Micah 7:16 Meaning and Explanation
“The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The nations will see God's wonders and be left speechless, their own might counting for nothing.
What Does Micah 7:16 Mean?
When God acts, the nations will see and be confounded, ashamed of all their boasted might. They will lay their hand upon their mouth, silenced, their ears deaf to anything but the wonder before them. Human power is struck dumb before the works of God.
The proud strength of the nations, so intimidating to the faithful, melts before the Lord's mighty acts. The gesture of hand over mouth is the posture of awe and humbled silence. The verse reassures God's people that the powers that loom so large will one day stand speechless before the God they ignored, who alone is truly mighty.
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What does Micah 7:16 mean?
The nations will see God's wonders and be left speechless, their own might counting for nothing.