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\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh’s\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:1 }
“Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations.}
word
that
came
to
Micah
of Morasheth
in
the
days
of
Jotham,
Ahaz,
and
Hezekiah,
kings
of
Judah,
which
he
saw
concerning
Samaria
and
Jerusalem.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Hear,
you
peoples,
all
of
you!
\par }{\QB Listen,
O
earth,
and
all
that
is therein.
\par }{\Q Let
the
Lord\FTNT{†}{{\FR 1:2 }
The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”} Yahweh
be
witness
against
you,
\par }{\QB the
Lord
from
his
holy
temple.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}For
behold,\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 1:3 }
“Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.}
Yahweh
comes
out
of
his
place,
\par }{\QB and
will
come
down
and
tread
on
the
high
places
of
the
earth.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}The
mountains
melt
under
him,
\par }{\QB and
the
valleys
split apart
like
wax
before
the
fire,
\par }{\QB like
waters
that
are
poured
down
a
steep
place.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}“All
this
is
for
the disobedience
of
Jacob,
\par }{\QB and
for
the
sins
of
the
house
of
Israel.
\par }{\Q What
is
the disobedience
of
Jacob?
\par }{\QB Isn’t
it
Samaria?
\par }{\Q And
what
are
the
high
places
of
Judah?
\par }{\QB Aren’t
they
Jerusalem?
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Therefore
I
will
make
Samaria
like
a rubble
heap
of
the
field,
\par }{\QB like
places
for
planting
vineyards;
\par }{\Q and
I
will
pour
down
its
stones
into
the
valley,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
uncover
its
foundations.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}All
her
idols
will
be beaten
to
pieces,
\par }{\QB all
her temple
gifts
will
be
burned
with
fire,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
destroy
all
her
images;
\par }{\Q for
of
the
hire
of
a
prostitute
has
she
gathered
them,
\par }{\QB and
to
the
hire
of
a
prostitute shall
they
return.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}For
this
I
will
lament
and
wail.
\par }{\QB I
will go stripped
and
naked.
\par }{\QB I
will
howl
like
the
jackals
\par }{\QB and
mourn
like
the
ostriches.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}For
her
wounds
are
incurable;
\par }{\QB for
it
has
come
even
to
Judah.
\par }{\Q It
reaches
to
the
gate
of
my
people,
\par }{\QB even
to
Jerusalem.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Don’t
tell it
in
Gath.
\par }{\QB Don’t
weep
at
all.
\par }{\QB At Beth Ophrah\FTNT{§}{{\FR 1:10 }
Beth Ophrah means literally “House of Dust.”} I have rolled myself
in
the
dust.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Pass
on,
inhabitant
of
Shaphir,
in
nakedness
and
shame.
\par }{\QB The
inhabitant
of
Zaanan
won’t
come
out.
\par }{\QB The wailing
of Beth Ezel
will
take
from
you
his protection.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}For
the
inhabitant
of
Maroth waits anxiously
for
good,
\par }{\QB because
evil
has
come
down
from
Yahweh
to
the
gate
of
Jerusalem.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Harness
the
chariot
to
the
swift steed,
inhabitant
of
Lachish.
\par }{\QB She
was
the
beginning
of
sin
to
the
daughter
of
Zion;
\par }{\QB for
the
transgressions
of
Israel
were
found
in
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Therefore
you
will
give
a
parting
gift
to Moresheth Gath.
\par }{\QB The
houses
of
Achzib
will
be
a deceitful
thing
to
the
kings
of
Israel.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}I
will
yet
bring
a
conqueror
to
you,
inhabitants
of
Mareshah.
\par }{\QB The
glory
of
Israel
will
come
to
Adullam.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}Shave
your heads,
\par }{\QB and
cut
off
your
hair
for
the
children
of
your
delight.
\par }{\Q Enlarge
your
baldness
like
the vulture,
\par }{\QB for
they
have
gone
into
captivity
from
you!
\par }{\BB \par }
\PoetryChap{2}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Woe
to
those
who
devise
iniquity
\par }{\QB and
work
evil
on
their
beds!
\par }{\Q When
the
morning
is
light,
they
practice
it,
\par }{\QB because
it
is
in
the
power
of
their
hand.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}They
covet
fields
and
seize
them,
\par }{\QB and
houses,
then
take
them
away.
