Verse 18
Micah 7:18
GOD'S WORD Translation
18
Who is a God (Elohim) like you, who pardons iniquity,
and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage?
He doesn’t retain his anger forever,
because he delights in loving kindness.
Original Language Text
hebrew
מִי אֵ֣ל כָּמ֗וֹ/ךָ נֹשֵׂ֤א עָוֺן֙ וְ/עֹבֵ֣ר עַל פֶּ֔שַׁע לִ/שְׁאֵרִ֖ית נַחֲלָת֑/וֹ לֹא הֶחֱזִ֤יק לָ/עַד֙ אַפּ֔/וֹ כִּֽי חָפֵ֥ץ חֶ֖סֶד הֽוּא
English Translation
Who is a God like You, bearing iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of His inheritance? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy.
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Chapter 7 Context
1
Misery is mine!
Indeed, I am like one who gathers the summer fruits, as gleanings of the vineyard:
T...
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2
The godly man has perished out of the earth,
and there is no one upright among men.
They all lie in...
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3
Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently.
The ruler and judge ask for a bribe;
and...
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4
The best of them is like a brier.
The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge.
The day of your watc...
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5
Don’t trust in a neighbor.
Don’t put confidence in a friend.
With the woman lying in your embrace,
b...
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6
For the son dishonors the father,
the daughter rises up against her mother,
the daughter-in-law agai...
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7
But as for me, I will look to Yahweh.
I will wait for the God (Elohim) of my salvation.
My God (Eloh...
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8
Don’t rejoice against me, my enemy.
When I fall, I will arise.
When I sit in darkness, Yahweh will b...
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9
I will bear the indignation of Yahweh,
because I have sinned against him,
until he pleads my case, a...
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10
Then my enemy will see it,
and shame will cover her who said to me,
where is Yahweh your God (Elohim...
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11
A day to build your walls—
In that day, he will extend your boundary.
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12
In that day they will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt,
and from Egypt even to the R...
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13
Yet the land will be desolate because of those who dwell therein,
for the fruit of their doings.
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14
Shepherd your people with your staff,
the flock of your heritage,
who dwell by themselves in a fores...
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15
“As in the days of your coming out of the land of Egypt,
I will show them marvelous things.”
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16
The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might.
They will lay their hand on their mouth.
The...
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17
They will lick the dust like a serpent.
Like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling...
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18
Who is a God (Elohim) like you, who pardons iniquity,
and passes over the disobedience of the remnan...
19
He will again have compassion on us.
He will tread our iniquities under foot;
and you will cast all...
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20
You will give truth to Jacob,
and mercy to Abraham,
as you have sworn to our fathers from the days o...
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