Micah 7:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Micah 7:16

God Will Forgive Israel

14 Shepherd Your people with Your staff,
The flock of Your heritage,
Who dwell¹ solitarily in a ^awoodland,
In the midst of Carmel;
Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead,
As in days of old.

15 “As^a in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
I will show¹ them ^bwonders.”

16 The nations ^ashall see and be ashamed of all their might;
^bThey shall put their hand over their mouth;
Their ears shall be deaf.

17 They shall lick the ^adust like a serpent;
^bThey shall crawl from their holes like¹ snakes of the earth.
^cThey shall be afraid of the Lord our God,
And shall fear because of You.

18 ^aWho is a God like You,
^bPardoning iniquity
And passing over the transgression of ^cthe remnant of His heritage?
^dHe does not retain His anger forever,
Because He delights in ^emercy.

19 He will again have compassion on us,
And will subdue our iniquities.
You will cast all¹ our sins
Into the depths of the sea.

Verse Comparison: Micah 7:16

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American Standard Version
The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hand upon their mouth; their ears shall be deaf.

Amplified® Bible
The nations shall see [God's deliverance] and be ashamed of all their might [which cannot be compared to His]. They shall lay their hands upon their mouths in consternation; their ears shall be deaf.

Contemporary English Version
Nations will see this and be ashamed because of their helpless armies. They will be in shock, unable to speak or hear,

Darby English Version
-- The nations shall see, and be ashamed for all their might: they shall lay [their] hand upon [their] mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

Good News Bible
The nations will see this and be frustrated in spite of all their strength. In dismay they will close their mouths and cover their ears.

King James Version
The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

New American Standard Bible
Nations will see and be ashamed Of all their might. They will put {their} hand on {their} mouth, Their ears will be deaf.

New International Version
Nations will see and be ashamed,
deprived of all their power.
They will lay their hands on their mouths
and their ears will become deaf.

New King James Version
The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
They shall put their hand over their mouth;
Their ears shall be deaf.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Nations will see you and feel ashamed Of all their might They will put their hand on their mouth, Their ears will become deaf.

Revised Standard Version
The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hands on their mouths; their ears shall be deaf;

Young's Literal Translation
See do nations, and they are ashamed of all their might, They lay a hand on the mouth, their ears are deaf.

New English Translation
Nations will see this and be disappointed by¹ all their strength, they will put their hands over their mouths, and act as if they were deaf.²

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