triumphant expectation of the glory to come, there rises up the vision of the desolation of the land in the near future, by reason of the sins of the people.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate.</span> Very many commentators consider the land of Canaan to be here intended, the prophet recurring to threatenings of judgment before the great restoration comes to pass; but it is best to regard the clause as referring to all the world, exclusive of Canaan. While the Messianic kingdom is set up, judgment shall fail upon the sinful world. "For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted" (<a href="/isaiah/60-12.htm">Isaiah 60:12</a>; comp. <a href="/revelation/12-12.htm">Revelation 12:12</a>). And the material world shall suffer with its inhabitants (<a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15, 18</a>; <a href="/genesis/6-13.htm">Genesis 6:13</a>; <a href="/genesis/19-25.htm">Genesis 19:25</a>; <a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Isaiah 34:4</a>, etc.). <span class="cmt_word">Their doings.</span> Their evil deeds, especially the rejection of Messiah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/micah/7-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֛רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will become</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיְתָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">desolate</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁמָמָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(liš·mā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8077.htm">Strong's 8077: </a> </span><span class="str2">Devastation, astonishment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because of</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its inhabitants,</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹֽשְׁבֶ֑יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·šə·ḇe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as the result</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּרִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6529.htm">Strong's 6529: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fruit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their deeds.</span><br /><span class="heb">מַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘al·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4611.htm">Strong's 4611: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deed, practice</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/7-13.htm">Micah 7:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/micah/7-13.htm">Micah 7:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/micah/7-13.htm">Micah 7:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/micah/7-13.htm">Micah 7:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/micah/7-13.htm">Micah 7:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/7-13.htm">Micah 7:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/7-13.htm">Micah 7:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/7-13.htm">Micah 7:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/micah/7-13.htm">Micah 7:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/micah/7-13.htm">Micah 7:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/micah/7-13.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 7:13 Yet the land will be desolate because (Mc Mic. 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