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Micah 7

Mic. 7:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Thereforeg I will look
tsaphah (Hebrew #6822)
properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
KJV usage: behold, espy, look up (well), wait for, (keep the) watch(-man).
Pronounce: tsaw-faw'
Origin: a primitive root
unto the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
; I will wait
yachal (Hebrew #3176)
to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope
KJV usage: (cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait.
Pronounce: yaw-chal'
Origin: a primitive root
for the God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
of my salvation
yesha` (Hebrew #3468)
from 3467; liberty, deliverance, prosperity
KJV usage: safety, salvation, saving.
Pronounce: yeh'-shah
Origin: or yeshai {yay'-shah}
: my God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
will hear
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
me.
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Isa. 8:17• 17And I will wait for Jehovah that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. (Isa. 8:17)

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I will look.
Psa. 34:5‑6• 5They looked unto him and they shone;{HR}And their faces shall not be ashamed.
 6This afflicted one called and Jehovah heard{HR}And saved him out of all his distresses. (Psa. 34:5‑6)
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Psa. 55:16‑17• 16As for me, unto God will I call;{HR}And Jehovah will save me.
 17Evening and morning and noon I will complain and moan;{HR}And he will hear my voice. (Psa. 55:16‑17)
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Psa. 109:4• 4For my love they are mine adversaries,{HR}And I [am for] prayer. (Psa. 109:4)
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Psa. 142:4‑5• 4Look on the right hand and see:{HR}There is none that knoweth me:{HR}Refuge hath failed me;{HR}There is none caring for my soul.
 5I cried unto thee, Jehovah; I said,{HR}Thou [art] my refuge,{HR}My portion in the land of the living. (Psa. 142:4‑5)
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Isa. 8:17• 17And I will wait for Jehovah that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. (Isa. 8:17)
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Isa. 45:22• 22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I [am] God, and there is none else. (Isa. 45:22)
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Hab. 3:17‑19• 17Although the fig tree shall not blossom,
 18Yet I will rejoice in Jehovah,
 19Jehovah the Lord is my strength, (Hab. 3:17‑19)
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Luke 6:11‑12• 11But they were filled with madness, and spoke together among themselves what they should do to Jesus.
 12And it came to pass in those days that he went out into the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. (Luke 6:11‑12)
wait.
Gen. 49:18• 18I wait for thy salvation, O Jehovah. (Gen. 49:18)
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Psa. 25:5• 5Lead me in thy truth and teach me,{HR}For thou [art] the God of my salvation;{HR}For thee have I waited all the day. (Psa. 25:5)
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Psa. 27:12‑14• 12Give me not unto the will of mine adversaries,{HR}For witnesses of falsehood have risen up against me{HR}And he that breatheth out violence.
 13If I had not trusted{HR}To look upon the goodness of Jehovah{HR}In the land of the living!
 14Wait for Jehovah;{HR}Be strong, and he shall strengthen thy heart;{HR}Yea, wait for Jehovah. (Psa. 27:12‑14)
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Psa. 37:7• 7Be silent to Jehovah and wait for him;{HR}Fret not thyself because of him who maketh his way to prosper,{HR}Because of the man who doeth wicked devices. (Psa. 37:7)
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Psa. 40:1‑3• 1To the chief musician; a psalm of David.{HR}Waiting I waited for Jehovah,{HR}And he inclined unto me and heard my cry.
 2And he brought me up from a pit of noise,{HR}From the miry clay, and set my feet on a rock;{HR}He fixed my steps.
 3And he put in my mouth a new song, praise to our God:{HR}Many shall see and fear, and trust in Jehovah. (Psa. 40:1‑3)
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Psa. 62:1‑8• 1To the chief musician, on Jeduthun, a psalm of David.{HR}Only on God [is] my soul still ;{HR}From him [is] my salvation.
 2Only he [is] my rock and my salvation, my high place;{HR}I shall not be greatly moved.
 3How long will ye set upon a man?{HR}Will ye murder, all of you,{HR}One like a wall inclined,{HR}A fence thrust down?
 4Only they consult to thrust from his dignity;{HR}They delight in lies;{HR}They bless with their mouth,{HR}And in their inward part they curse. Selah.
 5Only on God be still, my soul,{HR}For from him [is] my expectation.
 6Only he [is] my rock and my salvation,{HR}My high place;{HR}I shall not be moved.
 7On God [resteth] my salvation and my glory;{HR}The rock of my strength,{HR}My refuge [is] in God.
 8Confide in him at every time, O people;{HR}Pour out before him your heart:{HR}God [is] a refuge for us. Selah. (Psa. 62:1‑8)
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Isa. 12:2• 2Behold, God [is] my salvation:{HR}I will trust and not be afraid;{HR}For Jah Jehovah [is] my strength and song;{HR}And he is become my salvation. (Isa. 12:2)
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Isa. 25:9• 9And it shall be said in that day, Behold, this [is] our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this [is] Jehovah; we have waited for him; we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. (Isa. 25:9)
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Lam. 3:25‑26• 25Jehovah is good to them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
 26It is good that one should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah. (Lam. 3:25‑26)
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Luke 2:25‑32• 25And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was just and pious, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and [the] Holy Spirit was upon him.
 26And it was divinely communicated to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he should see [the] Lord's Christ.
 27And he came in the Spirit into the temple and as the parents brought in the child Jesus that they might do for him according to the custom of the law,
 28he received him into his arms, and blessed God, saying,
 29Lord, now thou lettest thy bondman go according to thy word, in peace,
 30for mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
 31which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;
 32a light for revelation of [the] Gentiles, and [the] glory of thy people Israel. (Luke 2:25‑32)
my God.
Psa. 4:2‑3• 2Ye sons of men, how long [shall] my glory [be] for a shame?{HR}Ye love vanity, ye seek a lie. Selah.
 3But know ye that Jehovah hath set apart him that is godly for himself:{HR}Jehovah heareth when I call unto him. (Psa. 4:2‑3)
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Psa. 38:15• 15Because for thee, O Jehovah, have I waited;{HR}Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God. (Psa. 38:15)
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Psa. 50:15• 15And call upon me in the day of trouble:{HR}I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. (Psa. 50:15)
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Psa. 65:2• 2Hearer of prayer,{HR}To thee shall all flesh come. (Psa. 65:2)
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1 John 5:14‑15• 14And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he heareth us.
 15And if we know that he heareth us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him. (1 John 5:14‑15)
• {v.7-9} Then the prophet breaks out in noble words, warning the enemy not to rejoice, for Jehovah is going to espouse the cause of His people. Grant that they do not deserve it; but Jehovah is going to do it for His own mercy and word’s sake. (“Micah 7” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

W. Kelly Translation

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But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)