The Bible — notes and cross-references in Micah | Interpretation and commentary to chapter 7

7:19^a cast

Psa. 103:12; Isa. 38:17
7:18^c remnant

Micah 4:7; 5:7-8
7:18^1b Pardoning

Exo. 34:6-7; Jer. 50:20

God’s pardoning our iniquity and passing over our transgression, treading our iniquities underfoot and casting all our sins into the depths of the sea (vv. 18-19), reveal how willing God is to forgive our iniquities (cf. Psa. 103:12; Isa. 1:18; Heb. 8:12; 1 John 1:9). Micah’s concluding praise, centering not on the virtues of God’s people but on the attributes of God, is a word of comfort.
7:18^a Who

Exo. 15:11
7:17^a lick

Psa. 72:9; Isa. 49:23; cf. Gen. 3:14
7:15¹ you

Lit., him.
7:15^a going

Exo. 13:17-22; Psa. 68:22; 78:12-13
7:14^a Shepherd

Psa. 23:1; Isa. 40:11
7:12¹ River

I.e., the Euphrates.
7:12^a Assyria

Isa. 11:16; 19:23; 27:13; Hosea 11:11
7:8^a fall

2 Cor. 4:9
7:7^a look

Isa. 8:17
7:6^a father

Ezek. 22:7; Matt. 10:21, 35-36; Mark 13:12; Luke 12:53; 2 Tim. 3:2-3
7:4^a briar

2 Sam. 23:6-7; Isa. 55:13; Ezek. 2:6
7:1^a gleaning

Isa. 17:6; 24:13