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World English Bible

Micah 7 (WEBP)

[1] Misery is mine! Indeed, I am like one who gathers the summer fruits, as gleanings of the vineyard. There is no cluster of grapes to eat. My soul desires to eat the early fig.
[2] The godly man has perished out of the earth, and there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; every man hunts his brother with a net.
[3] Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe. The powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.
[4] The best of them is like a brier. The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, even your visitation, has come; now is the time of their confusion.
[5] Don’t trust in a neighbor. Don’t put confidence in a friend. With the woman lying in your embrace, be careful of the words of your mouth!
[6] For the son dishonors the father, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.
[7] But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
[8] Don’t rejoice against me, my enemy. When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, Yahweh will be a light to me.
[9] I will bear the indignation of Yahweh, because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my case and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light. I will see his righteousness.
[10] Then my enemy will see it, and shame will cover her who said to me, “Where is Yahweh your God?” My eyes will see her. Now she will be trodden down like the mire of the streets.
[11] A day to build your walls! In that day, he will extend your boundary.
[12] In that day they will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, and from Egypt even to the River, and from sea to sea, and mountain to mountain.
[13] Yet the land will be desolate because of those who dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.
[14] Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your heritage, who dwell by themselves in a forest. Let them feed in the middle of fertile pasture land, in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
[15] “As in the days of your coming out of the land of Egypt, I will show them marvelous things.”
[16] The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will lay their hand on their mouth. Their ears will be deaf.
[17] They will lick the dust like a serpent. Like crawling things of the earth, they will come trembling out of their dens. They will come with fear to Yahweh our God, and will be afraid because of you.
[18] Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.
[19] He will again have compassion on us. He will tread our iniquities under foot. You will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
[20] You will give truth to Jacob, and mercy to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Micah 7 (KJVS)

[1] Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: () my soul desired () the firstripe fruit.
[2] The good man is 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.
[3] That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, () the prince asketh, () and the judge () asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth () his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. ()
[4] The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen () and thy visitation cometh; () now shall be their perplexity.
[5] Trust () ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence () in a guide: 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 house.
[7] Therefore I will look () unto the Lord; I will wait () for the God of my salvation: my God will hear () me.
[8] Rejoice () 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.
[9] I will bear () 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.
[10] Then she 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 shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
[11] In the day that thy walls are to be built, () in that day shall the decree be far removed. ()
[12] In that day also he shall come () even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
[13] Notwithstanding 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 heritage, which dwell () solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed () in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
[15] According to the days of thy coming () out of the land of Egypt will I shew () unto him marvellous () things.
[16] The nations shall see () and be confounded () at all their might: they shall lay () their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf. ()
[17] They shall lick () the dust like a serpent, they shall move () out of their holes like worms () of the earth: they shall be afraid () of the Lord our God, and shall fear () because of thee.
[18] Who is a 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.
[19] He will turn 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.
[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.

Micah 7:1 Heb. the gatherings of summer
Micah 7:2 Or, godly, or merciful
Micah 7:10a Or, and thou wilt see her that is mine enemy and cover her with shame
Micah 7:10b Heb. she shall be for a treading down
Micah 7:12 Or, even to
Micah 7:13 Or, after that it hath been
Micah 7:14 Or, rule
Micah 7:17 Or, creeping things

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Micah 7 (BYZ)

[1] οιμμοι οτι εγενομην ως συναγων καλαμην εν αμητω και ως επιφυλλιδα εν τρυγητω ουχ υπαρχοντος βοτρυος του φαγειν τα πρωτογονα οιμμοι ψυχη
[2] οτι απολωλεν ευλαβης απο της γης και κατορθων εν ανθρωποις ουχ υπαρχει παντες εις αιματα δικαζονται εκαστος τον πλησιον αυτου εκθλιβουσιν εκθλιβη
[3] επι το κακον τας χειρας αυτων ετοιμαζουσιν ο αρχων αιτει και ο κριτης ειρηνικους λογους ελαλησεν καταθυμιον ψυχης αυτου εστιν και εξελουμαι
[4] τα αγαθα αυτων ως σης εκτρωγων και βαδιζων επι κανονος εν ημερα σκοπιας ουαι ουαι αι εκδικησεις σου ηκασιν νυν εσονται κλαυθμοι αυτων
[5] μη καταπιστευετε εν φιλοις και μη ελπιζετε επι ηγουμενοις απο της συγκοιτου σου φυλαξαι του αναθεσθαι τι αυτη
[6] διοτι υιος ατιμαζει πατερα θυγατηρ επαναστησεται επι την μητερα αυτης νυμφη επι την πενθεραν αυτης εχθροι ανδρος παντες οι ανδρες οι εν τω οικω αυτου
[7] εγω δε επι τον κυριον επιβλεψομαι υπομενω επι τω θεω τω σωτηρι μου εισακουσεται μου ο θεος μου
[8] μη επιχαιρε μοι η εχθρα μου οτι πεπτωκα και αναστησομαι διοτι εαν καθισω εν τω σκοτει κυριος φωτιει μοι
[9] οργην κυριου υποισω οτι ημαρτον αυτω εως του δικαιωσαι αυτον την δικην μου και ποιησει το κριμα μου και εξαξει με εις το φως οψομαι την δικαιοσυνην αυτου
[10] και οψεται η εχθρα μου και περιβαλειται αισχυνην η λεγουσα προς με που κυριος ο θεος σου οι οφθαλμοι μου εποψονται αυτην νυν εσται εις καταπατημα ως πηλος εν ταις οδοις
[11] ημερας αλοιφης πλινθου εξαλειψις σου η ημερα εκεινη και αποτριψεται νομιμα σου
[12] η ημερα εκεινη και αι πολεις σου ηξουσιν εις ομαλισμον και εις διαμερισμον ασσυριων και αι πολεις σου αι οχυραι εις διαμερισμον απο τυρου εως του ποταμου συριας ημερα υδατος και θορυβου
[13] και εσται η γη εις αφανισμον συν τοις κατοικουσιν αυτην εκ καρπων επιτηδευματων αυτων
[14] ποιμαινε λαον σου εν ραβδω σου προβατα κληρονομιας σου κατασκηνουντας καθ εαυτους δρυμον εν μεσω του καρμηλου νεμησονται την βασανιτιν και την γαλααδιτιν καθως αι ημεραι του αιωνος
[15] και κατα τας ημερας εξοδιας σου εξ αιγυπτου οψεσθε θαυμαστα
[16] οψονται εθνη και καταισχυνθησονται εκ πασης της ισχυος αυτων επιθησουσιν χειρας επι το στομα αυτων τα ωτα αυτων αποκωφωθησονται
[17] λειξουσιν χουν ως οφεις συροντες γην συγχυθησονται εν συγκλεισμω αυτων επι τω κυριω θεω ημων εκστησονται και φοβηθησονται απο σου
[18] τις θεος ωσπερ συ εξαιρων αδικιας και υπερβαινων ασεβειας τοις καταλοιποις της κληρονομιας αυτου και ου συνεσχεν εις μαρτυριον οργην αυτου οτι θελητης ελεους εστιν
[19] αυτος επιστρεψει και οικτιρησει ημας καταδυσει τας αδικιας ημων και απορριφησονται εις τα βαθη της θαλασσης πασας τας αμαρτιας ημων
[20] δωσεις αληθειαν τω ιακωβ ελεον τω αβρααμ καθοτι ωμοσας τοις πατρασιν ημων κατα τας ημερας τας εμπροσθεν