Micah 7:15

7:15 “As in the days when you departed from the land of Egypt,

I will show you ¹  miraculous deeds.” ² 

Micah 7:10

7:10 When my enemies see this, they will be covered with shame.

They say ³  to me, “Where is the Lord your God?”

I will gloat over them. ⁴ 

Then they will be trampled down ⁵ 

like mud in the streets.

Micah 7:16

7:16 Nations will see this and be disappointed by ⁶  all their strength,

they will put their hands over their mouths,

and act as if they were deaf. ⁷ 

Micah 7:9

7:9 I must endure ⁸  the Lord’s anger,

for I have sinned against him.

But then ⁹  he will defend my cause, ¹⁰ 

and accomplish justice on my behalf.

He will lead me out into the light;

I will experience firsthand ¹¹  his deliverance. ¹² 

[7:15]  ¹ tn Heb “him.” This probably refers to Israel in a collective sense. Because the switch from direct address to the third person is awkward, some prefer to emend the suffix to a second person form. In any case, it is necessary to employ a second person pronoun in the translation to maintain the connection for the English reader.

[7:15]  ² sn I will show you miraculous deeds. In this verse the Lord responds to the petition of v. 14 with a brief promise of deliverance.

[7:10]  ³ tn Heb “who say.” A new sentence was begun here in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[7:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “My eyes will look on them.”

[7:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “a trampled-down place.”

[7:16]  ⁵ tn Or “be ashamed of.”

[7:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “and their ears will be deaf.” Apparently this means the opposing nations will be left dumbfounded by the Lord’s power. Their inability to respond will make them appear to be deaf mutes.

[7:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “lift, bear.”

[7:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “until.”

[7:9]  ⁹ tn Or “plead my case” (NASB and NIV both similar); NRSV “until he takes my side.”

[7:9]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “see.”

[7:9]  ¹¹ tn Or “justice, vindication.”