Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
The nations shall see and be ashamed at all their might; they shall lay their hand on their mouth; their ears shall be deaf.
New American Standard Bible
Of all their might.
They will
Their ears will be deaf.
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.
Holman Bible
of
They will put their hands over their mouths,
and their ears will become deaf.
International Standard Version
The nations will look on and will be ashamed in spite of all their power; they will cup their hands over their mouths, and their ears will be deaf.
A Conservative 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.
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
The [pagan] nations shall see [God’s omnipotence in delivering Israel] and be ashamed
Of all their might [which cannot be compared to His].
They shall put their hand on their mouth [in silent astonishment];
Their ears shall be deaf.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
The nations shall see, and be ashamed for all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
Julia Smith Translation
The nations shall see and be ashamed from all their strength: they shall put the hand upon the mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
King James 2000
The nations shall see and be ashamed at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The nations will see and be ashamed because of all their might. They will lay [the] hand on [the] mouth; their ears will be deaf.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
This shall the Heathen see, and be ashamed for all their power: so that they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, and stop their ears.
NET Bible
Nations will see this and be disappointed by all their strength, they will put their hands over their mouths, and act as if they were deaf.
New Heart English Bible
The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will lay their hand on their mouth. Their ears will be deaf.
The Emphasized Bible
Nations, shall see, that they may turn pale at all their valour, - they shall lay hand on mouth, their ears, shall be silent:
Webster
The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
World English Bible
The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will lay their hand on their mouth. Their ears will be deaf.
Youngs Literal Translation
See do nations, and they are ashamed of all their might, They lay a hand on the mouth, their ears are deaf.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Micah 7:16
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Context Readings
Micah's Prayer Answered
15 According to the days of your coming out of the land of Egypt I will show to him marvelous things. 16 The nations shall see and be ashamed at all their might; they shall lay their hand on their mouth; their ears shall be deaf. 17 They shall lick the dust like a snake; they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth. They shall dread Jehovah our God, and shall fear because of You.
Cross References
Isaiah 26:11
Jehovah, Your hand is lifted up, they will not see; but they shall see and be ashamed for their envy toward Your people. Yes, the fire of Your enemies shall devour them.
Isaiah 52:15
so He sprinkles from many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at Him; for they will see that which was not told to them; yea, what they had not heard, nor understood.
Job 21:5
Turn to me and be amazed, and lay your hand on your mouth.
Job 29:9-10
The rulers held back from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
Job 40:4
Behold, I am vile! What shall I answer You? I will lay my hand on my mouth.
Psalm 126:2
Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing; then they said among the nations, Jehovah has done great things with them.
Isaiah 66:18
For I know their works and their thoughts; it comes to gather all the nations and the tongues; and they will come and see My glory.
Ezekiel 38:23
So I will magnify Myself and sanctify Myself. And I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
Ezekiel 39:17-21
And you, son of man, So says the Lord Jehovah. Speak to the bird of every wing, and to every beast of the field: Gather yourselves and come; gather yourselves from all around to My sacrifice that I sacrifice for you, a great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel, so that you may eat flesh and drink blood.
Micah 5:8
And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he goes through, both tramples and tears in pieces. And there is none to snatch back.
Zechariah 8:20-23
So says Jehovah of Hosts: There yet shall be peoples and inhabitants of many cities;
Zechariah 12:9
And it shall be in that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Romans 3:19
But we know that whatever things the Law says, it says to those who are under the Law; so that every mouth may be stopped and all the world may be under judgment before God,
Revelation 11:18
And the nations were full of wrath, and Your wrath came, and the time of the judging of the dead, and to give the reward to Your servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to the ones fearing Your name, to the small and to the great, and to destroy those destroying the earth.