I beat my enemies into pieces. They were like dust on the ground. I crushed my enemies. I walked on them like mud in the streets.
Micah 7:10 - Easy To Read Version My enemy said to me,\par “Where is the Lord your God?”\par But my enemy will see this,\par and she will be ashamed.\par At that time, I will laugh at her. {\cf2\super [81]} \par People will walk over her,\par like mud in the streets.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then my enemy will see it, and shame will cover her who said to me, Where is the Lord your God? My eyes will see my desire upon her; now she will be trodden down as the mire of the streets. American Standard Version (1901) Then mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her who said unto me, Where is Jehovah thy God? Mine eyes shall see my desire upon her; now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets. Common English Bible Then my enemy will see; shame will cover her who said to me: “Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will see her ruin; now she will become something to be trampled, like mud in the streets. Catholic Public Domain Version And my enemy will look, and she will be covered with confusion, she who says to me, "Where is the Lord your God?" My eyes will look upon her. Now she will be trampled under foot like the mud of the streets. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And my enemy shall behold, and she shall be covered with shame, who saith to me: Where is the Lord thy God? My eyes shall look down upon her: now shall she be trodden under foot as the mire of the streets. |
I beat my enemies into pieces. They were like dust on the ground. I crushed my enemies. I walked on them like mud in the streets.
I beat my enemies to pieces.\par They were like dust\par blowing in the wind.\par I crushed them into small pieces.\par
I hope that all my enemies will be ashamed and embarrassed.\par Those people were happy when bad things happened to me.\par They thought they were better than me!\par So let those people be covered with shame and humiliation.\par
My enemy constantly insults me\par and strikes a deadly blow\par when he asks me,\par “Where is your God?\par \{Has he come to save you yet?\}”\par
My enemy constantly \{makes fun of me\}.\par He says, “Where is your God?\par \{Has he come to save you yet?\}”\par \{I am so sad\} that my only food\par is the tears \{that fall from my eyes\}.\par
A good man will be happy\par when he sees evil people punished\par for the bad things they did to him.\par He will be like a soldier\par who defeated all his enemies! {\cf2\super [344]} \par
Don’t let other nations say to us,\par “Where is your God?\par Can’t he help you?”\par God, punish those people so we can see it.\par Punish them for killing your servants.\par
But Lord, get ready to punish those people.\par Surely they will see it, won’t they?\par Lord, show the evil people the strong love {\cf2\super [241]} \par that you have for your people.\par Surely the evil people will be ashamed.\par Surely your enemies will be burned\par in their own fire (evil).\par
“I woke a person in the north. {\cf2\super [378]} \par He is coming from the east\par where the sun rises.\par He worships my name.\par A man that makes pots walks on wet clay.\par In the same way, this special man will trample (walk on) kings.”\par
Edom, I will make you become not important.\par Every person will hate you.\par
But I will pay Babylon back.\par I will pay all the Babylonian people back.\par I will pay them back for all the bad things\par that they did to Zion. {\cf2\super [421]} \par I will pay them back so that you can see it, Judah.”\par The Lord said those things.\par
“We people of Judah are ashamed.\par We have been insulted.\par Why? Because strangers have gone into\par the Holy Places of the Lord’s temple.”\par
They will wear clothes of sadness and be covered with fear. You will see the shame on every face. They will shave their heads \{to show their sadness\}.
Now, when you hear the sound of the horns, flutes, lyres, {\cf2\super [32]} sambucas, {\cf2\super [33]} harps, bagpipes, {\cf2\super [34]} and all the other musical instruments, you must bow down and worship the gold idol. If you are ready to worship the idol I have made, that will be good. But if you don’t worship it, you will be thrown very quickly into the hot furnace. Then no god will be able to save you from my power!”
Let the priests, the Lord’s servants,\par cry between the porch {\cf2\super [15]} and the altar. {\cf2\super [16]} \par All of those people should say these things:\par “Lord, have mercy on your people.\par Don’t let your people be put to shame.\par Don’t let other people tell jokes\par about your people.\par Don’t let people in other nations\par \{laugh at us and\} say,\par ‘Where is their God?’”\par
Many nations have come\par to fight against you.\par They say,\par “Look, there is Zion! {\cf2\super [55]} \par Let’s attack her!”\par
I have fallen.\par But enemy, don’t laugh at me!\par I will get up again.\par I sit in darkness now.\par But the Lord will be a light for me.\par
Why? Because the Lord stopped\par your punishment!\par He destroyed your enemies’ strong towers!\par King of Israel, the Lord is with you.\par You don’t need to worry\par about anything bad happening.\par
\{They will defeat their enemy\}—it will be like soldiers marching through mud in the streets. They will fight, and since the Lord is with them, they will defeat even the enemy soldiers riding horses.
You people saw these things and you said, “The Lord is great, even outside of Israel!”
Then you will walk on those evil people—they will be like ashes under your feet. I will make those things happen at that time of judgment.” The Lord All-Powerful said these things!
He trusted God. So let God save him now, if God really wants him. He himself said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
The Canaanite people and all the other people in this country will hear about what happened. Then they will attack us and kill all of us! Then what will you do to protect your great name?”
Be happy because of this, O heaven!\par Be happy, God’s holy people {\cf2\super [134]} and apostles {\cf2\super [135]} and prophets {\cf2\super [136]} !\par God has punished her because of the things she did to you.’”\par