Micah 7:6 (DBY)

Passage

For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law: a man's enemies are the men of his own household.

Nearby Context

Micah 7:4 The best of them is as a briar; the most upright, [worse] than a thorn-fence. The day of thy watchmen, thy visitation is come; now shall be their perplexity.

Micah 7:5 Believe ye not in a companion, put not confidence in a familiar friend: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

Micah 7:6 For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law: a man's enemies are the men of his own household.

Micah 7:7 But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

Micah 7:8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: though I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah shall be a light unto me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "dishonoureth", "father", "daughter", "riseth", "against", "mother", and "daughter-in-law". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "dishonoureth" and "father", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Believe ye not in a companion put..." into verse 7's "But as for me I will look...", so "dishonoureth" and "father" 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 "dishonoureth" and "father" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.