Micah 7:16
What does Micah 7:16 mean?
A plain-English look at Micah 7:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hand upon their mouth; their ears shall be deaf.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hand upon their mouth; their ears shall be deaf.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The nations will see and be shamed because of all their strength; they will put their hands on their mouths, their ears will be stopped.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862See do nations, and they are ashamed of all their might, They lay a hand on the mouth, their ears are deaf.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The nations shall see, and shall be confounded at all their strength: they shall put the hand upon the mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890— The nations shall see, and be ashamed for all their might: they shall lay [their] hand upon [their] mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
Context
v.15As in the days of thy coming forth out of the land of Egypt will I show unto them marvellous things.
v.16This passage
v.17They shall lick the dust like a serpent; like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their close places; they shall come with fear unto Jehovah our God, and shall be afraid because of thee.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 26:11
Jehovah, thy hand is lifted up, yet they see not: but they shall seethyzeal for the people, and be put to shame; yea, fire shall devour thine adversaries.
- Isaiah 52:15
so shall he sprinkle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they understand.
- Job 40:4
Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
- Zechariah 8:20
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities;
- Zechariah 12:9
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
- Revelation 11:18
And the nations were wroth, and thy wrath came, and the time of the dead to be judged, and the time to give their reward to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to them that fear thy name, the small and the great; and to destroy them that destroy the earth.
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