1 Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer-fruits, as the grape-gleanings of the vintage. There is no cluster to eat; there is no early fruit [which] my soul desired. 2 The godly [man] hath perished out of the land, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood, they hunt every man his brother with a net. 3 Both hands are for evil, to do it well. The prince asketh, and the judge [is there] for a reward; and the great [man] uttereth his soul's greed: and [together] they combine it. 4 The best of them is as a briar; the most upright, [worse] than a thorn-fence. The day of thy watchmen, thy visitation is come; now shall be their perplexity. 5 Believe ye not in a companion, put not confidence in a familiar friend: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. 6 For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law: a man's enemies are the men of his own household. 7 But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. 8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: though I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah shall be a light unto me. 9 I will bear the indignation of Jehovah — for I have sinned against him — until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light; I shall behold his righteousness. 10 And mine enemy shall see [it], and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is Jehovah thy God? Mine eyes shall behold her; now shall she be trodden down, as the mire of the streets. 11 In the day when thy walls shall be built, on that day shall the established limit recede. 12 In that day they shall come to thee from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, and from Egypt to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain. 13 But the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings. 14 Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine inheritance, dwelling alone in the forest, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old. 15 — As in the days of thy coming forth out of the land of Egypt, will I shew them marvellous things. 16 — The nations shall see, and be ashamed for all their might: they shall lay [their] hand upon [their] mouth, their ears shall be deaf. 17 They shall lick dust like the serpent; like crawling things of the earth, they shall come trembling forth from their close places. They shall turn with fear to Jehovah our God, and shall be afraid because of thee. 18 Who is a God like unto thee, that forgiveth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in loving-kindness. 19 He will yet again have compassion on us, he will tread under foot our iniquities: and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. 20 Thou wilt perform truth to Jacob, loving-kindness to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers, from the days of old.
Micah 7 Darby Translation
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Cross references (20)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Isaiah 28:4; Hosea 9:10; Isaiah 24:13; Isaiah 17:6; Jeremiah 45:3
- 2 Psalm 12:1; Psalm 14:1–3; Isaiah 59:7; Isaiah 57:1; Jeremiah 5:26
- 3 Micah 3:11; Proverbs 4:16–17; Amos 5:12; Jeremiah 8:10; Jeremiah 3:5
- 4 Isaiah 22:5; Ezekiel 2:6; Isaiah 10:3; 2 Samuel 23:6–7; Hosea 9:7–8
- 5 Jeremiah 9:4; Psalm 118:8–9; Matthew 10:16; Job 6:14–15; Judges 16:5–20
- 6 Matthew 10:35–36; Luke 12:53; Matthew 10:21; Psalm 41:9; Ezekiel 22:7
- 7 Lamentations 3:25–26; Psalm 37:7; 1 John 5:14–15; Isaiah 45:22; Isaiah 25:9
- 8 John 8:12; Psalm 27:1; Isaiah 9:2; Psalm 112:4; Proverbs 24:16–18
- 9 1 Corinthians 4:5; Psalm 37:6; 2 Thessalonians 1:5–10; 1 Samuel 24:15; Hebrews 12:6–7
- 10 Zechariah 10:5; Psalm 42:10; Jeremiah 50:33–34; Revelation 18:20; Psalm 35:26
- 11 Amos 9:11–15; Nehemiah 4:6; Isaiah 54:11; Nehemiah 2:8; Ezra 4:12–24
- 12 Isaiah 19:23–25; Hosea 11:11; Isaiah 11:16; Jeremiah 23:3; Ezekiel 29:21
- 13 Isaiah 3:10–11; Jeremiah 25:11; Micah 6:13; Jeremiah 17:10; Leviticus 26:33–39
- 14 Psalm 23:1–4; Micah 5:4; Psalm 100:3; Isaiah 40:11; Isaiah 49:10
- 15 Psalm 78:12–72; Exodus 3:20; Isaiah 51:9; Psalm 68:22; Isaiah 63:11–15
- 16 Isaiah 26:11; Isaiah 52:15; Job 40:4; Job 29:9–10; Romans 3:19
- 17 Isaiah 49:23; Psalm 72:9; Psalm 18:45; Genesis 3:14–15; Revelation 6:15–17
- 18 Isaiah 43:25; Isaiah 44:22; Ephesians 2:4–5; Psalm 103:8–9; Jeremiah 50:20
- 19 Isaiah 38:17; Isaiah 43:25; Romans 6:14; Jeremiah 31:34; Psalm 103:12
- 20 Genesis 28:13–14; Luke 1:72–74; Genesis 17:7–8; Genesis 12:2–3; Genesis 22:16–18
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What the Fathers said
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"According to the days of thy coming out of Egypt will I show unto him marvellous things, etc....In this Psalm, therefore, although the wonderful spirit of prophecy doth look into the future, yet it seemeth, as it were, to be merely detailing to the past.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
Wherefore the prophet admonishes, saying, "Trust ye not in friends, have not hope in guides; yea, even of her that lieth in thy bosom beware, in respect of communicating aught to her:" and, "A man's enemies are the men that are in his own house." And this He said, preparing him that should receive the word to be above all.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
for the godly man is perished out of the earth, and there is none that doeth right among men: and again, They are all gone out of the way, they are together became unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one: and again, Cursing and stealing, and adultery, and murder are poured out upon the land.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)