KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Micah 7:19
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.
WEB World English Bible
He will again have compassion on us. He will tread our iniquities under foot; and you will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
ASV American Standard Version
He will again have compassion upon us; he will tread our iniquities under foot; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
He doth turn back, He pitieth us, He doth subdue our iniquities, And Thou castest into the depths of the sea all their sins.
Surrounding context — Micah 7
16 The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay [their] hand upon [their] mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.
18 Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy.
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.
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Original-language word links
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יָשׁ֣וּבH7725 · shuvto return: returnיְרַֽחֲמֵ֔נוּH7355 · ra.chamto have compassionיִכְבֹּ֖שׁH3533 · ka.vashto subdueעֲוֹֽנֹתֵ֑ינוּH5771 · a.vaniniquity: crimeוְתַשְׁלִ֛יךְH7993 · sha.lakhto throwבִּמְצֻל֥וֹתH4688 · me.tso.lahdepthיָ֖םH3220 · yamseaכָּל־H3605 · kolallחַטֹּאותָֽם׃H2403 · chat.ta.ahsin
Cross-references
Isaiah 38:17Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul [delivered it] from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.Romans 6:14For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.Isaiah 43:25I, [even] I, [am] he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.Jeremiah 31:34And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.Jeremiah 50:20In 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.Psalm 103:12As far as the east is from the west, [so] far hath he removed our transgressions from us.Titus 2:14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.1 John 3:8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.Romans 8:2-3For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.Ezekiel 36:25-27Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.Hosea 14:4I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.Romans 8:13For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.Romans 7:23-25But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.Psalm 130:8And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.Romans 6:17-22But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.James 4:5-6Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?Ezekiel 11:19-20And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:Psalm 90:13-14Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.
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