Micah 7:8

Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

שָׂמַח

sâmach

H8055

probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome

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not

קִרְאָה

qirʼâh

H7125

an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)

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me O

אֲנִי

ʼănîy

H589

I

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אֹיֵב

ʼôyêb

H341

hating; an adversary

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when I

נָפַל

nâphal

H5307

to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

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I shall

קוּם

qûwm

H6965

to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

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when I

יָשַׁב

yâshab

H3427

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

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in

חֹשֶׁךְ

chôshek

H2822

the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness

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the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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shall be a

אוֹר

ʼôwr

H216

illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)

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unto me

Key Terms in This Verse

enemy H341

אֹיֵב ʼôyêb

hating; an adversary

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sit H3427

יָשַׁב yâshab

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

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arise H6965

קוּם qûwm

to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

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darkness H2822

חֹשֶׁךְ chôshek

the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness

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Rejoice H8055

שָׂמַח sâmach

probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome

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fall H5307

נָפַל nâphal

to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

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light H216

אוֹר ʼôwr

illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)

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mine H589

אֲנִי ʼănîy

I

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against H7125

קִרְאָה qirʼâh

an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)

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LORD H3068

יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Cross References

John 8:12 cross-reference

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Psalm 27:1 cross-reference

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Isaiah 9:2 cross-reference

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

Psalm 112:4 cross-reference

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

Obadiah 1:12 cross-reference

But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neit...

2 Corinthians 4:6 cross-reference

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Psalm 97:11 cross-reference

Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

Psalm 38:16 cross-reference

For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

Psalm 84:11 cross-reference

For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Revelation 22:5 cross-reference

And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

Job 31:29 cross-reference

If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:

Micah 7:10 cross-reference

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.

Psalm 35:19 cross-reference

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

Ezekiel 35:15 cross-reference

As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall k...

John 16:20 cross-reference

Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

Malachi 4:2 cross-reference

But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

Ezekiel 25:6 cross-reference

For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;

Acts 26:18 cross-reference

To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith t...

Isaiah 2:5 cross-reference

O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.

Amos 9:11 cross-reference

In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:

Psalm 37:24 cross-reference

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

Psalm 37:21 cross-reference

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

Isaiah 49:9 cross-reference

That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.

Matthew 4:16 cross-reference

The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

Jeremiah 50:11 cross-reference

Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;

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