Micah

Micah 7:8–13

8Do not gloat over me, my enemy!

Though I have fallen, I will arise;

though I sit in darkness,

the LORD will be my light.

9Because I have sinned against Him,

I must endure the rage of the LORD,

until He argues my case

and executes justice for me.

He will bring me into the light;

I will see His righteousness.

10Then my enemy will see

and will be covered with shame —

she who said to me,

“Where is the LORD your God?”

My eyes will see her;

at that time she will be trampled

like mud in the streets.

11The day for rebuilding your walls will come —

the day for extending your boundary.

12On that day they will come to you

from Assyria and the cities of Egypt,

even from Egypt to the Euphrates,d

from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.

13Then the earth will become desolate

because of its inhabitants,

as the fruit of their deeds.

Footnotes

  • d 7:12 Hebrew the River

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Micah 7:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Do notאַֽל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
gloatתִּשְׂמְחִ֤יtiś·mə·ḥîVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularH8055 rejoice, be glad
over meלִ֔יlîPreposition; first person common singular
my enemyאֹיַ֙בְתִּי֙’ō·yaḇ·tîVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH341 be hostile to
Thoughכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I have fallenנָפַ֖לְתִּיnā·p̄al·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH5307 fall, lie
I will ariseקָ֑מְתִּיqā·mə·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
thoughכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I sitאֵשֵׁ֣ב’ê·šêḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
in darknessבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba·ḥō·šeḵPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2822 darkness, obscurity
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
will be my lightא֥וֹר’ō·wrNoun - common singularH216 light

Micah 7:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Becauseכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I have sinnedחָטָ֖אתִיḥā·ṭā·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH2398 miss
against Himל֑וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
I must endureאֶשָּׂ֔א’eś·śāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH5375 lift, take, carry
the rageזַ֤עַףza·‘ap̄Noun - masculine singular constructH2197 storming, raging, rage
of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
untilעַד֩‘aḏPrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
He arguesיָרִ֤יבyā·rîḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7378 strive, contend
my caseרִיבִי֙rî·ḇîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH7379 strife, dispute
and executesוְעָשָׂ֣הwə·‘ā·śāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
justice for meמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יmiš·pā·ṭîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH4941 judgment
He will bring meיוֹצִיאֵ֣נִיyō·w·ṣî·’ê·nîVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singularH3318 go or come out
into the lightלָא֔וֹרlā·’ō·wrPreposition, Article; Noun - common singularH216 light
I will seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה’er·’ehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH7200 see
His righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōwPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6666 righteousness

Micah 7:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then my enemyאֹיַ֙בְתִּי֙’ō·yaḇ·tîVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH341 be hostile to
will seeוְתֵרֶ֤אwə·ṯê·reConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singularH7200 see
and will be coveredוּתְכַסֶּ֣הָū·ṯə·ḵas·se·hāConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person feminine singularH3680 cover
with shameבוּשָׁ֔הḇū·šāhNoun - feminine singularH955 shame
she who saidהָאֹמְרָ֣הhā·’ō·mə·rāhArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH559 utter, say
to meאֵלַ֔י’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
Whereאַיּ֖וֹ’ay·yōwInterrogative; third person masculine singularH335 where?
is the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ’ĕ·lō·hā·yiḵNoun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singularH430 God
My eyesעֵינַי֙‘ê·nayNoun - cdc; first person common singularH5869 eye
will seeתִּרְאֶ֣ינָּהtir·’en·nāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralH7200 see
herבָּ֔הּbāhPreposition; third person feminine singular
at that timeעַתָּ֛ה‘at·tāhAdverbH6258 now
she will beתִּֽהְיֶ֥הtih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
trampledלְמִרְמָ֖סlə·mir·māsPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH4823 trampling-place, trampling
like mudכְּטִ֥יטkə·ṭîṭPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular constructH2916 mud, mire, clay
in the streetsחוּצֽוֹת׃ḥū·ṣō·wṯNoun - masculine pluralH2351 the outside

Micah 7:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The dayי֖וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singularH3117 day
for rebuildingלִבְנ֣וֹתliḇ·nō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1129 build
your walls will comeגְּדֵרָ֑יִךְgə·ḏê·rā·yiḵNoun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singularH1447 wall
theהַה֖וּאha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
dayי֥וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singularH3117 day
for extendingיִרְחַק־yir·ḥaq-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7368 be, or become, far, distant
your boundaryחֹֽק׃ḥōqNoun - masculine singularH2706 something prescribed, a statute or due

Micah 7:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
On thatהוּא֙hūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
dayי֥וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singularH3117 day
they will comeיָב֔וֹאyā·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
to youוְעָדֶ֣יךָwə·‘ā·ḏe·ḵāConjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine singularH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
fromלְמִנִּ֥יlə·min·nîPreposition-lH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר’aš·šūrNoun - proper - feminine singularH804 Asshur, Assyria
and the citiesוְעָרֵ֣יwə·‘ā·rêConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural constructH5892 excitement
of Egyptמָצ֑וֹרmā·ṣō·wrNoun - proper - feminine singularH4693 siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment
even fromוּלְמִנִּ֤יū·lə·min·nîConjunctive waw, Preposition-lH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
Egyptמָצוֹר֙mā·ṣō·wrNoun - proper - feminine singularH4693 siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment
toוְעַד־wə·‘aḏ-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the Euphratesנָהָ֔רnā·hārNoun - masculine singularH5104 stream, river
from seaוְיָ֥םwə·yāmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH3220 sea
to seaמִיָּ֖םmî·yāmPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH3220 sea
and mountainוְהַ֥רwə·harConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
to mountainהָהָֽר׃hā·hārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country

Micah 7:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the earthהָאָ֛רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
will becomeוְהָיְתָ֥הwə·hā·yə·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
desolateלִשְׁמָמָ֖הliš·mā·māhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH8077 a devastation, waste
because ofעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
its inhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֶ֑יהָyō·šə·ḇe·hāVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
as the fruitמִפְּרִ֖יmip·pə·rîPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH6529 fruit
of their deedsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃סma·‘al·lê·hemNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4611 deed, practice

Cross-references

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Micah 7:8 John 8:12 · Psalm 27:1 · Isaiah 9:2 · Psalm 112:4 · Psalm 107:10–15 · Proverbs 24:16–18 · Obadiah 1:12 · 2 Corinthians 4:6 · Psalm 84:11 · Psalm 38:16 · Psalm 41:10–12 · Psalm 97:11

Micah 7:9 1 Corinthians 4:5 · Psalm 37:6 · 1 Samuel 24:15 · 2 Thessalonians 1:5–10 · Hebrews 12:6–7 · 2 Timothy 4:8 · Malachi 3:18 · Lamentations 3:39–42

Micah 7:10 Jeremiah 50:33–34 · Psalm 42:10 · Zechariah 10:5 · 2 Samuel 22:43 · Psalm 18:42 · Revelation 18:20 · Psalm 35:26 · Joel 2:17 · Micah 4:11 · 2 Kings 9:33–37 · Jeremiah 51:51 · Psalm 79:10

Micah 7:11 Amos 9:11–15 · Isaiah 54:11 · Nehemiah 4:6 · Nehemiah 2:8

Micah 7:12 Isaiah 19:23–25 · Isaiah 11:16 · Hosea 11:11

Micah 7:13 Isaiah 3:10–11 · Jeremiah 25:11 · Micah 6:13 · Jeremiah 17:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.