Micah 7:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Micah 7:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Micah 7:16 is a verse from the book of Micah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Micah 7:16 — KJV
“The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.”
— Micah 7:16 (KJV)
Micah 7:16 in Context — About the Book of Micah
Micah alternates judgment and hope with a prophet's precision — predicting both Jerusalem's fall and Bethlehem as Messiah's birthplace seven centuries early. His summary of true religion is unmatched: act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God.
Cross-References for Micah 7:16
“Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.”
Shares key themes with Micah 7:16: see, might, lay
“Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?”
Shares key themes with Micah 7:16: nations, see, might
“And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.”
Shares key themes with Micah 7:16: see, lay, hand
“And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.”
Shares key themes with Micah 7:16: might, lay, hand
“And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.”
Shares key themes with Micah 7:16: lay, hand, ears
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