Micah 7 · Verse 10

Micah 7:10

Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the Lord thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
Micah 7:10, King James Version

Micah 7:10 in other translations

BSBThen my enemy will see and will be covered with shame— she who said to me, “Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will see her; at that time she will be trampled like mud in the streets.
WEBThen my enemy will see it, and shame will cover her who said to me, “Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will see her. Now she will be trodden down like the mire of the streets.
ASVThen mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her who said unto me, Where is Jehovah thy God? Mine eyes shall see my desire upon her; now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
YLTAnd see doth mine enemy, And cover her doth shame, Who saith unto me, ‘Where is Jehovah thy God?' Mine eyes do look on her, Now she is for a treading-place, As mire of the out-places.
DARBYAnd mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is Jehovah thy God? Mine eyes shall behold her; now shall she be trodden down, as the mire of the streets.
BBEAnd my hater will see it and be covered with shame; she who said to me, Where is the Lord your God? my eyes will see their desire effected on her, now she will be crushed under foot like the dust of the streets.
WebsterThen she that is my enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her who said to me, Where is the LORD thy God? my eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.

What does Micah 7:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. shame shall cover her--in seeing how utterly mistaken she was in supposing that I was utterly ruined. Where is ... thy God--(Psa 42:3, 10). If He be "thy God," as thou sayest, let Him come now and deliver thee. So as to Israel's representative, Messiah (Mt 27:43). mine eyes shall behold her--a just retribution in kind upon the foe who had said, "Let our eye look upon Zion." Zion shall behold her foe prostrate, not with the carnal joy of revenge, but with spiritual joy in God's vindicating His own righteousness (Is 66:24; Re 16:5-7). shall she be trodden down--herself, who had trodden down me.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Then she that is mine enemy - This may refer particularly to the city of Babylon. Shall she be trodden down - Literally fulfilled in the package of that city by the Persians, and its consequent total ruin. It became as mire; its walls, formed of brick kneaded with straw and baked in the sun, becoming exposed to the wet, dissolved, so that a vestige of the city remains not, except a few bricks digged from under the rubbish, several pieces of which now lie before me, and show the perishing materials of which the head of this proud empire was composed.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Micah 7:8-13

Those truly penitent for sin, will see great reason to be patient under affliction. When we complain to the Lord of the badness of the times, we ought to complain against ourselves for the badness of our hearts. We must depend upon God to work deliverance for us in due time. We must not only look to him, but look for him. In our greatest distresses, we shall see no reason to despair of salvation, if by faith we look…

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Micah 7:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְתֵרֶ֤אve.te.Re'and she will seeH7200
אֹיַ֙בְתִּי֙'o.Yav.tienemy myH341
וּתְכַסֶּ֣הָu.te.kha.Se.haand it will cover herH3680
בוּשָׁ֔הvu.ShahshameH955
הָאֹמְרָ֣הha.'o.me.Rah[she] who saysH559
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413
אַיּ֖וֹ'ai.Yowhere [is]? heH335
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhGod yourH430
עֵינַי֙'ei.Naieyes myH5869
תִּרְאֶ֣ינָּהtir.'Ei.nahthey will lookH7200
בָּ֔הּBahon her
עַתָּ֛ה'a.TahnowH6258
תִּֽהְיֶ֥הtih.Yehshe will becomeH1961
לְמִרְמָ֖סle.mir.Mas<into> a trampling placeH4823
כְּטִ֥יטke.Titlike [the] mud ofH2916
חוּצֽוֹת\׃chu.Tzot[the] streetsH2351

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Cross references for Micah 7:10

  • Zechariah 10:5

    And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

  • Psalms 42:10

    As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?

  • Jeremiah 50:33-34

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go. Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.

  • Revelation 18:20

    Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

  • Psalms 35:26

    Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

  • Joel 2:17

    Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

  • Psalms 18:42

    Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

  • 2 Samuel 22:43

    Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.

  • Micah 4:11

    Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.

  • Jeremiah 51:51

    We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the Lord’s house.

  • Psalms 79:10

    Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.

  • 2 Kings 9:33-37

    And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot. And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king’s daughter. And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands. Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel: …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Then, etc. or, And thou wilt see her that is mine enemy, andcover her with shame. she that.
Ps 137:8,9; Isa 47:5-9; Jer 50:33,34; 51:8-10,24; Na 2:1-3:19
Re 17:1-7
shame.
Ps 35:26; 109:29; Jer 51:51; Eze 7:18; Ob 1:10
Where.
Ps 42:3,10; 79:10; 115:2; Isa 37:10,11; Da 3:15; Joe 2:17; Mt 27:43
mine.
4:11; Ps 58:10; Mal 1:5; Re 18:20
now.
2Sa 22:43; 2Ki 9:33-37; Ps 18:42; Isa 25:10-12; 26:5,6; 41:15,16
Isa 51:22,23; 63:2,3; Zec 10:5; Mal 4:3
trodden down. Heb. for a treading down.

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Context

  • Micah 7:9

    I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.

  • Micah 7:10

    Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the Lord thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.

  • Micah 7:11

    In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed.

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Micah 7:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y mi enemiga verá, y la cubrirá vergüenza: la que me decía: ¿Dónde está Jehová tu Dios? Mis ojos la verán; ahora será hollada como lodo de las calles.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et mon ennemie le verra et la honte la couvrira, elle qui me disait: Où est l’ Éternel, ton Dieu? Mes yeux la verront; maintenant elle sera foulée comme la boue des rues.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und meine Feindin soll es sehen, und Scham soll sie bedecken, die zu mir sprach: Wo ist Jehova, dein Gott? Meine Augen werden ihre Lust an ihr sehen: nun wird sie zertreten werden wie Straßenkot.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et aspiciet inimica mea, et operietur confusione, quæ dicit ad me: Ubi est Dominus Deus tuus? Oculi mei videbunt in eam: nunc erit in conculcationem ut lutum platearum.