Micah 7:11

Micah 7:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed.
• New International Version (NIV)The day for building your walls will come, the day for extending your boundaries.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A day for the building of your walls! In that day the boundary shall be far extended.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In the day when your walls are to be built, In that day the decree shall go far and wide.

Context of Micah 7:11

9I will be patient as the Lord punishes me, for I have sinned against him. But after that, he will take up my case and give me justice for all I have suffered from my enemies. The Lord will bring me into the light, and I will see his righteousness. 10Then my enemies will see that the Lord is on my side. They will be ashamed that they taunted me, saying, “So where is the Lord— that God of yours?” With my own eyes I will see their downfall; they will be trampled like mud in the streets. In that day, Israel, your cities will be rebuilt, and your borders will be extended. 12People from many lands will come and honor you— from Assyria all the way to the towns of Egypt, from Egypt all the way to the Euphrates River, and from distant seas and mountains. 13But the land will become empty and desolate because of the wickedness of those who live there.

Micah 7:11 word by word

י֖וֹם לִבְנ֣וֹת גְּדֵרָ֑יִךְ י֥וֹם הַה֖וּא יִרְחַק־חֹֽק׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that thy wallsגָּדֵרgâdêr · wallH1447
• are to be builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• shall the decreeחֹקchôq · statute: allotmentH2706
• be far removedרָחַקrâchaq · to removeH7368

Cross-references for Micah 7:11

• Nehemiah 2:17But now I said to them, “You know very well what trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire. Let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem and end this disgrace!”
• Nehemiah 3:1Then Eliashib the high priest and the other priests started to rebuild at the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set up its doors, building the wall as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated, and the Tower of Hananel.
• Nehemiah 4:3Tobiah the Ammonite, who was standing beside him, remarked, “That stone wall would collapse if even a fox walked along the top of it!”
• Daniel 9:25Now listen and understand! Seven sets of seven plus sixty-two sets of seven will pass from the time the command is given to rebuild Jerusalem until a ruler—the Anointed One—comes. Jerusalem will be rebuilt with streets and strong defenses, despite the perilous times.
• Amos 9:11“In that day I will restore the fallen house of David. I will repair its damaged walls. From the ruins I will rebuild it and restore its former glory.
• Ezra 4:12“The king should know that the Jews who came here to Jerusalem from Babylon are rebuilding this rebellious and evil city. They have already laid the foundation and will soon finish its walls.
• Nehemiah 2:8And please give me a letter addressed to Asaph, the manager of the king’s forest, instructing him to give me timber. I will need it to make beams for the gates of the Temple fortress, for the city walls, and for a house for myself.” And the king granted these requests, because the gracious hand of God was on me.

Commentaries on Micah 7:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11In the day that thy walls are to be built - This refers to Jerusalem; the decree, to the purpose of God to deliver the people into captivity. "This shall be far removed." God having purposed their return, I cannot think, with some commentators, that this verse contains threatenings against Jerusalem, and not promises. See Haggai 1:1-15; (note), where the subject is similar; and the restoration of Jerusalem is certainly what the prophet describes.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11On this confession of unworthiness and trust the message of joy bursts in, with the abruptness and conciseness of Hosea or Nahum: A day to build thy fences; (that is, cometh;) That day, far shall be the degree; That day, and he shall come quite to thee; And there follows, in a longer but still remarkably measured and interrupted cadence, the statement of the length and breadth from which the people shall come to her; Up to and from Assyria and the cities…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 Those truly penitent for sin, will see great reason to be patient under affliction. When we complain to the Lord of the badness of the times, we ought to complain against ourselves for the badness of our hearts. We must depend upon God to work deliverance for us in due time. We must not only look to him, but look for him. In our greatest distresses, we shall see no reason to despair of salvation, if by faith we look to the Lord as the God of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12That day includes: 538 BC, when Israel began to return from exile in Babylon (see Ezra 1–2); and the final restoration of God's people (see Amos 9:11–15). As the nations come to a renewed Israel, God will fulfill his purposes through Abraham (see Genesis 12:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. thy walls ... be built--under Cyrus, after the seventy years' captivity; and again, hereafter, when the Jews shall be restored (Am 9:11; Zec 12:6). shall the decree be far removed--namely, thy tyrannical decree or rule of Babylon shall be put away from thee, "the statutes that were not good" (Eze 20:25) [Calvin]. Psa 102:13-16; Is 9:4. The Hebrew is against Maurer's translation, "the boundary of the city shall be far extended," so as to contain the…Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 7:11

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In the dictionaries

• That Day
• Light
• Mouth
• Net
• Micah (2)
• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire

Commentaries on Micah 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings