Micah 7 New American Standard Bible

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For I am<MH1961> <t><p class="indent1">Like harvests<MH622> of summer<MH7019c> fruit<MH7019c>, like gleanings<MH5955> of grapes<MH1210>. <t><p class="indent1">There<MH369> is<MH369> not<MH369> a cluster<MH811> of<MH811> grapes<MH811> <i>left</i> to eat<MH398>, <t><p class="indent1"><i>Nor</i> an early<MH1063> fig<MH1063>, <i>which</i> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>I crave<MH183>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/7-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>The <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>godly<MH2623> person<MH2623> has perished<MH6> from the land<MH776>, <t><p class="indent1">And there<MH369> is<MH369> no<MH369> upright<MH3477> <i>person</i> among mankind<MH120>. <t><p class="indent1">All<MH3605> of them lie<MH693> in<MH693> wait<MH693> for bloodshed<MH1818>; <t><p class="indent1">Each<MH376> of them hunts<MH6679> the other<MH251> <i>with</i> a net<MH2764b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/7-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>As for evil<MH7451b>, both hands<MH3709> do<MH3190> it well<MH3190>. <t><p class="indent1">The leader<MH8269> asks<MH7592> for a bribe<MH7966>, also the judge<MH8199>, <t><p class="indent1">And the great<MH1419> one<MH1419> speaks<MH1696> the capricious<MH1942> desire<MH1942> of his soul<MH5315>; <t><p class="indent1">So they plot<MH5686> it together<MH5686>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/7-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The best<MH2896a> of them is like a thorn<MH2312> bush<MH2312>, <t><p class="indent1">The most upright<MH3477> like a thorn<MH4534> hedge<MH4534>. <t><p class="indent1">The day<MH3117> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>when you post your watchmen<MH6822>, <t><p class="indent1">Your punishment<MH6486> is coming<MH935>. <t><p class="indent1">Then<MH6258> their confusion<MH3998> will occur<MH1961>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/7-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Do not trust<MH982> in a neighbor<MH7453>; <t><p class="indent1">Do not have<MH982> confidence<MH982> in a close<MH7453> friend<MH7453>. <t><p class="indent1">Guard<MH8104> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>your lips<MH6310> <t><p class="indent1">From her who lies<MH7901> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>in your arms<MH2436>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/7-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>For son<MH1121> disavows<MH5034a> father<MH1>, <t><p class="indent1">Daughter<MH1323> rises<MH6965> up<MH6965> against her mother<MH517>, <t><p class="indent1">Daughter-in-law<MH3618> against her mother-in-law<MH2545>; <t><p class="indent1">A person’s<MH376> enemies<MH340> are the people<MH376> of his own household<MH1004>. <p class="hdg">God Is the Source of Salvation and Light</p><poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/7-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>But as for me, I will be on the watch<MH6822> for the LORD<MH3068>; <t><p class="indent1">I will wait<MH3176> for the God<MH430> of my salvation<MH3468>. <t><p class="indent1">My God<MH430> will hear<MH8085> me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/7-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Do not rejoice<MH8055> over me, enemy<MH340> of mine. <t><p class="indent1">Though<MH3588> I fall<MH5307> I will rise<MH6965>; <t><p class="indent1">Though<MH3588> I live<MH3427> in darkness<MH2822>, the LORD<MH3068> is a light<MH216> for me. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/7-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>I will endure<MH5375> the rage<MH2197> of the LORD<MH3068> <t><p class="indent1">Because<MH3588> I have sinned<MH2398> against Him, <t><p class="indent1">Until<MH5704, 834> He pleads<MH7378> my case<MH7379> and executes<MH6213a> justice<MH4941> for me. <t><p class="indent1">He will bring<MH3318> me out<MH3318> to the light<MH216>, <t><p class="indent1"><i>And</i> I will look<MH7200> at His <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>righteousness<MH6666>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/7-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Then my enemy<MH340> will see<MH7200>, <t><p class="indent1">And shame<MH955> will cover<MH3680> her who said<MH559> to me, <p class="indent1stline">“Where<MH335> is the LORD<MH3068> your God<MH430>?” <t><p class="indent1">My eyes<MH5869> will look<MH7200> at her; <t><p class="indent1"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>At that time<MH6258> she will <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>be trampled<MH4823> down<MH4823> <t><p class="indent1">Like mud<MH2916> of the streets<MH2351>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/7-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><i>It will be</i> a day<MH3117> for building<MH1129> your walls<MH1447>. <t><p class="indent1">On that day<MH3117> <i>your</i> boundary<MH2706> will be extended<MH7368>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/7-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>It <i>will be</i> a day<MH3117> when <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>they will come<MH935> to you <t><p