Micah 7:13 (KJV)

Passage

Notwithstanding 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 that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed.

Micah 7:12 In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.

Micah 7:13 Notwithstanding 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 heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

Micah 7:15 According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things.

Study Lenses

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

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