Micah 7:12
in Micah 7On that day they will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, even from Egypt to the Euphrates, from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
In that day shall they come unto thee from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, and from Egypt even to the River, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
KJV
In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
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This verse in Micah 7
Commentary
8 notes on this verseIn that day also he shall come - Bp. Newcome translates: - “And in that day they shall come unto thee From Assyria and the fenced cities; And from Egypt even unto the river.” Calmet translates: - “They shall come to thee from Assyria even unto Egypt; And from Egypt even to the river; (Euphrates); And from one sea to another, and from one mountain to another.” This, says he, gives an easy sense; whereas we cannot tell where to find those fortified cities spoken of by other translators.
This site's exposition
The day for rebuilding your walls will come
on Micah 7:11-13
The answer widens to the nation: "The day for rebuilding your walls will come". Verse 12 brings people "from Assyria", read by some of the return from exile and by others of a later ingathering. Verse 13 keeps the warning inside the promise: "the earth will become desolate".
This site's exposition
from Egypt to the Euphrates
People will come to Zion from the two great powers on either side, Assyria and Egypt. The reach runs from sea to sea. The older commentators read it of the scattered people coming home from the lands of their captivity.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 8 onwards) Do not rejoice, my enemy, over me, for I have fallen: I will rise again. When I sit in darkness, the Lord is my light: I will bear the anger of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he judges my cause and executes judgment for me, and brings me into the light, and I will see his righteousness, and my enemy will behold it, and she will be covered with shame, who says to me: Where is your God? My eyes will see her; now she will be trampled as the mud of the streets. The day will come when your walls will be rebuilt. On that day the law will go forth afar off: on that day it will come even to you from Assyria, and even to fortified cities, and from fortified cities even to the river, and from the river even to the sea, and from the sea even to the mountain. And the land will be a desolation because of its inhabitants, and because of the fruit of their thoughts. LXX: Do not insult me, my enemy: for I have fallen, and I will rise again: if I walk in darkness, the Lord will enlighten me. I will bear the anger of the Lord, for I have sinned against Him, until He pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light, and I will see His righteousness. My enemy will see this and be covered with shame, the one who said to me, 'Where is your God?' My eyes will see her; at that time she will be trampled down like mud in the streets. The day of your punishment has come, O Assyria; the time has come for your destruction. The Lord will abolish your power and authority. Your cities will be laid waste, from Tyre to the river, from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain. The land and its inhabitants will be scattered because of their wickedness. […]
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
In that day - After the return out of captivity. He - He who is of Jewish race. The fortified cities - In which many Jews were kept for servile works.
19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. 20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old. The prophet's prayer to God to take care of his own people, and of their cause and interest,
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
In that day also--rather, an answer to the supposed question of Zion, When shall my walls be built? "The day (of thy walls being built) is the day when he (that is, many) shall come to thee from Assyria," &c. [LUDOVICUS DE DIEU].
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
It is a day, and he shall come up to you —The prophet says: That day that you deride, saying that it has been nullified and gone away - that day is guarded and preserved, and has not become nullified. The enemy shall come up to you to destroy you.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| י֥וֹם | yom | a day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הוּא֙ | hu' | that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| וְעָדֶ֣יךָ | veadeikha | and to you | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| יָב֔וֹא | yavo' | someone will come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| לְמִנִּ֥י | lemini | <to> from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| אַשּׁ֖וּר | ʾashur | Assyria | H804 → | 151 times |
| וְעָרֵ֣י | vearei | and [the] cities of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| מָצ֑וֹר | matzor | Egypt | H4693 → | |
| וּלְמִנִּ֤י | ulemini | and <to> from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| מָצוֹר֙ | matzor | Egypt | H4693 → | |
| וְעַד־ | vead- | and to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| נָהָ֔ר | nahar | [the] River | H5104 → | |
| וְיָ֥ם | veyam | and sea | H3220 → | 396 times |
| מִיָּ֖ם | miyam | from sea | H3220 → | 396 times |
| וְהַ֥ר | vehar | and mountain | H2022 → | 546 times |
| הָהָֽר׃ | hahar | the mountain | H2022 → | 546 times |
י֥וֹםa day
yomH3117 →2304 times
הוּא֙that
hu'H1931 →1879 times
וְעָדֶ֣יךָand to you
veadeikhaH5704 →1261 times
יָב֔וֹאsomeone will come
yavo'H935 →2568 times
לְמִנִּ֥י<to> from
leminiH4480 →1188 times
אַשּׁ֖וּרAssyria
ʾashurH804 →151 times
וְעָרֵ֣יand [the] cities of
veareiH5892 →1090 times
מָצ֑וֹרEgypt
matzorH4693 →
וּלְמִנִּ֤יand <to> from
uleminiH4480 →1188 times
מָצוֹר֙Egypt
matzorH4693 →
וְעַד־and to
vead-H5704 →1261 times
נָהָ֔ר[the] River
naharH5104 →
וְיָ֥םand sea
veyamH3220 →396 times
מִיָּ֖םfrom sea
miyamH3220 →396 times
וְהַ֥רand mountain
veharH2022 →546 times
הָהָֽר׃the mountain
haharH2022 →546 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 23:3Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and…
it leads to
- Amos 9:14–15
I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 32:37
I will surely gather My people from all the lands to which I have banished them in My furious anger and great wrath, and I will return them to this place and make them…
- Isaiah 43:5–6
Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.
- Jeremiah 29:14
I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD.…
- Jeremiah 30:3
For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to…
- Amos 9:14–15
Through
Hosea 11:11They will come trembling like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes, declares the LORD.
it leads to
- Isaiah 11:11
On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 11:11
Through
Isaiah 11:16There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who remain from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.
it leads to
- Isaiah 19:23
In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.
- Isaiah 35:8–10
And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.
- Isaiah 19:23
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PlaceThe NileEgyptThe land where Joseph rose, where Israel grew into a nation in bondage, where the Passover lamb was slain and the sea opened, and…
- PlaceUpper MesopotamiaAssyriaMesopotamian empire whose capital Nineveh repented at Jonah's preaching and fell to Nahum's burden in 612 BC; the rod of God's ang…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, The Twelve Minor Prophets; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Micah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.