Micah 7:20 (WEB)

Passage

You will give truth to Jacob, and mercy to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.

Nearby Context

Micah 7:18 Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.

Micah 7:19 He will again have compassion on us. He will tread our iniquities under foot; and you will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

Micah 7:20 You will give truth to Jacob, and mercy to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mercy", "give", "truth", "jacob", "abraham", "sworn", "fathers", and "days". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mercy" and "give", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "He will again have compassion on us...", giving immediate footing for "mercy" and "give". In Micah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "mercy" and "give" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.