8Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.f
9Because I have sinned against him, I will bear the Lord’s wrath, until he pleads my case and upholds my cause. He will bring me out into the light; I will see his righteousness.
Micah 7 is the prophet's final word — a lament that turns into a confession, then into a declaration of hope. The chapter opens with Micah mourning the moral collapse of Israel, where trust has evaporated and even family bonds have broken. But the tone pivots sharply. The prophet
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