Micah 7:16
The nations shall see and be ashamed; and at all their might they shall lay their hands upon their mouth, their ears shall be deafened.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
15And according to the days of thy departure out of Egypt shall ye see marvelous things.
Cross References
Job 29:9And the great men ceased speaking, 1 And laid their finger on their mouth. 1
Psalms 126:2It is vain for you to rise early: 1 Ye rise up after resting, 1 Ye that eat the bread of grief; 1 While he gives sleep to his beloved. 1
Isaiah 52:15Thus shall many nations wonder at him; and kings shall keep their mouths shut: for they to whom no report was brought concerning him, shall see; and they who have not heard, shall consider.
Ezekiel 38:23And I will be magnified, and sanctified, and glorified; and I will be known in the presence of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord.
Micah 5:8Thine hand shall be lifted up against them that afflict thee, and all thine enemies shall be utterly destroyed.
Zechariah 12:9And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Matthew Henry on Micah 7:15-20
Encouraging Prospects; Encouraging Promises. ( b. c. 700.) 14 Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old. 15 According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things. 16 The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf. 17 They shall lick the dust like a… Read the whole commentary →