Thematic Bible
Micah 7:1 (show verse)
Sorrow is mine! for I am as when they have got in the summer fruits, like the last of the grapes: there is nothing for food, not even an early fig for my desire.
Micah 7:2 (show verse)
The good man is gone from the earth, there is no one upright among men: they are all waiting secretly for blood, every man is going after his brother with a net.
Micah 7:3 (show verse)
Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.
Character » Of the wicked » Evil doers
Character » Of the wicked » Mischievous
Character of the wicked » Mischievous
Court » Corrupt
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Corruption of
Earthly » Reward » Earthly, a source of temptation
Evil » Zeal » Against » Manifested by evil men in pursuing their plans
hands » Of the wicked, described as » Mischievous
Removal » The righteous being removed from the earth
Reward » Spiritual crowns » Earthly, a source of temptation
Sin » Love of
Trust » Who not to trust in
Zeal » Evil » Manifested by evil men in pursuing their plans
Character » Of the wicked » Mischievous
Character of the wicked » Mischievous
Court » Corrupt
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Corruption of
Earthly » Reward » Earthly, a source of temptation
Evil » Zeal » Against » Manifested by evil men in pursuing their plans
hands » Of the wicked, described as » Mischievous
Removal » The righteous being removed from the earth
Reward » Spiritual crowns » Earthly, a source of temptation
Sin » Love of
Trust » Who not to trust in
Zeal » Evil » Manifested by evil men in pursuing their plans
Micah 7:4 (show verse)
The best of them is like a waste plant, and their upright ones are like a wall of thorns. Sorrow! the day of their fate has come; now will trouble come on them.
Micah 7:5 (show verse)
Put no faith in a friend, do not let your hope be placed in a relation: keep watch on the doors of your mouth against her who is resting on your breast.
Micah 7:6 (show verse)
For the son puts shame on his father, the daughter goes against her mother and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's haters are those of his family.
Children » Dishonouring parents » By strife in the household
Daughter-in-law » Unfilial » Prophecy of
Home » Dishonouring parents, different ways of » By strife in the household
Parents » Dishonouring parents, different ways of » By strife in the household
Removal » The righteous being removed from the earth
Trust » Who not to trust in
War » Figurative » Often arises from the opposition of friends or relatives
Warfare of saints » Often arises from the opposition of friends or relatives
Daughter-in-law » Unfilial » Prophecy of
Home » Dishonouring parents, different ways of » By strife in the household
Parents » Dishonouring parents, different ways of » By strife in the household
Removal » The righteous being removed from the earth
Trust » Who not to trust in
War » Figurative » Often arises from the opposition of friends or relatives
Warfare of saints » Often arises from the opposition of friends or relatives
Micah 7:7 (show verse)
But as for me, I am looking to the Lord; I am waiting for the God of my salvation: the ears of my God will be open to me.
Micah 7:8 (show verse)
Do not be glad because of my sorrow, O my hater: after my fall I will be lifted up; when I am seated in the dark, the Lord will be a light to me.
Micah 7:9 (show verse)
I will undergo the wrath of the Lord, because of my sin against him; till he takes up my cause and does what is right for me: when he makes me come out into the light, I will see his righteousness;
Micah 7:10 (show verse)
And my hater will see it and be covered with shame; she who said to me, Where is the Lord your God? my eyes will see their desire effected on her, now she will be crushed under foot like the dust of the streets.
No Themes for this verse.
Micah 7:11 (show verse)
A day for building your walls! in that day will your limits be stretched far and wide.
Micah 7:12 (show verse)
In that day they will come to you from Assyria and the towns of Egypt, and from Egypt even to the River, and from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain.
Micah 7:13 (show verse)
But the land will become a waste because of its people, as the fruit of their works.
No Themes for this verse.
Micah 7:14 (show verse)
Keep your people safe with your rod, the flock of your heritage, living by themselves in the woods in the middle of Carmel: let them get their food in Bashan and Gilead as in the past.