\par }{\Q They
oppress
a
man
and
his
house,
\par }{\QB even
a
man
and
his
heritage.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Therefore
Yahweh
says:
\par }{\Q “Behold,
I
am
planning
against
these
people
a
disaster,
\par }{\QB from
which
you
will
not
remove
your
necks,
\par }{\QB neither
will
you walk
haughtily,
\par }{\QB for
it
is
an
evil
time.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}In
that
day
they
will
take
up
a
parable
against
you,
\par }{\QB and lament
with
a doleful
lamentation,
saying,
\par }{\QB ‘We
are utterly
ruined!
\par }{\QB My
people’s possession
is
divided
up.
\par }{\QB Indeed
he
takes
it
from
me
and assigns
our
fields
to traitors!’ ”
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Therefore
you
will
have
no
one
who divides
the
land
by
lot
in
Yahweh’s
assembly.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}“Don’t prophesy!”—they prophesy—
\par }{\QB “Don’t prophesy about
these
things.
\par }{\QB Disgrace
won’t overtake us.”
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Shall
it
be
said,
O
house
of
Jacob,
\par }{\QB “Is
Yahweh’s
Spirit angry?
\par }{\QB Are
these
his
doings?
\par }{\QB Don’t
my
words
do
good
to
him
who
walks blamelessly?”
\par }{\Q \VS{8}But lately
my
people have
risen
up
as
an
enemy.
\par }{\QB You
strip
the
robe
and
clothing
from those
who
pass
by without
a care,
returning
from
battle.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}You
drive
the
women
of
my
people
out
from
their
pleasant
houses;
\par }{\QB from
their young
children
you
take
away
my blessing
forever.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Arise,
and depart!
\par }{\QB For
this
is
not
your
resting
place,
\par }{\QB because
of uncleanness
that destroys,
\par }{\QB even
with
a grievous destruction.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}If
a
man
walking
in
a
spirit
of
falsehood
lies, saying,
\par }{\QB “I
will prophesy
to
you
of
wine
and
of
strong
drink,”
\par }{\QB he
would
be
the
prophet
of
this
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}I
will
surely
assemble
all
of
you,
Jacob.
\par }{\QB I
will
surely
gather
the
remnant
of
Israel.
\par }{\Q I
will
put
them
together
as
the
sheep
of Bozrah,
\par }{\QB as
a
flock
in
the
middle
of
their
pasture.
\par }{\QB They
will swarm
with
people.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}He
who
breaks
open
the
way
goes
up
before
them.
\par }{\QB They
break
through
the
gate,
and
go
out.
\par }{\QB Their
king
passes
on
before
them,
\par }{\QB with
Yahweh
at
their
head.

\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}I
said,
\par }{\Q “Please
listen,
you
heads
of
Jacob,
\par }{\QB and
rulers
of
the
house
of
Israel:
\par }{\QB Isn’t
it
for
you
to
know
justice?
\par }{\Q \VS{2}You
who
hate
the
good,
\par }{\QB and
love
the
evil;
\par }{\QB who
tear
off
their
skin,
\par }{\QB and
their
flesh
from
off
their
bones;
\par }{\QB \VS{3}who
also
eat
the
flesh
of
my
people,
\par }{\QB and peel
their
skin
from
off
them,
\par }{\QB and
break
their
bones,
\par }{\QB and
chop
them
in pieces,
as
for
the
pot,
\par }{\QB and
as
meat
within
the cauldron.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Then
they
will
cry
to
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB but
he
will
not
answer
them.
\par }{\Q Yes,
he
will
hide
his
face
from
them
at
that
time,
\par }{\QB because
they
made
their
deeds
evil.”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Yahweh
says
concerning
the
prophets
who
lead
my
people
astray—for
those
who feed
their
teeth,
they
proclaim, “Peace!”
and
whoever
doesn’t
provide
for
their
mouths,
they
prepare
war
against
him:
\par }{\Q \VS{6}“Therefore
night
is
over
you,
with no
vision,
\par }{\QB and
it
is
dark
to
you,
that
you
may not
divine;
\par }{\QB and
the
sun
will
go
down
on
the
prophets,
\par }{\QB and
the
day
will
be
black
over
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}The
seers
shall
be
disappointed,
\par }{\QB and
the
diviners
confounded.
\par }{\Q Yes,
they
shall
all
cover
their lips,
\par }{\QB for
there
is
no
answer
from
God.”\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:7 }
The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).}
\par }{\Q \VS{8}But
as
for
me,
I
am
full
of
power
by
Yahweh’s
Spirit,
\par }{\QB and
of
judgment,
and
of
might,
\par }{\QB to
declare
to
Jacob
his disobedience,
\par }{\QB and
to
Israel
his
sin.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Please
listen
to
this,
you
heads
of
the
house
of
Jacob,
\par }{\QB and
rulers
of
the
house
of
Israel,
\par }{\QB who
abhor
justice,
\par }{\QB and pervert
all equity,
\par }{\QB \VS{10}who
build
up
Zion
with
blood,
\par }{\QB and
Jerusalem
with
iniquity.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Her
leaders
judge
for
bribes,
\par }{\QB and
her
priests
teach
for
a
price,
\par }{\QB and
her
prophets
of
it
tell fortunes
for
money;
\par }{\Q yet
they
lean
on
Yahweh,
and
say,
\par }{\QB “Isn’t
Yahweh
among
us?
\par }{\QB No
disaster
will
come
on
us.”
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Therefore
Zion
for
your sake
will
be
plowed
like
a
field,
\par }{\QB and
Jerusalem
will
become heaps
of rubble,
\par }{\QB and
the
mountain
of
the
temple
like
the
high
places
of
a
forest.
\par }{\BB \par }
\PoetryChap{4}{\Q \VerseOne{1}But
in
the
latter
days,
\par }{\QB it
will
happen
that
the
mountain
of
Yahweh’s
temple
will
be
established
on
the
top
of
the
mountains,
\par }{\QB and
it
will
be
exalted
above
the
hills;
\par }{\QB and
peoples
will stream
to
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Many
nations
will
go
and
say,
\par }{\QB “Come!
Let’s
go
up
to
the
mountain
of
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB and
to
the
house
of
the
God
of
Jacob;
\par }{\QB and
he
will
teach
us
of
his
ways,
\par }{\QB and
we
will
walk
in
his
paths.”
\par }{\Q For
the
law
will
go
out
of
Zion,
\par }{\QB and
Yahweh’s
word
from
Jerusalem;
\par }{\Q \VS{3}and
he
will
judge
between
many
peoples,
\par }{\QB and
will
decide
concerning
strong
nations
afar
off.
\par }{\QB They
will
beat
their
swords
into
plowshares,
\par }{\QB and
their
spears
into
pruning
hooks.
\par }{\Q Nation
will
not
lift
up
sword
against
nation,
\par }{\QB neither
will
they
learn
war
any
more.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}But
every
man
will
sit
under
his
vine
and
under
his
fig
tree.
\par }{\QB No
one
will
make
them
afraid,
\par }{\QB for
the
mouth
of
Yahweh
of
Armies
has
spoken.
\VS{5}Indeed
all
the
nations
may walk
in
the
name
of
their
gods,
\par }{\QB but
we
will walk
in
the
name
of
Yahweh
our
God
forever
and
ever.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}“In
that
day,”
says
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB “I
will
assemble
that
which
is
lame,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
gather
that
which
is
driven
away,
\par }{\QB and
that
which
I
have afflicted;
\par }{\QB \VS{7}and
I
will
make
that
which
was
lame
a
remnant,
\par }{\QB and
that
which
was cast
far
off
a
strong
nation:
\par }{\QB and
Yahweh
will
reign
over
them
on
Mount
Zion
from
then
on,
even
forever.”
\par }{\Q \VS{8}You,
tower
of
the
flock,
the
hill
of
the
daughter
of
Zion,
\par }{\QB to
you
it
will
come.
\par }{\Q Yes,
the
former
dominion
will
come,
\par }{\QB the
kingdom
of
the
daughter
of
Jerusalem.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Now
why
do
you
cry
out
aloud?
\par }{\QB Is
there
no
king
in
you?
\par }{\QB Has
your
counselor
perished,
\par }{\QB that pains
have
taken
hold
of
you
as
of
a woman
in travail?
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Be
in pain,
and
labor
to
give
birth,
daughter
of
Zion,
\par }{\QB like
a
woman
in travail;
\par }{\QB for
now
you
will
go
out
of
the
city,
\par }{\QB and
will
dwell
in
the
field,
\par }{\QB and
will
come
even
to
Babylon.
\par }{\Q There
you
will
be
rescued.
\par }{\QB There
Yahweh
will
redeem
you
from
the
hand
of
your
enemies.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}Now
many
nations
have
assembled
against
you,
that
say,
\par }{\QB “Let
her
be defiled,
\par }{\QB and
let
our
eye
gloat
over
Zion.”
\par }{\Q \VS{12}But
they
don’t
know
the
thoughts
of
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB neither do
they
understand
his
counsel;
\par }{\QB for
he
has
gathered
them
like
the
sheaves
to
the
threshing
floor.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Arise
and
thresh,
daughter
of
Zion,
\par }{\QB for
I
will
make
your
horn
iron,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
make
your
hoofs
bronze.
\par }{\Q You
will beat
in pieces
many
peoples.
\par }{\Q I
will devote
their
gain
to
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB and
their
substance
to
the
Lord
of
the
whole
earth.
\par }{\BB \par }
\PoetryChap{5}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Now
you
shall gather
yourself
in troops,
\par }{\QB daughter
of troops.
\par }{\Q He
has
laid siege
against
us.
\par }{\QB They
will strike
the judge
of
Israel
with
a rod
on
the cheek.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}But
you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
\par }{\QB being small
among
the clans
of Judah,
\par }{\QB out
of
you
one
will
come
out
to
me
who
is
to
be ruler
in
Israel;
\par }{\QB whose goings
out
are
from
of
old,
from ancient
times.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Therefore
he
will abandon
them
until
the
time
that
she
who
is
in labor
gives birth.
\par }{\QB Then
the rest
of
his brothers
will return
to
the children
of Israel.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}He
shall
stand,
and
shall
shepherd
in
the strength
of Yahweh,
\par }{\QB in
the majesty
of
the name
of Yahweh
his God.
\par }{\QB They
will live,
for
then
he
will
be great
to
the ends
of
the
earth.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}He
will
be
our peace
when
Assyria
invades
our
land
\par }{\QB and
when
he marches
through
our fortresses,
\par }{\QB then
we
will raise
against
him seven
shepherds,
\par }{\QB and eight leaders
of men.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}They
will rule
the
land
of Assyria
with
the sword,
\par }{\QB and
the
land
of Nimrod
in
its gates.
\par }{\Q He
will deliver
us
from
the Assyrian,
\par }{\QB when
he invades
our
land,
\par }{\QB and
when
he marches
within
our
border.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}The
remnant
of
Jacob
will
be
among
many
peoples
\par }{\QB like dew
from Yahweh,
\par }{\QB like showers
on
the grass,
\par }{\QB that
don’t wait
for
man
\par }{\QB nor wait
for
the sons
of
men.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}The remnant
of Jacob
will
be
among
the nations,
\par }{\QB among many peoples,
\par }{\QB like
a lion
among
the animals
of
the forest,
\par }{\QB like
a young lion
among
the flocks
of sheep;
\par }{\QB who, if
he goes
through, treads
down
and tears
in pieces,
\par }{\QB and
there
is
no
one
to deliver.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Let
your hand
be lifted
up above
your adversaries,
\par }{\QB and
let
all
of
your enemies
be
cut
off.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}“It
will happen
in
that day”, says Yahweh,
\par }{\QB “that
I
will
cut
off
your horses
from
among
you
\par }{\QB and
will
destroy
your chariots.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}I
will
cut
off
the cities
of
your land
\par }{\QB and
will tear
down all
your strongholds.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}I
will
destroy witchcraft
from
your
hand.
\par }{\QB You
shall
have
no soothsayers.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}I will cut off
your engraved images
and
your pillars
from
among
you;
\par }{\QB and
you shall no more worship
the work
of
your hands.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}I
will uproot
your Asherah poles
from
among
you;
\par }{\QB and
I
will
destroy
your cities.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}I will execute vengeance in anger
\par }{\QB and wrath on the nations that didn’t listen.”

