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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, who 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 were enlightened, and their faces were not confounded.
 6This afflicted one called, and Jehovah heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. (Psa. 34:5‑6)
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Psa. 55:16‑17• 16As for me, unto God will I call; and Jehovah will save me.
 17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray and moan aloud; and he will hear my voice. (Psa. 55:16‑17)
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Psa. 109:4• 4For my love they are mine adversaries; but I give myself unto prayer. (Psa. 109:4)
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Psa. 142:4‑5• 4Look on the right hand and see; there is no man that knoweth me: refuge hath failed me; no man careth for my soul.
 5I cried unto thee, Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, 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, who 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• 17For though the fig-tree shall not blossom, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labour of the olive-tree shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls:
 18Yet I will rejoice in Jehovah, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
 19Jehovah, the Lord, is my strength, And he maketh my feet like hinds' feet, And he will make me to walk upon my high places. To the chief Musician. On my stringed instruments. (Hab. 3:17‑19)
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Luke 6:11‑12• 11But *they* were filled with madness, and they 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• 5Make me to walk in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. (Psa. 25:5)
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Psa. 27:12‑14• 12Deliver me not over to the will of mine adversaries; for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out violence.
 13Unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah in the land of the living …!
 14Wait for Jehovah; be strong and let thy heart take courage: yea, wait for Jehovah. (Psa. 27:12‑14)
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Psa. 37:7• 7Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him that prospereth in his way, because of the man that bringeth mischievous devices to pass. (Psa. 37:7)
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Psa. 40:1‑3• 1To the chief Musician. Of David. A Psalm. I waited patiently for Jehovah; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
 2And he brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock; he hath established my goings:
 3And he hath put a new song in my mouth, praise unto our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall confide in Jehovah. (Psa. 40:1‑3)
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Psa. 62:1‑8• 1To the chief Musician. On Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. Upon God alone doth my soul rest peacefully; from him is my salvation.
 2He only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be greatly moved.
 3How long will ye assail a man; will ye seek, all of you, to break him down as a bowing wall or a tottering fence?
 4They only consult to thrust him down from his excellency; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but in their inward part they curse. Selah.
 5Upon God alone, O my soul, rest peacefully; for my expectation is from him.
 6He only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be moved.
 7With God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.
 8Confide in him at all times, ye people; pour out your heart before him: God is our refuge. Selah. (Psa. 62:1‑8)
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Isa. 12:2• 2Behold, *God is my salvation: I will trust, and not be afraid; for Jah, Jehovah, is my strength and song, 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 unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
 26It is good that one should both wait, and that in silence, 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,
 28*he* received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,
 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, till when is my glory to be put to shame? How long will ye love vanity, will ye seek after a lie? Selah.
 3But know that Jehovah hath set apart the pious man for himself: Jehovah will hear when I call unto him. (Psa. 4:2‑3)
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Psa. 38:15• 15For in thee, Jehovah, do I hope: *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; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. (Psa. 50:15)
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Psa. 65:2• 2O thou that hearest prayer, unto 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 towards him, that if we ask him anything according to his will he hears us.
 15And if we know that he hears 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.