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Micah 7:17 KJV
Micah · chapter 7 · verse 17
They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.Micah 7:17 · King James Version
Micah 7:17 in context
15According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things.
16The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
17They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.
18Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
19He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- serpentnâchâsha snakeH5175 →
- afraidpâchadto be startledH6342 →
- holesmiçgerethsomething enclosingH4526 →
- wormszâchalto crawlH2119 →
- earthʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- licklâchakto lickH3897 →
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Here is, I. The prophet's prayer to God to take care of his own people, and of their cause and interest, Mic 7:14. When God is about to deliver his people he stirs up their friends to pray for them, and pours out a spirit of grace and supplication, Zac 12:10.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-20