MIC 7:8 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Don’t be happy about what happened to me, my enemy.
⇔ After I fall, I’ll get up and stand again.
⇔ When I sit in darkness, Yahweh will be a light for me.

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Μὴ ἐπίχαιρέ μοι ἡ ἐχθρά μου, ὅτι πέπτωκα, καὶ ἀναστήσομαι· διότι ἐὰν καθίσω ἐν τῷ σκότει, Κύριος φωτιεῖ μοι.
(Maʸ epiⱪaire moi haʸ eⱪthra mou, hoti peptōka, kai anastaʸsomai; dioti ean kathisō en tōi skotei, Kurios fōtiei moi. )

BrTr Rejoice not against me, mine enemy; for I have fallen yet shall arise; for though I should sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light to me.

ULT Do not rejoice over me, my enemy.
⇔ After I fall,
⇔ I will rise.
⇔ When I sit in darkness,
⇔ Yahweh will be a light for me.

UST You who are our enemies,
⇔ do not gloat about what has happened to us,
⇔ because even if we have experienced disasters,
⇔ those disasters will end, and we will be prosperous again.
⇔ Even if it is as though we are sitting in the darkness,
⇔ Yahweh will be our light.

OEB Do not rejoice over me, my enemy.
⇔ If I have fallen, I will rise.
⇔ If I sit in darkness, the Lord is my light.

WEBBE Don’t rejoice against me, my enemy.
⇔ When I fall, I will arise.
⇔ When I sit in darkness, the LORD will be a light to me.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET My enemies, do not gloat over me!
⇔ Though I have fallen, I will get up.
⇔ Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.

LSV You do not rejoice over me, O my enemy,
When I have fallen, I have risen,
When I sit in darkness YHWH is a light to me.

FBV Don't gloat over me, my enemies! Even though I fall, I will rise again. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord is my light.

T4T You who are our enemies,
⇔ do not gloat/rejoice about what has happened to us,
⇔ because even if we have experienced disasters,
⇔ those disasters will end and we will be restored.
⇔ Even if it is as though we are sitting in the darkness,
⇔ Yahweh will be our light.

LEB • You should not rejoice over me, O my enemy! When I fall I will stand up;
• when I sit in darkness
• Yahweh will be a light for me.

BBE Do not be glad because of my sorrow, O my hater: after my fall I will be lifted up; when I am seated in the dark, the Lord will be a light to me.

Moff Exult not over me, my enemies;
⇔ though I fall, I rise,
⇔ though I sit in darkness, the Eternal is my light.

JPS Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy; though I am fallen, I shall arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD is a light unto me.

ASV Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah will be a light unto me.

DRA Rejoice not, thou, my enemy, over me, because I am fallen: I shall arise, when I sit in darkness, the Lord is my light.

YLT Thou dost not rejoice over me, O mine enemy, When I have fallen, I have risen, When I sit in darkness Jehovah is a light to me.

Drby Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: though I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah shall be a light unto me.

RV Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
(Rejoice not against me, Oh mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me. )

SLT Thou shalt not rejoice against me, O mine enemy: if I fell I arose: if I shall sit in darkness, Jehovah a light to me.

Wbstr Rejoice not against me, O my enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD will be a light to me.

KJB-1769 ¶ Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
(¶ Rejoice not against me, Oh mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me. )

KJB-1611 ¶ Reioyce not against mee, O mine enemie: When I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darknes, the LORD shall be a light vnto me.
(¶ Rejoice not against me, Oh mine enemy: When I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darknes, the LORD shall be a light unto me.)

Bshps O thou enemie of myne reioyce not at my fall, for I shall rise againe: & though I sit in darkenesse, yet the Lorde is my light.
(Oh thou/you enemy of mine rejoice not at my fall, for I shall rise again: and though I sit in darkness, yet the Lord is my light.)

Gnva Reioyce not against me, O mine enemie: though I fall, I shall arise: when I shall sit in darkenesse, the Lord shalbe a light vnto me.
(Rejoice not against me, Oh mine enemy: though I fall, I shall arise: when I shall sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. )

Cvdl O thou enemie of myne, reioyce not at my fall, for I shal get vp agayne: and though I syt in darcknesse, yet ye LORDE is my light.
(Oh thou/you enemy of mine, rejoice not at my fall, for I shall get up again: and though I sit in darkness, yet ye/you_all LORD is my light.)

Wycl Thou, myn enemye, be not glad on me, for Y felle doun, Y schal rise; whanne Y sitte in derknessis, the Lord is my liyt.
(Thou, mine enemy, be not glad on me, for I fell down, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord is my light.)

Luth Freue dich nicht, meine Feindin, daß ich daniederliege! Ich werde wieder aufkommen. Und so ich im Finstern sitze, so ist doch der HErr mein Licht.
(Freue you/yourself not, my enemyin, that I downliege! I become again arise/come_up. And so I in_the darkness sit, so is though/but the/of_the LORD my light(n).)

ClVg Ne læteris, inimica mea, super me, quia cecidi: consurgam cum sedero in tenebris: Dominus lux mea est.
(Don't of_leather, hostile my, over me, because I_fell: I_will_get_up when/with I_will_sit_down in/into/on darkness: Master light my it_is. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 7:8–13: The LORD will restore his people

In this section, the speaker expressed his trust that the LORD would restore and bless his people again after a time of suffering for their sin. Their borders would be enlarged and people would come there from other nations.

