Discovery BoxMicah 7:8 
ContextJerusalem Will Be Vindicated
7:8 My enemies, 1 do not gloat 2 over me!
Though I have fallen, I will get up.
Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light. 3
Micah 7:16
Context7:16 Nations will see this and be disappointed by 4 all their strength,
they will put their hands over their mouths,
and act as if they were deaf. 5
1 tn The singular form is understood as collective.
2 tn Or “rejoice” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NRSV); NCV “don’t laugh at me.”
3 sn Darkness represents judgment; light (also in v. 9) symbolizes deliverance. The
4 tn Or “be ashamed of.”
5 tn Heb “and their ears will be deaf.” Apparently this means the opposing nations will be left dumbfounded by the
