Micah 7
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An illustration of Micah 6:15: " Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap." (www.ordination.org).
BookBook of Micah
CategoryNevi'im
Christian Bible partOld Testament
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Micah 7 is the seventh (and the last) chapter of the Book of Micah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Micah, and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets.[3][4]

Text

The original text was written in the Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 20 verses.

Textual versions

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008).[5]

Fragments cumulatively containing all verses of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, including 4Q82 (4QXIIg; 25 BCE) with extant verses 1‑3, 20;[6][7][8] and Wadi Murabba'at Minor Prophets (Mur88; MurXIIProph; 75-100 CE) with extant verses 1–20.[7][9]

There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; B; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; Q; 6th century).[10][a]

Verse 6

For 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.[12]

Verse 18

Who 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.[16]

See also

  • Related Bible parts: Matthew 10, Luke 12, Philippians 2

    • Notes

    1. ^ Book of Micah is missing in the extant Codex Sinaiticus.[11]

    References

    1. ^ Collins 2014.
    2. ^ Hayes 2015.
    3. ^ Metzger, Bruce M., et al. The Oxford Companion to the Bible. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.
    4. ^ Keck, Leander E. 1996. The New Interpreter's Bible: Volume: VII. Nashville: Abingdon.
    5. ^ Würthwein 1995, pp. 35–37.
    6. ^ Ulrich 2010, p. 616.
    7. ^ a b Dead sea scrolls - Micah
    8. ^ Fitzmyer 2008, p. 39.
    9. ^ Fitzmyer 2008, pp. 140–141.
    10. ^ Würthwein 1995, pp. 73–74.
    11. ^ Shepherd 2018, p. 13.
    12. ^ Micah 7:6
    13. ^ a b Joseph S. Exell; Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones (Editors). The Pulpit Commentary. 23 volumes. First publication: 1890.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
    14. ^ Misn. Sotah, c. 9. sect. 15.
    15. ^ John Gill. John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible. Exposition of the Old and New Testament. Published in 1746-1763.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
    16. ^ Micah 7:18 KJV
    17. ^ Barnes, Albert Notes on the Old Testament. London, Blackie & Son, 1884. Reprint, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
    18. ^ Robert Jamieson, Andrew Robert Fausset; David Brown. Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary On the Whole Bible. 1871.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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