Micah 7 · Verse 8

Micah 7:8

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.
Micah 7:8, King James Version

Micah 7:8 in other translations

BSBDo not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
WEBDon’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.
ASVRejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah will be a light unto me.
YLTThou 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.
DARBYRejoice not against me, O mine enemy: though I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah shall be a light unto me.
BBEDo 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.
WebsterRejoice 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.

What does Micah 7:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. Rejoice not--at my fall. when I fall, I shall arise--(Psa 37:24; Pr 24:16). when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light--Israel reasons as her divine representative, Messiah, reasoned by faith in His hour of darkness and desertion (Is 50:7, 8, 10). Israel addresses Babylon, her triumphant foe (or Edom), as a female; the type of her last and worst foes (Psa 137:7, 8). "Mine enemy," in Hebrew, is feminine.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy - The captive Israelites are introduced as speaking here and in the preceding verse. The enemy are the Assyrians and Chaldeans; the fall is their idolatry and consequent captivity; the darkness, the calamities they suffered in that captivity; their rise and light, their restoration and consequent blessedness. To rejoice over the fall or miseries of any man, betrays a malignant spirit. I have known several instances where people professing to hold a very pure and Christian creed, having become unfaithful and fallen into sin, their opponents, who held a very impure and unchristian creed, have exulted with "Ha, ha! so would we have it!" and have shown their malignity more fully, by giving all possible publicity and circulation to such accounts. Perhaps in the sight of God this was worse than the poor wretch's fall, in which they exulted as having taken place in one who held a creed different from their own. But these arose again from their fall, while those jesters at holiness continued in the gall of bitterness and bonds of inward corruption.

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 to the Lord as the God of our salvation. Though enemies triumph and insult, they shall be silenced and put to shame. Though Zion's walls may long be in ruins, there will come a day when they shall be repaired. Israel shall come from all the remote parts, not turning back for discouragements. Though our enemies may seem to prevail against us, and to rejoice over us, we should not despond. Though cast down, we are not destroyed; we may join hope in God's mercy, with submission to his correction. No hinderances can prevent the favours the Lord intends for his church.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Micah 7:8 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.

אַֽל\־'al-may notH408
תִּשְׂמְחִ֤יtis.me.Chiyou rejoiceH8055
אֹיַ֙בְתִּי֙'o.Yav.tiO enemy myH341
לִ֔יLito me
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
נָפַ֖לְתִּיna.Fal.tiI have fallenH5307
קָ֑מְתִּיKa.me.tiI will ariseH6965
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אֵשֵׁ֣ב'e.ShevI sitH3427
בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhin <the> darknessH2822
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
א֥וֹר'or[will be] lightH216
לִֽי\׃\ \סLiof me

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Micah 7:8

  • John 8:12

    Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

  • Psalms 27:1

    A Psalm of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

  • Isaiah 9:2

    The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

  • Psalms 112:4

    Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

  • Proverbs 24:16-18

    For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

  • Psalms 107:10-15

    Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High: Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. …

  • Obadiah 1:12

    But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:6

    For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  • Psalms 97:11

    Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

  • Psalms 41:10-12

    But thou, O Lord, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them. By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

  • Psalms 38:16

    For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

  • Psalms 84:11

    For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Rejoice.
Job 31:29; Ps 13:4-6; 35:15,16,19,24-26; 38:16; Pr 24:17,18
Jer 50:11; La 4:21,22; Eze 25:6; 35:15; Ob 1:12; Joh 16:20
Re 11:10-12
when I fall.
Ps 37:21; 41:10-12; Pr 24:16
when I sit.
Ps 107:10-15; 112:4; Isa 9:2; 49:9; 50:10; Mt 4:16; Lu 1:78,79
the Lord.
Ps 27:1; 84:11; 97:11; 112:4; Isa 2:5; 60:1-3,19,20; Mal 4:2
Joh 8:12; Ac 26:18; 2Co 4:6; Re 21:23; 22:5

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Context

  • Micah 7:7

    Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

  • Micah 7:8

    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.

  • 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.

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Micah 7:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tú, enemiga mía, no te huelgues de mí: porque aunque caí, he de levantarme; aunque more en tinieblas, Jehová será mi luz.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ne te réjouis pas sur moi, mon ennemie: si je tombe, je me relèverai; si je suis assise dans les ténèbres, l’ Éternel sera ma lumière.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Freue dich nicht über mich, meine Feindin! denn bin ich gefallen, so stehe ich wieder auf; denn sitze ich in Finsternis, so ist Jehova mein Licht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ne læteris, inimica mea, super me, quia cecidi: consurgam cum sedero in tenebris: Dominus lux mea est.