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He will againיָשׁוּבhave mercy on us;יְרַחֲמֵנוּhe will subdueיִכְבֹּשׁour iniquities;עֲוֺנֹתֵינוּand you will castוְתַשְׁלִיךְinto the depthsבִּמְצֻלוֹתof the seaיָםallכָּלtheir sins.חַטֹּאותָם
Micah 7:19
Study it in the app“He will again have mercy on us; he will subdue our iniquities; and you will cast into the depths of the sea all their sins.”
Micah marvels: no one forgives like God, who delights in steadfast loveWho God IsGod delights in loyal love and casts sins into the depths of the seaForgivenessGod forgives and delights in loyal loveJustice and mercy
With the Hebrew beneath
Micah 7:19, word by word
- He will againיָשׁוּבyashuv
again
To do something one more time.
Where else “yashuv” appears- have mercy on usיְרַחֲמֵyerachame
have compassion
To feel tenderness for someone, like a mother for her child.
Where else “yerachame” appears- he will subdueיִכְבֹּשׁyichbosh
subdue
To put a land or a people under one's own power until they are held in subjection.
Where else “yichbosh” appears- our iniquitiesעֲוֺנֹתֵיavonote
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avonote” appears- and you will castתַשְׁלִיךְtashlich
throw
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “tashlich” appears- into the depthsמְצֻלוֹתmetsulot
depths
The depths of the sea; also deep mire.
Where else “metsulot” appears- of the seaיָםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- their sinsחַטֹּאותָchatovta
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatovta” appears
The context
18Who is an El like you, forgiving iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, for he delights in loyal love.
19 · This verse (above)
20You will give faithfulness to Jacob, loyal love to Abraham, which you swore to our fathers from the days of old.