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You will trample our sins under your feet and throw them into the depths of the ocean!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/micah/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/micah/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/micah/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/micah/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He will again have compassion on us, And will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/micah/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will again take pity on us; He will trample on our wrongdoings. Yes, You will cast all their sins Into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/micah/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He will again have compassion on us; He will tread our iniquities under foot. Yes, You will cast all their sins Into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/micah/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He will again have compassion on us; He will tread our iniquities under foot. Yes, Thou wilt cast all their sins Into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/micah/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He will again have compassion on us; He will subdue our iniquities. And You will cast all their sins Into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/micah/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He shall again have compassion on us; He will subdue <i>and</i> tread underfoot our wickedness [destroying sin’s power]. Yes, You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/micah/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will again have compassion on us; he will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/micah/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/micah/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He will again have compassion upon us; he will tread our iniquities under foot; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/micah/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and pleased to be merciful. You will trample on our sins and throw them in the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/micah/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He will turn again and have compassion upon us; he will tread our iniquities under foot: and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/micah/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will again have compassion on us. You will overcome our wrongdoing. You will throw all our sins into the deep sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/micah/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You will be merciful to us once again. You will trample our sins underfoot and send them to the bottom of the sea! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/micah/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He will again show us compassion; he will subdue our iniquities. You will hurl all their sins into the deepest sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/micah/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/micah/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You will once again have mercy on us; you will conquer our evil deeds; you will hurl our sins into the depths of the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/micah/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He will again have compassion on us. He will tread our iniquities under foot; and you will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/micah/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/micah/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He will again have compassion on us. He will tread our iniquities under foot. You will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/micah/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He turns back, He pities us, "" He subdues our iniquities, "" And You cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/micah/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He doth turn back, He pitieth us, He doth subdue our iniquities, And Thou castest into the depths of the sea all their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/micah/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He will turn back, he will compassionate us: he will subdue our iniquities, and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/micah/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He will turn again, and have mercy on us: he will put away our iniquities: and he will cast all our sins into the bottom of the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/micah/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He will turn back and have mercy on us. He will put away our iniquities, and he will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/micah/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And will again have compassion on us, treading underfoot our iniquities? You will cast into the depths of the sea all our sins; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/micah/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He will again have compassion upon us; he will tread our iniquities under foot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/micah/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He will turn again and have mercy on us; he will sweep away our iniquity and cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/micah/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Let us return, and he shall show compassion upon us, and he shall gather all our evil and he will cast all of our sins into the depths of the sea<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/micah/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He will again have compassion upon us; He will subdue our iniquities; And Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/micah/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He will return and have mercy upon us; he will sink our iniquities, and they shall be cast into the depth of the sea, <i>even</i> all our sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/micah/7-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9AM9A76_xQ?start=1277" 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">God's Compassion on Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: yā·šūḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">He will again</a> <a href="/hebrew/7355.htm" title="7355: yə·ra·ḥă·mê·nū (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 1cp) -- To love, have compassion. A primitive root; to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate.">have compassion on us;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3533.htm" title="3533: yiḵ·bōš (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate.">He will vanquish</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·nū (N-cpc:: 1cp) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">our iniquities.