\par }\Chap{6}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Listen
now
to
what
Yahweh
says:
\par }{\Q “Arise,
plead
your
case
before
the
mountains,
\par }{\QB and
let
the
hills
hear
what
you
have
to
say.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Hear,
you
mountains,
Yahweh’s
indictment,
\par }{\QB and
you
enduring
foundations
of
the
earth;
\par }{\QB for
Yahweh
has
a
case
against
his
people,
\par }{\QB and
he
will
contend
with
Israel.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}My
people,
what have
I
done
to
you?
\par }{\QB How have
I burdened
you?
\par }{\QB Answer
me!
\par }{\Q \VS{4}For
I
brought
you
up
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
\par }{\QB and
redeemed
you
out
of
the
house
of
bondage.
\par }{\QB I
sent
before
you
Moses,
Aaron,
and
Miriam.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}My
people,
remember
now
what
Balak
king
of
Moab
devised,
\par }{\QB and
what
Balaam
the
son
of
Beor
answered
him
from
Shittim
to
Gilgal,
\par }{\QB that
you
may
know
the
righteous
acts
of
Yahweh.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}How
shall
I
come
before
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB and
bow myself
before
the
exalted
God?
\par }{\Q Shall
I
come
before
him
with
burnt
offerings,
\par }{\QB with
calves
a
year
old?
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Will
Yahweh
be
pleased
with
thousands
of
rams?
\par }{\QB With tens
of
thousands
of rivers
of
oil?
\par }{\Q Shall
I
give
my
firstborn
for
my disobedience?
\par }{\QB The
fruit
of
my
body
for
the
sin
of
my
soul?
\par }{\Q \VS{8}He
has
shown
you,
O
man,
what
is
good.
\par }{\QB What
does
Yahweh
require
of
you,
but
to
act
justly,
\par }{\QB to
love
mercy,
and
to walk
humbly
with
your
God?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}Yahweh’s
voice
calls
to
the
city—
\par }{\QB and
wisdom
fears
your
name—
\par }{\Q “Listen
to
the
rod,
\par }{\QB and
he
who
appointed
it.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Are there
yet
treasures
of
wickedness
in
the
house
of
the
wicked,
\par }{\QB and
a
short
ephah\FTNT{*}{{\FR 6:10 }
An ephah is a measure of volume (about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel), and a short ephah is made smaller than a full ephah for the purpose of cheating customers.}
that
is accursed?
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Shall
I tolerate
dishonest
scales,
\par }{\QB and
a
bag
of
deceitful
weights?
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Her
rich
men
are
full
of
violence,
\par }{\QB her
inhabitants
speak
lies,
\par }{\QB and
their
tongue
is
deceitful
in
their
speech.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Therefore
I
also
have
struck
you
with
a grievous wound.
\par }{\QB I
have
made
you
desolate
because
of
your
sins.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}You
shall
eat,
but
not
be
satisfied.
\par }{\QB Your hunger
will
be
within
you.
\par }{\QB You
will store
up,
but
not save,
\par }{\QB and
that
which
you save
I
will
give
up
to
the
sword.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}You
will
sow,
but
won’t
reap.
\par }{\QB You
will
tread
the
olives,
but
won’t
anoint
yourself
with
oil;
\par }{\QB and crush
grapes,
but
won’t
drink
the
wine.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}For
the
statutes
of
Omri
are
kept,
\par }{\QB and
all
the
works
of
Ahab’s
house.
\par }{\QB You walk
in
their
counsels,
\par }{\QB that
I
may
make
you
a ruin,
\par }{\QB and
your
inhabitants
a
hissing.
\par }{\QB You
will
bear
the
reproach
of
my
people.”
\par }{\BB \par }
\PoetryChap{7}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Misery
is mine!
\par }{\QB Indeed,
I
am
like
one
who
gathers
the
summer fruits,
as
gleanings
of
the vineyard.
\par }{\QB There
is
no
cluster
of grapes
to
eat.
\par }{\QB My
soul
desires
to
eat
the early
fig.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}The
godly
man
has
perished
out
of
the
earth,
\par }{\QB and
there
is
no
one
upright
among
men.
\par }{\QB They
all
lie
in
wait
for
blood;
\par }{\QB every
man
hunts
his
brother
with
a net.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Their
hands
are
on
that
which
is
evil
to
do
it diligently.
