Micah 7

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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 ⚑

King James Version (1769) with Apocrypha · Crosswire Bible Society / eBible.org (standard text of 1769) · Public Domain

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · public domain