Micah 7:1 Woe480 is me! for I am as when they have gathered625 the summer fruits,7019 as the grape gleanings5955 of the vintage:1210 there is no cluster811 to eat;398 my{Or, nor first-ripe fig which my soul desired} soul5315 desireth183 the first-ripe fig.1063 cr 2 The godly2623 man is perished6 out of the earth,776 and there is none upright3477 among men:120 they all lie in wait693 for blood;1818 they hunt6679 every man376 his brother251 with a net.2764 cr 3 Their{Or, Both hands are put forth for evil to do it etc.} hands3709 are upon that which is evil7451 to do it diligently;3190 the prince8269 asketh,7592 and the judge8199 is ready for a reward;7966 and the great1419 man, he uttereth1696 the evil1942 desire5315 of his soul: thus they weave it together.5686 cr 4 The best2896 of them is as a brier;2312 the{Or, the straightest is as it were taken from etc.} most upright3477 is worse than a thorn hedge:4534 the day3117 of thy watchmen,6822 even thy visitation,6486 is come;935 now shall be their perplexity.3998 cr 5 Trust539 ye not in a neighbor;7453 put ye not confidence982 in a friend;441{Or, confidant} keep8104 the doors6607 of thy mouth6310 from her that lieth7901 in thy bosom.2436 cr 6 For the son1121 dishonoreth5034 the father,1 the daughter1323 riseth up6965 against her mother,517 the daughter-in-law2545 against her mother-in-law;3618 a man's376 enemies341 are the men582 of his own house.1004 cr

Micah 7:7 But as for me, I{Or, in Jehovah will I keep watch} will look6822 unto Jehovah;3068 I will wait3176 for the God430 of my salvation:3468 my God430 will hear me.8085 cr 8 Rejoice8055 not against me, O mine enemy:341 when I fall,5307 I shall arise;6965 when I sit3427 in darkness,2822 Jehovah3068 will be a light unto me.216 cr 9 I will bear5375 the indignation2197 of Jehovah,3068 because I have sinned2398 against him, until he plead7378 my cause,7379 and execute6213 judgment4941 for me: he will bring me forth3318 to the light,216 and I shall behold7200 his righteousness.6666 cr 10 Then mine enemy341 shall see7200 it, and shame955 shall cover3680 her who said559 unto me, Where is Jehovah3068 thy God?430 Mine eyes5869 shall see7200 my desire upon her; now shall she be trodden down4823 as the mire2916 of the streets.2351 cr 11 A{Or, In the day that thy walls are to be built} day3117 for building1129 thy walls!1447 in that day3117 shall the decree2706{Or, boundary} be far removed.7368 cr 12 In that day3117 shall they come935 unto thee from Assyria804 and the cities5892 of Egypt,4693{Hebrew Mazor.} and from Egypt4693{Hebrew Mazor.} even to the River,5104 and from sea3220 to sea,3220 and from mountain2022 to mountain.2022 cr 13 Yet shall the land776 be desolate8077 because of them that dwell3427 therein, for the fruit6529 of their doings.4611 cr

Micah 7:14 Feed7462{Or, Rule} thy people5971 with thy rod,7626 the flock6629 of thy heritage,5159 which dwell7931 solitarily,910 in the forest3293 in the midst8432 of Carmel:3760 let them feed7462 in Bashan1316 and Gilead,1568 as in the days3117 of old.5769 cr 15 As in the days3117 of thy coming3318 forth out of the land776 of Egypt4714 will I show7200 unto them marvellous things.6381 cr 16 The nations1471 shall see7200 and be ashamed954 of all their might;1369 they shall lay7760 their hand3027 upon their mouth;6310 their ears241 shall be deaf.2790 cr 17 They shall lick3897 the dust6083 like a serpent;5175 like crawling things2119 of the earth776 they shall come trembling7264 out of their close places;4526 they shall come with fear3372 unto Jehovah3068 our God,430 and shall be afraid because of thee.3372 cr

Micah 7:18 Who is a God410 like unto thee, that pardoneth5375 iniquity,5771 and passeth over5674 the transgression6588 of the remnant7611 of his heritage?5159 he retaineth2388 not his anger639 for ever,5703 because he delighteth2654 in lovingkindness.2617 cr 19 He will again7725 have compassion7355 upon us; he will tread3533{Or, subdue our iniquities} our iniquities5771 under foot; and thou wilt cast7993 all their sins2403 into the depths4688 of the sea.3220 cr 20 Thou{Or, Thou wilt show thy faithfulness etc.} wilt perform5414{Hebrew give.} the truth571 to Jacob,3290 and the lovingkindness2617 to Abraham,85 which thou hast sworn7650 unto our fathers1 from the days3117 of old.6924 cr