Micah 7:15 (show verse)
As in the days when you came out from the land of Egypt, let us see things of wonder.
No Themes for this verse.
Micah 7:16 (show verse)
The nations will see and be shamed because of all their strength; they will put their hands on their mouths, their ears will be stopped.
No Themes for this verse.
Micah 7:17 (show verse)
They will take dust as their food like a snake, like the things which go flat on the earth; they will come shaking with fear out of their secret places: they will come with fear to the Lord our God, full of fear because of you.
Micah 7:18 (show verse)
Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy.
Anger » The anger of the lord
Compassion » The lord being compassionate
Consolation under Affliction » To those who mourn for sin
Delight » What the lord delights in
Forgetting » What the lord will forget
God » To believers » To the penitent
God » Mercy of » Forgives sin
God's Promises » Of mercy » Of pardon
God's Promises » To the overcomers » To the penitent
Mercy » Forgives sin
God's Mercy » Is his delight
Pardon » Promised
Pardon » Exhibits the » Compassion of God
Penitent » Promises to
Sin » God » Alone can forgive
Sinners » Pardon of » Promised
Transgression » The lord purging transgressions
Unity of God » Exhibited in » His being the only source of pardon
Compassion » The lord being compassionate
Consolation under Affliction » To those who mourn for sin
Delight » What the lord delights in
Forgetting » What the lord will forget
God » To believers » To the penitent
God » Mercy of » Forgives sin
God's Promises » Of mercy » Of pardon
God's Promises » To the overcomers » To the penitent
Mercy » Forgives sin
God's Mercy » Is his delight
Pardon » Promised
Pardon » Exhibits the » Compassion of God
Penitent » Promises to
Sin » God » Alone can forgive
Sinners » Pardon of » Promised
Transgression » The lord purging transgressions
Unity of God » Exhibited in » His being the only source of pardon
Micah 7:19 (show verse)
He will again have pity on us; he will put our sins under his feet: and you will send all our sins down into the heart of the sea.
Anger » The anger of the lord
Compassion » Of Christ » Of God
Compassion » The lord being compassionate
Consolation under Affliction » To those who mourn for sin
Forgetting » What the lord will forget
God » Examples of Leadership » Compassion of
Pardon » Exhibits the » Compassion of God
Pardon » Expressed by » Casting sins into the sea
Penitent » Spiritual restoration of
Restoration » Spiritual, of the penitent
Spiritual » Future rest of the saints restoration » Spiritual, of the penitent
Transgression » The lord purging transgressions
Compassion » Of Christ » Of God
Compassion » The lord being compassionate
Consolation under Affliction » To those who mourn for sin
Forgetting » What the lord will forget
God » Examples of Leadership » Compassion of
Pardon » Exhibits the » Compassion of God
Pardon » Expressed by » Casting sins into the sea
Penitent » Spiritual restoration of
Restoration » Spiritual, of the penitent
Spiritual » Future rest of the saints restoration » Spiritual, of the penitent
Transgression » The lord purging transgressions
Micah 7:20 (show verse)
You will make clear your good faith to Jacob and your mercy to Abraham, as you gave your oath to our fathers from times long past.
Abraham » God's covenant with
Anger » The anger of the lord
Compassion » The lord being compassionate
Covenant » Of God with men » God faithful to
God, Faithfulness of » Manifested » In fulfilling his promises
Forgetting » What the lord will forget
God's Mercy » Described as » Sure
Transgression » The lord purging transgressions
Truth » Of God » Exhibited in his » Fulfillment of his covenant
the Truth of God » Exhibited in his » Fulfilment of his covenant
Anger » The anger of the lord
Compassion » The lord being compassionate
Covenant » Of God with men » God faithful to
God, Faithfulness of » Manifested » In fulfilling his promises
Forgetting » What the lord will forget
God's Mercy » Described as » Sure
Transgression » The lord purging transgressions
Truth » Of God » Exhibited in his » Fulfillment of his covenant
the Truth of God » Exhibited in his » Fulfilment of his covenant