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For I have become like one who,     after the summer fruit has been gathered,     after the vintage has been gleaned, finds no cluster to eat;     there is no first-ripe fig for which I hunger. 2The faithful have disappeared from the land,     and there is no one left who is upright; they all lie in wait for blood,     and they hunt each other with nets. 3Their hands are skilled to do evil;     the official and the judge ask for a bribe, and the powerful dictate what they desire;     thus they pervert justice.a</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote a">a</a>] 4The best of them is like a brier,     the most upright of them a thorn hedge. The day of theirb</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote b">b</a>] sentinels, of theirc</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote c">c</a>] punishment, has come;     now their confusion is at hand. 5Put no trust in a friend,     have no confidence in a loved one; guard the doors of your mouth     from her who lies in your embrace; 6for the son treats the father with contempt,     the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;     your enemies are members of your own household. 7But as for me, I will look to the Lord,     I will wait for the God of my salvation;     my God will hear me.</div> <h3>Penitence and Trust in God</h3><div class="poetry">8Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy;     when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness,     the Lord will be a light to me. 9I 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. 10Then my enemy will see,     and shame will cover her who said to me,     “Where is the Lord your God?” My eyes will see her downfall;d</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote d">d</a>]     now she will be trodden down     like the mire of the streets.</div> <h3>A Prophecy of Restoration</h3><div class="poetry">11A day for the building of your walls!     In that day the boundary shall be far extended. 12In that day they will come to you     from Assyria toe</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote e">e</a>] Egypt, and from Egypt to the River,     from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain. 13But the earth will be desolate     because of its inhabitants,     for the fruit of their doings.</div> <div class="poetry top-1">14Shepherd your people with your staff,     the flock that belongs to you, which lives alone in a forest     in the midst of a garden land; let them feed in Bashan and Gilead     as in the days of old. 15As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,     show usf</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote f">f</a>] marvelous things. 16The nations shall see and be ashamed     of all their might; they shall lay their hands on their mouths;     their ears shall be deaf; 17they shall lick dust like a snake,     like the crawling things of the earth; they shall come trembling out of their fortresses;     they shall turn in dread to the Lord our God,     and they shall stand in fear of you.</div> <h3>God’s Compassion and Steadfast Love</h3><div class="poetry">18Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity     and passing over the transgression     of the remnant of yourg</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote g">g</a>] possession? He does not retain his anger forever,     because he delights in showing clemency. 19He will again have compassion upon us;     he will tread our iniquities under foot. You will cast all ourh</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote h">h</a>] sins     into the depths of the sea. 20You will show faithfulness to Jacob     and unswerving loyalty to Abraham, as you have sworn to our ancestors     from the days of old.</div> <A name="fen"></a><div class="footnotes"><h4>Footnotes</h4><ol><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Micah 7:3">Micah 7:3</a> Cn: Heb they weave it</li><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Micah 7:4">Micah 7:4</a> Heb your</li><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Micah 7:4">Micah 7:4</a> Heb your</li><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Micah 7:10">Micah 7:10</a> Heb lacks downfall</li><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Micah 7:12">Micah 7:12</a> One Ms: MT Assyria and cities of</li><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Micah 7:15">Micah 7:15</a> Cn: Heb I will show him</li><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Micah 7:18">Micah 7:18</a> Heb his</li><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Micah 7:19">Micah 7:19</a> Gk Syr Vg Tg: Heb their</li></ol></div> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. 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