Micah 7:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Micah 7:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Micah 7:8 is a verse from the book of Micah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Micah 7:8 — KJV
“Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.”
— Micah 7:8 (KJV)
Micah 7:8 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 7:8
“Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.”
Shares key themes with Micah 7:8: rejoice, against, mine
“But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not: adversity: Heb. halting”
Shares key themes with Micah 7:8: rejoice, against, mine
“So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him. lift...: or, put him to flight”
Shares key themes with Micah 7:8: against, enemy, lord
“Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Micah 7:8: fall, sit, darkness
“Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity. caused...: Heb. were for a stumblingblock of iniquity unto, etc”
Shares key themes with Micah 7:8: against, mine, fall
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