Micah 7:10
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.
Study Note
Study Note
The prophecy that Israel's enemy 'shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the Lord thy God?' is a divine reversal narrative where the taunt of the conqueror becomes the occasion for their own humiliation. 'Where is your God?' is the classic form of the enemies' taunt in the Psalms (Psalm 42:3, 10; 79:10; 115:2), designed to associate military defeat with divine abandonment. Micah's answer is that God's silence is temporary and purposeful — 'I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause' (verse 9) — trust survives in the silence by knowing it is not permanent. The New Testament's answer to the same taunt is the resurrection: 2 Corinthians 13:4 ('he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God') is the definitive response to the 'where is your God?' challenge directed at the cross.
Other Translations
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.
And see doth mine enemy, And cover her doth shame, Who saith unto me, `Where <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God?' Mine eyes do look on her, Now she is for a treading-place, As mire of the out-places.
And my hater will see it and be covered with shame; she who said to me, Where is the Lord your God? my eyes will see their desire effected on her, now she will be crushed under foot like the dust of the streets.
Cross References
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