Micah 7:13 (DBY)

Passage

But the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.

Nearby Context

Micah 7:11 In the day when thy walls shall be built, on that day shall the established limit recede.

Micah 7:12 In that day they shall come to thee from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, and from Egypt to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.

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

Micah 7:14 Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine inheritance, dwelling alone in the forest, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

Micah 7:15 As in the days of thy coming forth out of the land of Egypt, will I shew them marvellous things.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "land", "shall", "desolate", "dwell", "therein", "fruit", and "doings". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "land" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "In that day they shall come to..." into verse 14's "Feed thy people with thy rod the...", so "land" and "shall" 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 "land" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.