Micah 7:11 (ASV)

Passage

A day for building thy walls! in that day shall the decree be far removed.

Nearby Context

Micah 7:9 I will bear the indignation of Jehovah, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, [and] I shall behold his righteousness.

Micah 7:10 Then mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her who said unto me, Where is Jehovah thy God? Mine eyes shall see [my desire] upon her; now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.

Micah 7:11 A day for building thy walls! in that day shall the decree be far removed.

Micah 7:12 In that day shall they come unto thee from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, and from Egypt even to the River, and from sea to sea, and [from] mountain to mountain.

Micah 7:13 Yet shall the land be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "building", "walls", "shall", "decree", and "removed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "building" and "walls", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Then mine enemy shall see it and..." into verse 12's "In that day shall they come unto...", so "building" and "walls" belong inside that flow. In Micah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "building" and "walls" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.