Micah 7:13 (GNV)

Passage

Notwithstanding, the lande shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, and for the fruites of their inuentions.

Nearby Context

Micah 7:11 This is ye day, that thy walles shalbe built: this day shall driue farre away the decree.

Micah 7:12 In this day also they shall come vnto thee from Asshur, and from the strong cities, and from the strong holdes euen vnto the riuer, and from Sea to Sea, and from mountaine to mountaine.

Micah 7:13 Notwithstanding, the lande shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, and for the fruites of their inuentions.

Micah 7:14 Feed thy people with thy rod, the flocke of thine heritage (which dwell solitarie in the wood) as in the middes of Carmel: let them feede in Bashan and Gilead, as in olde time.

Micah 7:15 According to the dayes of thy comming out of the lande of Egypt, will I shewe vnto him marueilous things.

Study Lenses

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

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