Israel’s Moral Decline
1How sad for me!
For I am like one who —
when the summer fruit has been gathered
after the gleaning of the grape harvest7:1 Is 24:13 —
finds no grape cluster to eat,
there is no one upright among the people.7:2 1Kg 19:10
3Both hands are good7:3 Pr 4:16–17 at accomplishing evil:
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.
the most upright is worse than a hedge of thorns.7:4 Nah 1:10
The day of your watchmen,
at this time their panic is here.7:4 Is 22:5
don’t trust in a close companion.
Seal your mouth
from the woman who lies in your arms.
a daughter opposes her mother,
and a daughter-in-law is against her mother-in-law;
a man’s enemies are the men of his own household.
My God will hear me.7:7 Ps 4:3
Zion’s Vindication
Though I have fallen, I will stand up;7:8 Am 9:11
though I sit in darkness,
9Because I have sinned against him,
I must endure the Lord’s fury
until he champions my cause7:9 Jr 50:34
10Then my enemy will see,
and she will be covered with shame,
the one who said to me,
My eyes will look at her in triumph;
at that time she will be trampled
on that day your boundary will be extended.7:11 Zph 2:2
12On that day people will come to you7:12 Is 19:23–25; 60:4,9
from Assyria and the cities of Egypt,
even from Egypt to the Euphrates River
and from sea to sea
and mountain to mountain.
because of its inhabitants
and as a result of their actions.7:13 Is 3:10–11; Mc 3:4
Micah’s Prayer Answered
the flock that is your possession.
surrounded by pastures.
Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead7:14 Jr 50:19
as in ancient times.7:14 Am 9:11
15I will perform miracles for them7:15 = Israel
as in the days of your exodus
from the land of Egypt.7:15 Ex 3:20; 34:10; Ps 78:11–16
16Nations will see and be ashamed
of7:16 Or ashamed in spite of all their power.
They will put their hands over their mouths,7:16 Mc 3:7
and their ears will become deaf.
they will come trembling out of their hiding places7:17 Ps 18:45
like reptiles slithering on the ground.7:17 Dt 32:24
they will stand in awe of you.
He does not hold on to his anger forever7:18 Ps 103:8–9,13
because he delights in faithful love.7:18 Jr 32:41
19He will again have compassion on us;
he will vanquish our iniquities.7:19 Jr 50:20
You will cast all our7:19 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Vg; other Hb mss read their sins
into the depths of the sea.7:18–19 Ps 103:9–12; Is 38:17; 43:25; Jr 31:34
and faithful love to Abraham,
from days long ago.
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