1 How I sorrow! For I am like the gatherer of summer fruit, like the gleaner of the vintage, when there are no grapes to eat, none of the early figs I crave.
2 The godly have vanished from the earth and not one upright man is to be found. All lie in ambush to shed blood, one hunts another with a net.
3 Their hands are skilled at doing evil. The official demands a bribe, the judge judges for a price and the mighty decides as he pleases.
4 Their kindness is like a brier, their justice worse than a thorn hedge. But the time of punishment has come, and now is the time of confusion.
5 Do not rely on a friend nor trust an intimate companion. Be guarded in speech with the woman who shares your bed.
6 For son treats father like a fool, daughter rebels against mother, daughter-in-law against mother-in-law. The enemies of each one are those of his household.
7 As for me, I will watch expectantly for Yahweh, waiting hopefully for the God who saves me. My God will hear me.
8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; though I have fallen, I will rise again. Though I now dwell in darkness, Yahweh is my light.
9 I will bear the wrath of Yahweh - for I have sinned against him - while he examines my cause and defends my rights. Then he will bring me out to the light and I shall probe his justice.
10 Then my enemy shall also see and shame will cover her. Did she not say, "Where is Yahweh, your God?" My eyes, then, shall rejoice: See how she is trampled like mud in the street!
11 The day is coming when your walls will be rebuilt and your boundaries extended.
12 On that day they will come to you from Assyria to Egypt, from Tyre to the Euphrates, from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain,
13 while the earth will remain desolate because of its citizens and their deeds.
14 Shepherd your people with your staff, shepherd the flock of your inheritance that dwells alone in the scrub, in the midst of a fertile land. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead
15 as in the days of old, in the days when you went out of Egypt. Show us your wonders.
16 On seeing this the nations will be put to shame in the midst of all their might. People will lay their hands upon their mouths and they will not believe the news.
17 They shall lick the dust like snakes, like creatures that crawl upon the ground. They will come trembling out of their strongholds; they will be in fear of you.
18 Who is a god like you, who takes away guilt and pardons crime for the remnant of his inheritance? Who is like you whose anger does not last? For you delight in merciful forgiveness.
19 Once again you will show us your loving kindness and trample on our wrongs, casting all our sins into the depths of the sea.
20 Show faithfulness to Jacob, mercy to Abraham, as you have sworn to our ancestors from the days of old.
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Chapter 7 of Micah deals with the corruption of the people of Israel and the hope of redemption through the mercy of God. Micah calls for justice, pointing to the hypocrisy and dishonesty of those in positions of power. He then turns to God, trusting his goodness and promise of forgiveness and restoration. Below are five verses related to the themes of the chapter:
Isaiah 1:18: "Come, and let us, say the LORD," even if your sins are like scarlet, they will become white like snow; even if they are red as Carmesim, they will become like white wool. " This verse speaks of the promise of forgiveness and cleanliness that God offers his people, even if his sins are serious.
Psalm 103:8-10: "The Lord is merciful and compassionate, patient and full of love. He does not accuse or be resentful forever; he does not treat us as our sins nor do us return to our iniquities." This psalm describes God's goodness and mercy, which does not treat us as we deserve, but offers forgiveness and love.
Proverbs 28:13: "Which covers your transgressions will never prosper, but what confesses them and will reach mercy." This verse speaks of the importance of confessing our sins and seeking forgiveness, rather than trying to hide or justify them.
Jeremiah 31:34: "No one else will teach your neighbor, nor your brother, saying," Know the Lord, "because they will all know me from the smallest to the greatest," says the Lord. For I will forgive their wickedness and no longer remember their sins. "This verse speaks of God's promise to forgive and forget our sins, making us truly their people.
Ephesians 2:8-9: "For by grace you are saved, through faith; and this does not come from you, it is the gift of God. It does not come from the works, so that no one can glorious." This verse speaks of salvation by the grace of God, not for our own works or merits. This reminds us that redemption and forgiveness are gifts from God to his people, not something we can gain or deserve.
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