Micah 7:10 (LSB)

Passage

Then my enemy will see, And shame will cover her who said to me, “Where is Yahweh your God?” My eyes will look on her; At that time she will be trampled down Like mire of the streets.

Nearby Context

Micah 7:8 Do not be glad over me, O my enemy. Though I fall I will rise; Though I inhabit the darkness, Yahweh is a light for me.

Micah 7:9 I will bear the rage of Yahweh Because I have sinned against Him, Until He pleads my case and does justice for me. He will bring me out to the light, And I will see His righteousness.

Micah 7:10 Then my enemy will see, And shame will cover her who said to me, “Where is Yahweh your God?” My eyes will look on her; At that time she will be trampled down Like mire of the streets.

Micah 7:11 It will be a day for building your walls. On that day your boundary will be extended.

Micah 7:12 It will be a day when they will come to you From Assyria and the cities of Egypt, From Egypt even to the River, Even from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "enemy", "shame", "cover", "said", "where", "yahweh", "eyes", and "look". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "enemy" and "shame", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "I will bear the rage of Yahweh..." into verse 11's "It will be a day for building...", so "enemy" and "shame" 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 "enemy" and "shame" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.