Here are some other examples of section headings:

Penitence and Trust in God (NRSV)

Israel Will Rise (NIV)

The Lord Brings Salvation (GNT)

Paragraph 7:8–10

This paragraph talks about confession of sin, faith in the LORD, and victory over enemies.UBS (pages 244–256). The pronouns “I” and “me” are used to refer to the speaker, whose identity is not made explicit. Most versions also leave the speaker implied. However, in some languages it may be necessary to make the referent of “I” and “my” explicit. The majority of commentators propose that the city of Jerusalem/Zion was figuratively speaking here (personification).This proposal is favored by NICOT, NAC, A&F, TOTC, Waltke 2007, and Carson. Another proposal, favored by WBC, is that the speaker was “the nation.” It is also possible that Micah spoke here as a representative of the godly remnant of the people of Israel.This proposal is favored by EBC and is listed as an option by UBS. The Notes will follow the majority opinion.

Since a city has many residents, it may be more natural in some languages to translate the first-person pronouns in this paragraph as plurals, “we,” “our,” and “us.” See the second and/or third meaning lines in the Display for examples.

7:8a

Do not gloat over me, my enemy!

¶ Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy; (NRSV)
¶ You^(sing), my enemy, should not laugh at our^(excl) misfortune.

Do not gloat over me, my enemy!: In Hebrew, the phrase gloat over me means “rejoice arrogantly, exult.”BDB #8055 (page 970).

In this clause the speaker addressed an enemy directly. Some versions have added the word “O” to make it clear that my enemy is a term of address (vocative). Use a vocative that is natural in your language when a person speaks to a group of people.

Here are some ways to translate this clause:

Translate as a command. For example:
Enemy, don’t laugh at me. (NCV)
Do not gloat over me, my enemies! (NLT)
Translate as a statement. For example:
Our enemies have no reason to gloat over us. (GNT)

my enemy: In Hebrew, the words my and enemy are singular. However, both words have a collective reference to a group of people.UBS (page 250). In some languages, it may be more natural to translate these words with plural forms. See the GNT example above.

Based on 7:8b, the enemy was probably a literal city or nation whose army had defeated the city of Jerusalem. In Hebrew, the word enemy is feminine. However, use the gender that is natural in your language to refer to an enemy city or nation.

7:8b–c

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

^8b Though I have fallen, I will arise;

^8c though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.

In each line, the underlined part states a negative situation. The part in bold print states a positive outcome. Together, these lines give the reason why the speaker (Jerusalem) tells the enemy not to rejoice. It is because the city will not remain destroyed. The LORD will bring restoration and salvation.

Though I have fallen…though I sit: In this verse, both phrases refer to a past event, the defeat of the city by an enemy. However, the same phrases can apply to other, future negative situations also.

Here are some ways to translate these phrases:

Translate in a way that refers to the situation in Jerusalem at that time. Leave implied that the same phrases can also apply to other negative situations. For example:
Although I’ve fallen…although I sit in the dark (GW)
We have fallen…We are in darkness now (GNT)
Translate in a way that has general application to any negative situation. Leave implied that these phrases refer initially to the city’s defeat at that time. For example:
when I fall…when I sit in darkness (ESV)
Though I fall…Though I dwell in darkness (NASB)

7:8b

Though I have fallen, I will arise;

although I have fallen, I will rise.
We^(excl) are like people who have fallen, but we^(excl) will stand up again.
We are defeated now, but we will recover.

Though I have fallen, I will arise: These phrases are metaphors that compare defeat in warNAC (page 127) suggests that the reference here is to the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC. Similarly, A&F (page 582) suggests “war casualties.” See also Waltke 2007 (page 433). and recovery from defeatNIDOTTE (page 904). to a person who falls and then stands up. The word fallen means “experience calamity.”BDB #5307 (page 657). Here the word arise means “come back to life.”A&F (page 582).

Here are some ways to translate these phrases. If possible, keep the references to falling and rising in your translation, as in the first two bulleted options below. The strong contrast may give the translation greater impact:

Keep the metaphors. For example:
Though I have fallen, I will rise. (NIV)
Change the metaphors into a simile. For example:
I am like a person who has fallen but will stand again.
Translate the meaning without using a figure of speech. For example:
Although I have been defeated, I will recover.

7:8c

though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.

Although I sit in darkness, Yahweh will be my light.
It is as if we^(excl) are surrounded by darkness, but Yahweh will be like light to us^(excl).
Now we feel despair , but Yahweh will rescue us from our sadness.

though I sit in darkness: This clause is the first of two metaphors about darkness and light. This metaphor compares the difficult situation of distress and humiliation to a person sitting in a dark place, like a prisoner confined to a dark cell.Margolis (page 73) and the ESV Study Bible (page 1707).

the LORD will be my light: This clause part is the second metaphor about darkness and light. It compares deliverance/salvation by the LORD to light.NAC (page 127) notes that “light frequently symbolizes well-being, life, freedom, and salvation (deliverance).” See also Waltke 2007 (page 433) and NET footnote on “light.”

Here are some ways to translate 7:8c. If possible, keep the references to darkness and light in your translation, as in the first two bulleted options below. The strong contrast may give the translation greater impact.