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7993.htm" title="7993: wə·ṯaš·lîḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf-2ms) -- To throw, fling, cast. A primitive root; to throw out, down or away.">You will cast out</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ḥaṭ·ṭō·w·ṯām (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">our sins</a> <a href="/hebrew/4688.htm" title="4688: bim·ṣu·lō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-fpc) -- Depth, deep. Or mtsolah; also mtsuwlah; or mtsulah; from the same as tsuwlah; a deep place.">into the depths</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yām (N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">of the sea.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.…<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="/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-25.htm">Isaiah 43:25</a></span><br />I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a></span><br />No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-17.htm">Isaiah 38:17</a></span><br />Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-12.htm">Hebrews 8:12</a></span><br />For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-22.htm">Isaiah 44:22</a></span><br />I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3-4</a></span><br />If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand? / But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a></span><br />If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a></span><br />“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a></span><br />In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-13.htm">Colossians 1:13-14</a></span><br />He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, / in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-1.htm">Romans 8:1</a></span><br />Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a></span><br />Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-17.htm">Hebrews 10:17</a></span><br />Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a></span><br />Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He will turn again, he will have compassion on us; he will subdue our iniquities; and you will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.</p><p class="hdg">turn.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3</a></b></br> That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-36.htm">Deuteronomy 32:36</a></b></br> For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that <i>their</i> power is gone, and <i>there is</i> none shut up, or left.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/9-8.htm">Ezra 9:8,9</a></b></br> And now for a little space grace hath been <i>shewed</i> from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage… </p><p class="hdg">subdue.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6</a></b></br> And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/130-8.htm">Psalm 130:8</a></b></br> And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/11-19.htm">Ezekiel 11:19,20</a></b></br> And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: … </p><p class="hdg">cast.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12</a></b></br> As far as the east is from the west, <i>so</i> far hath he removed our transgressions from us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/38-17.htm">Isaiah 38:17</a></b></br> Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul <i>delivered it</i> from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/50-20.htm">Jeremiah 50:20</a></b></br> In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and <i>there shall be</i> none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/micah/5-12.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-17.htm">Castest</a> <a href="/jonah/4-11.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/jonah/2-3.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/micah/5-6.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/micah/7-10.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/jonah/2-3.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-4.htm">Hurl</a> <a href="/amos/3-2.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-21.htm">Pitieth</a> <a href="/jonah/4-11.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/micah/7-12.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/daniel/7-24.htm">Subdue</a> <a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Tread</a> <a href="/micah/7-17.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/micah/7-10.htm">Underfoot</a> <a href="/hosea/9-14.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nahum/3-6.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/job/15-4.htm">Castest</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-2.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-11.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/nahum/1-3.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-4.htm">Hurl</a> <a href="/acts/3-26.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/psalms/103-13.htm">Pitieth</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-14.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/matthew/1-21.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-15.htm">Subdue</a> <a href="/nahum/3-14.htm">Tread</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-6.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/luke/10-19.htm">Underfoot</a> <a href="/micah/7-20.htm">Wilt</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'; 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In the context of Micah, the prophet speaks to a nation that has repeatedly turned away from God, yet God promises to restore them. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where despite their unfaithfulness, God remains faithful. The concept of divine compassion is echoed throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6</a>, where God is described as "compassionate and gracious." This phrase also foreshadows the New Testament revelation of God's compassion through Jesus Christ, who embodies God's mercy and offers forgiveness to all.<p><b>He will vanquish our iniquities.</b><br>The term "vanquish" suggests a complete and decisive victory over sin. This is not merely a covering of sins but a total defeat, indicating God's power to remove the guilt and consequences of sin. In the historical context, Israel's iniquities had led to their downfall and exile, but God promises a future where these sins are overcome. This victory over sin is ultimately fulfilled in the New Testament through the atoning work of Jesus Christ, as seen in passages like <a href="/hebrews/9-26.htm">Hebrews 9:26</a>, where Christ's sacrifice is described as putting away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.<p><b>You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.</b><br>This vivid imagery of casting sins into the sea signifies their complete removal and irretrievability. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the sea often symbolized chaos and the unknown, making it a fitting metaphor for the obliteration of sin. This act of casting away sins is reminiscent of the scapegoat ritual in <a href="/leviticus/16.htm">Leviticus 16</a>, where the sins of the people are symbolically placed on a goat and sent into the wilderness. The phrase also connects to <a href="/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12</a>, which speaks of God removing our transgressions as far as the east is from the west. In the New Testament, this complete forgiveness is realized through Christ's redemptive work, offering believers assurance of their sins being forgotten and no longer held against them.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/micah.htm">Micah</a></b><br>A prophet in the 8th century BC, Micah delivered messages of judgment and hope to the people of Judah and Israel. His prophecies often highlighted social injustice and the need for repentance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is portrayed as compassionate and forgiving, willing to remove the sins of His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel/judah.htm">Israel/Judah</a></b><br>The recipients of Micah's prophecy, representing God's chosen people who are in need of repentance and divine forgiveness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a></b><br>Symbolically represents a place of forgetfulness and removal, where sins are cast away and remembered no more.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_compassion_is_renewed.htm">God's Compassion is Renewed</a></b><br>God's compassion is not a one-time event; He continually offers it to His people. This encourages believers to approach God with confidence in His mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/victory_over_iniquity.htm">Victory Over Iniquity</a></b><br>God not only forgives but also conquers our iniquities. Believers can find hope in God's power to overcome sin in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/complete_forgiveness.htm">Complete Forgiveness</a></b><br>The imagery of casting sins into the sea illustrates the totality of God's forgiveness. Christians are called to live in the freedom of forgiven sin, without guilt or shame.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>While God's forgiveness is assured, it requires a response of repentance. Believers are encouraged to turn away from sin and towards God's grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>This verse offers hope for restoration and renewal, reminding believers that no sin is too great for God's mercy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_micah_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Micah 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_micah_2_with_divine_mercy.htm">How do we reconcile the severity of God's threats in Micah 2 against claims of divine mercy elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_sea_of_forgetfulness.htm">What is the Sea of Forgetfulness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_were_sodom_and_gomorrah_destroyed.htm">What is the meaning of Sodom and Gomorrah's destruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'love_forgets_wrongs'_mean.htm">What does "Love keeps no record of wrongs" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He will turn again, and have compassion upon us.</span> The verb "turn again," joined with another verb, often denotes the repetition of an action, as in <a href="/job/7-7.htm">Job 7:7</a>; <a href="/hosea/14-8.htm">Hosea 14:8</a>, etc.; so here we may translate simply, "He will again have compassion." <span class="cmt_word">He will subdue;</span> literally, <span class="accented">tread underfoot.</span> Sin is regarded as a personal enemy, which by God's sovereign grace will be entirely subdued. So, according to one interpretation, sin is personified (<a href="/genesis/4-7.htm">Genesis 4:7</a>; comp. <a href="/psalms/65-8.htm">Psalm 65:8</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.</span> Thou wilt blot out and bury completely and forever, as once thou didst overwhelm the Egyptians in the Red Sea (<a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Exodus 15:1, 4, 10, 21</a>). The miraculous deliverance of the Israelites at the Exodus is a type of the greater deliverance of the true Israelites in Christ (<a href="/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12</a>; <a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7</a>; comp. <a href="/isaiah/43-25.htm">Isaiah 43:25</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/micah/7-19.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">He will again</span><br /><span class="heb">יָשׁ֣וּב</span> <span class="translit">(yā·šūḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have compassion on us;</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרַֽחֲמֵ֔נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ra·ḥă·mê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7355.htm">Strong's 7355: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fondle, to love, to compassionate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He will vanquish</span><br /><span class="heb">יִכְבֹּ֖שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(yiḵ·bōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3533.htm">Strong's 3533: </a> </span><span class="str2">To subdue, bring into bondage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our iniquities.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲוֺֽנֹתֵ֑ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You will cast out</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתַשְׁלִ֛יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯaš·lîḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7993.htm">Strong's 7993: </a> </span><span class="str2">To throw out, down, away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our sins</span><br /><span class="heb">חַטֹּאותָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥaṭ·ṭō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the depths</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּמְצֻל֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bim·ṣu·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4688.htm">Strong's 4688: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deep place</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the sea.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/7-19.htm">Micah 7:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/micah/7-19.htm">Micah 7:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/micah/7-19.htm">Micah 7:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/micah/7-19.htm">Micah 7:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/micah/7-19.htm">Micah 7:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/7-19.htm">Micah 7:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/7-19.htm">Micah 7:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/7-19.htm">Micah 7:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/micah/7-19.htm">Micah 7:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/micah/7-19.htm">Micah 7:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/micah/7-19.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 7:19 He will again have compassion on us (Mc Mic. 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