Micah 7
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; my soul desireth the
first-ripe fig.
2 The godly 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 Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince
asketh, and the judge [is ready] for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth
the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.
4 The best of them is as a brier; the most upright is [worse] than a thorn
hedge: the day of thy watchmen, even thy visitation, is come; now shall be their
perplexity.
5 Trust ye not in a neighbor; put ye not confidence in a friend; keep the doors
of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
6 For the son dishonoreth 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 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: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit
in darkness, Jehovah will be a light unto me.
9 I will bear the indignation of Jehovah, 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 mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her who said unto me,
Where is Jehovah thy God? Mine eyes shall see [my desire] upon her; now shall
she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
11 A day for building thy walls! in that day shall the decree be far removed.
12 In that day shall they come unto thee from Assyria and the cities of Egypt,
and from Egypt even to the River, and from sea to sea, and [from] mountain to
mountain.
13 Yet shall the land be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the
fruit of their doings.
14 Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thy heritage, which dwell
solitarily, 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 show unto
them marvellous things.
16 The nations shall see and be ashamed of 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; like crawling things of the earth
they shall come trembling out of their close places; they shall come with fear
unto Jehovah our God, and shall be afraid because of thee.
18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth over the
transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for
ever, because he delighteth in lovingkindness.
19 He will again have compassion upon us; he will tread our iniquities under
foot; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, [and] the lovingkindness to Abraham,
which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.