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Micah 7:8 KJV
Micah · chapter 7 · verse 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
What Micah 7:8 means
When I fall, not if — the fall is granted. What's denied is the enemy's conclusion about it. Micah doesn't say the darkness lifts; he says the LORD shall be a light unto me inside it. This is said while he's still sitting there.
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Micah 7:8 in context
6For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.
7Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
8Rejoice 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.
9I 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.
10Then 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.
Commentary
Cross references
- John 8:12
- Psalms 27:1
- Isaiah 9:2
- Psalms 112:4
- Proverbs 24:16-18
- Psalms 107:10-15
- Obadiah 1:12
- 2 Corinthians 4:6
Key words (Strong's)
- darknesschôshekthe darkH2822 →
- Rejoicesâmachprobably to brighten upH8055 →
- enemyʼôyêbhatingH341 →
- ariseqûwmto riseH6965 →
- fallnâphalto fall, in a great variety of applicationsH5307 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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The prophet, having sadly complained of the wickedness of the times he lived in, here fastens upon some considerations for the comfort of himself and his friends, in reference thereunto. The case is bad, but it is not desperate. Yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-13