Micah 7:6 (YLT)

Passage

For a son is dishonouring a father, A daughter hath stood against her mother, A daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, The enemies of each <FI>are<Fi> the men of his house.

Nearby Context

Micah 7:4 Their best one <FI>is<Fi> as a brier, The upright one--than a thorn-hedge, The day of thy watchmen--Thy visitation--hath come. Now is their perplexity.

Micah 7:5 Believe not in a friend, trust not in a leader, From her who is lying in thy bosom keep the openings of thy mouth.

Micah 7:6 For a son is dishonouring a father, A daughter hath stood against her mother, A daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, The enemies of each <FI>are<Fi> the men of his house.

Micah 7:7 And I--in Jehovah I do watch, I do wait for the God of my salvation, Hear me doth my God.

Micah 7:8 Thou dost not rejoice over me, O mine enemy, When I have fallen, I have risen, When I sit in darkness Jehovah is a light to me.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Believe not in a friend trust not..." into verse 7's "And I--in Jehovah I do watch I...", so "dishonouring" 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 "dishonouring" and "father" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.