Micah — Chapter 7

📖 Micah — Chapter 7 (KJV)

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Micah 7:1 ^RWoe is me! for I am as ^Twhen they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.

Micah 7:2 The ^Tgood man ^Ris perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.

Micah 7:3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, ^Rthe prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth ^This mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

Micah 7:4 The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: ^Rthe day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.

Micah 7:5 Trust ^Rye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

Micah 7:6 For the ^Rson 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 house.

Micah 7:7 Therefore ^RI will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

Micah 7:8 ^RRejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.

Micah 7:9 I will ^Rbear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.

Micah 7:10 ^TThen ^Rshe that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now ^Tshall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.

Micah 7:11 In ^Rthe day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed.

Micah 7:12 In that day ^Ralso he shall come even to thee from Assyria, ^Tand from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.

Micah 7:13 ^TNotwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, ^Rfor the fruit of their doings.

Micah 7:14 Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, ^Rwhich dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

Micah 7:15 According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things.

Micah 7:16 The ^Rnations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

Micah 7:17 They shall ^Rlick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like ^Tworms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.

Micah 7:18 Who is ^Ra God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

Micah 7:19 He will ^Rturn 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.

Micah 7:20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Micah 7:1–7 — Corruption reaches leaders and households, yet Micah waits

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The lament searches for good fruit amid violence, bribery, and unreliable neighbors. Even family relationships fracture, but Micah turns to the Lord and waits for the God of his salvation.

Key Truth: Keep trust in God when human faithfulness fails.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Micah 7:8–14 — Confession, renewed light, and a prayer for shepherding

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The fallen speaker warns an enemy not to rejoice, acknowledges sin, and trusts the Lord to bring light. Promises of rebuilding and gathering stand beside desolation for wrongdoing, and a prayer asks the Lord to feed his flock.

Key Truth: Join hope of restoration with honest confession.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Micah 7:15–20 — The Lord pardons and remembers his covenant

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Wonders like the exodus humble the nations. The closing praise asks who is like the God who pardons, delights in mercy, subdues iniquity, and casts sins into the sea while keeping truth and mercy sworn to the fathers.

Key Truth: Receive pardoning mercy with gratitude and renewed faithfulness.

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Related Scripture (KJV)

Exodus 34:7 — The Lord’s declaration includes keeping mercy and forgiving iniquity.

Exodus 34:7 (KJV) Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.

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Reflect and Apply

How can receiving mercy help you confess honestly and show mercy to another person?

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