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Micah 7:9–10

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I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the Lord thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
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From verse 9

  1. 1 Corinthians 4:5Rank 1 from verse 9
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    5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

  2. Psalms 37:6Rank 2 from verse 9
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    6And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

  3. 1 Samuel 24:15Rank 3 from verse 9
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    15The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.

  4. 2 Thessalonians 1:5–10Rank 4 from verse 9
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    5Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

    6Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

    7And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

    8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

    9Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

    10When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

  5. Hebrews 12:6–7Rank 5 from verse 9
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    6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

    7If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

  6. 2 Timothy 4:8Rank 6 from verse 9
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    8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

  7. Lamentations 3:39–42Rank 7 from verse 9
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    39Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?

    40Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.

    41Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.

    42We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.

  8. Malachi 3:18Rank 8 from verse 9
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    18Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

  9. 1 Samuel 25:39Rank 9 from verse 9
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    39¶ And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

  10. 1 Samuel 26:10Rank 10 from verse 9
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    10David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.

  11. 1 Samuel 3:18Rank 11 from verse 9
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    18And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.

  12. 2 Samuel 16:11–12Rank 12 from verse 9
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    11And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the Lord hath bidden him.

    12It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.

  13. 2 Samuel 24:17Rank 13 from verse 9
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    17And David spake unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house.

  14. Isaiah 46:13Rank 14 from verse 9
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    13I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

  15. Jeremiah 50:17–20Rank 15 from verse 9
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    17¶ Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.

    18Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.

    19And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead.

    20In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.

  16. Jeremiah 50:33–34Rank 16 from verse 9
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    33¶ Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.

    34Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.

  17. Jeremiah 51:35–36Rank 17 from verse 9
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    35The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say.

    36Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.

  18. Job 23:10Rank 18 from verse 9
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    10But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

  19. Job 34:31–32Rank 19 from verse 9
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    31Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:

    32That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.

  20. Lamentations 1:18Rank 20 from verse 9
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    18¶ The Lord is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.

  21. Leviticus 26:41Rank 21 from verse 9
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    41And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:

  22. Luke 15:18–19Rank 22 from verse 9
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    18I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

    19And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

  23. Psalms 43:1Rank 23 from verse 9
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    1JUDGE me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

  24. Psalms 7:6Rank 24 from verse 9
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    6Arise, O Lord, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.

  25. Revelation 18:20Rank 25 from verse 9
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    20Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

  26. Revelation 6:10–11Rank 26 from verse 9
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    10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

    11And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

From verse 10

  1. Jeremiah 50:33–34Rank 1 from verse 10
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    33¶ Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.

    34Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.

  2. Psalms 42:10Rank 2 from verse 10
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    10As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?

  3. Zechariah 10:5Rank 3 from verse 10
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    5¶ And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

  4. 2 Samuel 22:43Rank 4 from verse 10
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    43Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.

  5. Joel 2:17Rank 5 from verse 10
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    17Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

  6. Psalms 18:42Rank 6 from verse 10
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    42Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

  7. Psalms 35:26Rank 7 from verse 10
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    26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

  8. Revelation 18:20Rank 8 from verse 10
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    20Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

  9. 2 Kings 9:33–37Rank 9 from verse 10
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    33And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.

    34And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king’s daughter.

    35And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.

    36Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:

    37And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.

  10. Jeremiah 51:51Rank 10 from verse 10
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    51We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the Lord’s house.

  11. Micah 4:11Rank 11 from verse 10
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    11¶ Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.

  12. Psalms 79:10Rank 12 from verse 10
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    10Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.

  13. Daniel 3:15Rank 13 from verse 10
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    15Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

  14. Isaiah 25:10–12Rank 14 from verse 10
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    10For in this mountain shall the hand of the Lord rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.

    11And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.

    12And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.

  15. Isaiah 26:5–6Rank 15 from verse 10
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    5¶ For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.

    6The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.

  16. Isaiah 37:10–11Rank 16 from verse 10
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    10Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

    11Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered?

  17. Isaiah 41:15–16Rank 17 from verse 10
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    15Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.

    16Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

  18. Isaiah 47:5–9Rank 18 from verse 10
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    5Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.

    6¶ I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.

    7¶ And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.

    8Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:

    9But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.

  19. Isaiah 51:22–23Rank 19 from verse 10
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    22Thus saith thy Lord the Lord, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:

    23But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

  20. Isaiah 63:2–3Rank 20 from verse 10
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    2Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?

    3I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.

  21. Jeremiah 51:24Rank 21 from verse 10
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    24And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the Lord.

  22. Jeremiah 51:8–10Rank 22 from verse 10
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    8Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.

    9We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.

    10The Lord hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the Lord our God.

  23. Malachi 1:5Rank 23 from verse 10
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    5And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The Lord will be magnified from the border of Israel.

  24. Malachi 4:3Rank 24 from verse 10
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    3And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts.

  25. Matthew 27:43Rank 25 from verse 10
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    43He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

  26. Nahum 2:1–3Rank 26 from verse 10
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    1HE that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.

    2For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.

    3The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.

  27. Obadiah 1:10Rank 27 from verse 10
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    10¶ For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

  28. Psalms 109:29Rank 28 from verse 10
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    29Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

  29. Psalms 115:2Rank 29 from verse 10
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    2Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?

  30. Psalms 137:8–9Rank 30 from verse 10
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    8O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

    9Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

  31. Psalms 42:3Rank 31 from verse 10
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    3My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

  32. Psalms 58:10Rank 32 from verse 10
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    10The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

  33. Ezekiel 7:18Rank 33 from verse 10
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    18They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.

  34. Revelation 17:1–7Rank 34 from verse 10
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    1AND there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

    2With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

    3So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

    4And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

    5And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

    6And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

    7And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Micah 7:9

COMBINED MEANING

bear

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Sense 1: To carry, support, convey, endure, sustain, or be answerable for. Sense 2: To produce or bring forth offspring, fruit, or another result. Sense 3: In ‘bear witness’ or ‘bear record,’ to testify or give witness. Sense 4: A large wild animal.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

plead

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Sense 1: To argue, appeal, or speak in support of a cause before one who may decide it. Sense 2: To contend, judge, vindicate, or maintain a cause.

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COMBINED MEANING

cause

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Sense 1: A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case. Sense 2: As a verb, to make something happen.

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execute

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To carry out, perform, or put into effect, especially a judgment or command.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604

COMBINED MEANING

judgment

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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.

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COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

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COMBINED MEANING

light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

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DEFINED WORDS

Micah 7:10

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

see

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Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shame

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Sense 1: A painful sense of guilt, disgrace, or dishonor. Sense 2: As a verb, to make ashamed or bring disgrace upon.

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COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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COMBINED MEANING

eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

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COMBINED MEANING

behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

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7:8¶ 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.

7:9I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.

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7:10Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the Lord thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.

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7:11In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed.

7:12In 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.

7:13Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.

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