class="indent1">From Assyria<MH804b> and the cities<MH5892b> of Egypt<MH4693>, <t><p class="indent1">From Egypt<MH4693> even to the <i>Euphrates</i> River<MH5104>, <t><p class="indent1">Even from sea<MH3220> to sea<MH3220> and mountain<MH2022> to mountain<MH2022>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/7-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And the earth<MH776> will become<MH1961> a wasteland<MH8077> because<MH5921> of her inhabitants<MH3427>, <t><p class="indent1">On<MH4480> account<MH4480> of<MH4480> the fruit<MH6529> of their deeds<MH4611>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/7-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Shepherd<MH7462a> Your people<MH5971a> with Your scepter<MH7626>, <t><p class="indent1">The flock<MH6629> of Your <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>possession<MH5159> <t><p class="indent1">Which lives<MH7931> by itself<MH910> <i>in</i> the woodland<MH3293a>, <t><p class="indent1">In the midst<MH8432> of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>a fruitful<MH3759> field<MH3759>. <t><p class="indent1">Let them feed<MH7462a> <i>in</i> Bashan<MH1316> and Gilead<MH1568> <t><p class="indent1">As in the days<MH3117> of old<MH5769>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/7-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“As in the days<MH3117> when you went<MH3318> out<MH3318> from the land<MH776> of Egypt<MH4714>, <t><p class="indent1">I will show<MH7200> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>you miracles<MH6381>.” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/7-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Nations<MH1471> will see<MH7200> and be<MH954> ashamed<MH954> <t><p class="indent1">Of all<MH3605> their might<MH1369>. <t><p class="indent1">They will put<MH7760> <i>their</i> hand<MH3027> on <i>their</i> mouth<MH6310>, <t><p class="indent1">Their ears<MH241> will be<MH2790b> deaf<MH2790b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/7-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>They will lick<MH3897> up<MH3897> dust<MH6083> like a snake<MH5175>, <t><p class="indent1">Like <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>reptiles<MH2119a> of the earth<MH776>. <t><p class="indent1">They will come<MH7264> trembling<MH7264> out of their <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>fortresses<MH4526>; <t><p class="indent1">To the LORD<MH3068> our God<MH430> they will come<MH6342> in<MH6342> trepidation<MH6342>, <t><p class="indent1">And they will be<MH3372a> afraid<MH3372a> of You. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/7-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Who<MH4310> is a God<MH410> like<MH3644> You, who pardons<MH5375> wrongdoing<MH5771> <t><p class="indent1">And passes<MH5674a> over<MH5921> a rebellious<MH6588> act<MH6588> of the remnant<MH7611> of His <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>possession<MH5159>? <t><p class="indent1">He does not retain<MH2388> His anger<MH639> forever<MH5703>, <t><p class="indent1">Because<MH3588> He delights<MH2654a> in mercy<MH2617a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/7-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>He will again<MH7725> take<MH7355> pity<MH7355> on<MH7355> us; <t><p class="indent1">He will trample<MH3533> on our wrongdoings<MH5771>. <t><p class="indent1">Yes, You will cast<MH7993> all<MH3605> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>their sins<MH2403b> <t><p class="indent1">Into the depths<MH4688> of the sea<MH3220>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/7-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>You will give<MH5414> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[q]</a></span>truth<MH571> to Jacob<MH3290> <t><p class="indent1"><i>And</i> favor<MH2617a> to Abraham<MH85>, <t><p class="indent1">Which<MH834> You swore<MH7650> to our forefathers<MH1> <t><p class="indent1">From the days<MH3117> of old<MH6924a>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>my soul desires</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Or <i>faithful</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>of your</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>the openings of your mouth</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>on your chest</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> I.e., right dealing<br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>Now</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>become a trampled</i> place<br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>he</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Or <i>inheritance</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Or <i>Carmel</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Lit <i>him</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Lit <i>crawling things</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Or <i>prisons</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Or <i>inheritance</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Several ancient versions <i>our</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[q]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Or <i>faithfulness</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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