Micah 7:16 Parallel Translations

Nations will see this and be ashamed in spite of all their strength. They will put their hands over their mouths. Their ears will become deaf.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

ASV:

The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hand upon their mouth; their ears shall be deaf.

BBE:

The nations will see and be shamed because of all their strength; they will put their hands on their mouths, their ears will be stopped.

DBY:

The nations shall see, and be ashamed for all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

ERV:

The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

JPS:

The nations shall see and be put to shame for all their might; they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

WBS:

The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

WEB:

The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will lay their hand on their mouth. Their ears will be deaf.

YLT:

See do nations, and they are ashamed of all their might, They lay a hand on the mouth, their ears are deaf.

Micah 7:16 Cross References

XREF:

Isaiah 26:11 O LORD, Your hand is lifted up yet they do not see it. They see Your zeal for the people and are put to shame; Indeed, fire will devour Your enemies.

Micah 3:7 The seers will be ashamed And the diviners will be embarrassed. Indeed, they will all cover their mouths Because there is no answer from God. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

7:16 The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall {p} lay [their] hand upon [their] mouth, {q} their ears shall be deaf.
(p) They will be as dumb men, and dare brag no more.
(q) They will be astonished and afraid to hear men speak, lest they should hear of their destruction.

WES:

7:16 Shall be deaf - They shall neither care to hear, nor to speak of it.

MHC:

7:14-20 When God is about to deliver his people, he stirs up their friends to pray for them. Apply spiritually the prophet's prayer to Christ, to take care of his church, as the great Shepherd of the sheep, and to go before them, while they are here in this world as in a wood, in this world but not of it. God promises in answer to this prayer, he will do that for them which shall be repeating the miracles of former ages. As their sin brought them into bondage, so God's pardoning their sin brought them out. All who find pardoning mercy, cannot but wonder at that mercy; we have reason to stand amazed, if we know what it is. When the Lord takes away the guilt of sin, that it may not condemn us, he will break the power of sin, that it may not have dominion over us. If left to ourselves, our sins will be too hard for us; but God's grace shall be sufficient to subdue them, so that they shall not rule us, and then they shall not ruin us. When God forgives sin, he takes care that it never shall be remembered any more against the sinner. He casts their sins into the sea; not near the shore-side, where they may appear again, but into the depth of the sea, never to rise again. All their sins shall be cast there, for when God forgives sin, he forgives all. He will perfect that which concerns us, and with this good work will do all for us which our case requires, and which he has promised. These engagements relate to Christ, and the success of the gospel to the end of time, the future restoration of Israel, and the final prevailing of true religion in all lands. The Lord will perform his truth and mercy, not one jot or tittle of it shall fall to the ground: faithful is He that has promised, who also will do it. Let us remember that the Lord has given the security of his covenant, for strong consolation to all who flee for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them in Christ Jesus.

CONC:

Ashamed Confounded Deaf Deprived Ears Hands Lay Mouth Mouths Nations Power Shame Shamed Stopped Strength

Ashamed Confounded Deaf Deprived Ears Hand Hands Lay Mouth Mouths Nations Power Shame Shamed Strength

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