\par }{\QB The
ruler
and
judge
ask
for
a
bribe.
\par }{\Q The powerful
man dictates
the
evil
desire
of
his
soul.
\par }{\QB Thus
they conspire
together.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}The
best
of
them
is
like
a brier.
\par }{\QB The most
upright
is worse
than
a
thorn
hedge.
\par }{\Q The
day
of
your
watchmen,
\par }{\QB even
your visitation,
has
come;
\par }{\QB now
is
the
time
of
their
confusion.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Don’t
trust
in
a
neighbor.
\par }{\QB Don’t
put
confidence
in
a
friend.
\par }{\QB With
the woman
lying
in
your embrace,
\par }{\QB be
careful
of
the
words
of
your
mouth!
\par }{\Q \VS{6}For
the
son dishonors
the
father,
\par }{\QB the
daughter
rises
up
against
her
mother,
\par }{\QB the
daughter-in-law
against
her
mother-in-law;
\par }{\QB a
man’s
enemies
are
the
men
of
his
own
house.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}But
as
for
me,
I
will look
to
Yahweh.
\par }{\QB I
will
wait
for
the
God
of
my
salvation.
\par }{\QB My
God
will
hear
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Don’t
rejoice
against
me,
my
enemy.
\par }{\QB When
I
fall,
I
will
arise.
\par }{\QB When
I
sit
in
darkness,
Yahweh
will
be
a
light
to
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}I
will
bear
the
indignation
of
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB because
I
have
sinned
against
him,
\par }{\QB until
he
pleads
my
case
and executes
judgment
for
me.
\par }{\QB He
will
bring
me
out
to
the
light.
\par }{\QB I
will
see
his
righteousness.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Then
my
enemy
will
see
it,
\par }{\QB and
shame
will
cover
her
who
said
to
me,
\par }{\QB “Where
is
Yahweh
your
God?”
\par }{\Q My
eyes
will
see
her.
\par }{\QB Now she
will
be trodden
down
like
the
mire
of
the
streets.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}A
day
to
build
your
walls!
\par }{\QB In
that
day,
he
will extend
your
boundary.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}In
that
day
they
will
come
to
you
from
Assyria
and
the
cities
of
Egypt,
\par }{\QB and
from
Egypt
even
to
the
River,
\par }{\QB and
from
sea
to
sea,
\par }{\QB and
mountain
to
mountain.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Yet
the
land
will
be
desolate
because
of
those
who
dwell therein,
\par }{\QB for
the
fruit
of
their
doings.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Shepherd
your
people
with
your
staff,
\par }{\QB the
flock
of
your
heritage,
\par }{\QB who
dwell
by themselves
in
a
forest.
\par }{\Q Let
them
feed
in
the
middle
of fertile pasture
land,
\par }{\QB in
Bashan
and
Gilead,
as
in
the
days
of
old.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}“As
in
the
days
of
your
coming
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
\par }{\QB I
will
show
them
marvelous
things.”
\par }{\Q \VS{16}The
nations
will
see
and
be
ashamed
of
all
their
might.
\par }{\QB They
will
lay
their
hand
on
their
mouth.
\par }{\QB Their
ears
will
be deaf.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}They
will
lick
the
dust
like
a
serpent.
\par }{\QB Like
crawling things
of
the
earth,
they
will
come
trembling
out
of
their dens.
\par }{\QB They
will
come
with
fear
to
Yahweh
our
God,
\par }{\QB and
will
be
afraid
because
of
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Who
is
a
God
like
you,
who
pardons
iniquity,
\par }{\QB and
passes
over
the disobedience
of
the
remnant
of
his
heritage?
\par }{\Q He
doesn’t
retain
his
anger
forever,
\par }{\QB because
he
delights
in loving
kindness.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}He
will
again
have
compassion
on
us.
\par }{\QB He
will
tread
our
iniquities
under
foot.
\par }{\QB You
will
cast
all
their
sins
into
the
depths
of
the
sea.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}You
will
give
truth
to
Jacob,
\par }{\QB and mercy
to
Abraham,
\par }{\QB as
you
have
sworn
to
our
fathers
from
the
days
of old.
\par }