Micah 7:7

7:7 But I will keep watching for the Lord;

I will wait for the God who delivers me.

My God will hear my lament. ¹ 

Micah 7:3

7:3 They are determined to be experts at doing evil; ² 

government officials and judges take bribes, ³ 

prominent men make demands,

and they all do what is necessary to satisfy them. ⁴ 

[7:7]  ¹ tn Heb “me.” In the interest of clarity the nature of the prophet’s cry has been specified as “my lament” in the translation.

[7:3]  ² tn Heb “upon evil [are their] hands to do [it] well.”

[7:3]  ³ tn Heb “the official asks – and the judge – for a bribe.”

[7:3]  ⁴ tn More literally, “the great one announces what his appetite desires and they weave it together.” Apparently this means that subordinates plot and maneuver to make sure the prominent man’s desires materialize.