Micah 7:1 Woe480 is me! for I am as when they have gathered625 the summer fruits,7019{Heb. the gatherings of summer} as the grapegleanings5955 of the vintage:1210 there is no cluster811 to eat:398 my soul5315 desired183 the firstripe fruit.1063 cr 2 The good2623{Or, godly, or merciful} 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

Micah 7:3 That they may do evil7451 with both hands3709 earnestly,3190 the prince8269 asketh,7592 and the judge8199 asketh for a reward;7966 and the great1419 man, he uttereth1696 his mischievous1942 desire:5315{Heb. the mischief of the soul} so they wrap it up.5686 cr 4 The best2896 of them is as a brier:2312 the most upright3477 is sharper than a thorn hedge:4534 the day3117 of thy watchmen6822 and thy visitation6486 cometh;935 now shall be their perplexity.3998 cr

Micah 7:5 Trust539 ye not in a friend,7453 put ye not confidence982 in a guide:441 keep8104 the doors6607 of thy mouth6310 from her that lieth7901 in thy bosom.2436 cr 6 For the son1121 dishonoureth5034 the father,1 the daughter1323 riseth up6965 against her mother,517 the daughter in law3618 against her mother in law;2545 a man's376 enemies341 are the men582 of his own house.1004 cr 7 Therefore I will look6822 unto the LORD;3068 I will wait3176 for the God430 of my salvation:3468 my God430 will hear8085 me. cr

Micah 7:8 Rejoice8055 not against me, O mine enemy:341 when I fall,5307 I shall arise;6965 when I sit3427 in darkness,2822 the LORD3068 shall be a light216 unto me. cr 9 I will bear5375 the indignation2197 of the LORD,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 she that is mine enemy341 shall see7200 it, and shame955 shall cover3680 her{Or, and thou wilt see her that is mine enemy and cover her with shame} which said559 unto me, Where is the LORD3068 thy God?430 mine eyes5869 shall behold7200 her: now shall she be trodden down4823{Heb. she shall be for a treading down} as the mire2916 of the streets.2351 cr 11 In the day3117 that thy walls1447 are to be built,1129 in that day3117 shall the decree2706 be far removed.7368 cr 12 In that day3117 also he shall come935 even to thee from{Or, even to} Assyria,804 and from the fortified4693 cities,5892 and from the fortress4693 even to the river,5104 and from sea3220 to sea,3220 and from mountain2022 to mountain.2022 cr 13 Notwithstanding{Or, after that it hath been} the land776 shall 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 thine heritage,5159 which dwell7931 solitarily910 in the wood,3293 in the midst8432 of Carmel:3760 let them feed7462 in Bashan1316 and Gilead,1568 as in the days3117 of old.5769 cr 15 According to the days3117 of thy coming3318 out of the land776 of Egypt4714 will I shew7200 unto him marvellous6381 things. cr

Micah 7:16 The nations1471 shall see7200 and be confounded954 at 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 they shall move7264 out of their holes4526 like worms2119{Or, creeping things} of the earth:776 they shall be afraid6342 of the LORD3068 our God,430 and shall fear3372 because of thee. cr

Micah 7:18 Who is a God410 like unto thee, that pardoneth5375 iniquity,5771 and passeth by5674 the transgression6588 of the remnant7611 of his heritage?5159 he retaineth2388 not his anger639 for ever,5703 because he delighteth2654 in mercy.2617 cr 19 He will turn again,7725 he will have compassion7355 upon us; he will subdue3533 our iniquities;5771 and thou wilt cast7993 all their sins2403 into the depths4688 of the sea.3220 cr 20 Thou wilt perform5414 the truth571 to Jacob,3290 and the mercy2617 to Abraham,85 which thou hast sworn7650 unto our fathers1 from the days3117 of old.6924 cr