NET Bible
"Nations will see this and be disappointed by all their strength, they will put their hands over their mouths, and act as if they were deaf."
— Micah 7:16, NET Bible
“The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.”
“The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hand upon their mouth; their ears shall be deaf. ”
“The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will lay their hand on their mouth. Their ears will be deaf.”
“The nations shall see, and shall be confounded at all their strength: they shall put the hand upon the mouth, their ears shall be deaf.”
“The nations will see and be shamed because of all their strength; they will put their hands on their mouths, their ears will be stopped.”
“The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.”
The earth will become desolate because of what its inhabitants have done.
Shepherd your people with your rod, the flock that belongs to you, the one that lives alone in a thicket, in the midst of a pastureland. Allow them to graze in Bashan and Gilead, as they did in the old days.
“As in the days when you departed from the land of Egypt, I will show you miraculous deeds.”
Nations will see this and be disappointed by all their strength, they will put their hands over their mouths, and act as if they were deaf.
They will lick the dust like a snake, like serpents crawling on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds to the LORD our God; they will be terrified of you.
Who is a God like you? Who forgives sin and pardons the rebellion of those who remain among his people? Who does not stay angry forever, but delights in showing loyal love?
Who will once again have mercy on us? Who will conquer our evil deeds? Who will hurl all our sins into the depths of the sea?