Micah 7:15

Old Testament Minor Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Micah 7:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “As in the days of thy coming forth out of the land of Egypt will I show unto them marvellous things.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

As in the days of thy coming forth out of the land of Egypt will I show unto them marvellous things.
Micah 7:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Micah 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
15As in the days of thy coming forth out of the land of Egypt will I show unto them marvellous things.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt, etc.] This is an answer of the Lord to the prayer of the prophet, assuring him, and the church he represents, and on whose account he applies, that there would be as great a deliverance wrought for them, and as wonderful things done, as when Israel was brought out of the land of Egypt, which was effected with a mighty hand, and an outstretched arm, and was attended with amazing events; as the plagues in Egypt; the passage of the Israelites through the Red see, and the destruction of the Egyptians in it: will I show unto him marvellous [things]; that is, unto the people of the Lord, the flock of his heritage, the solitary and…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“thy . . . him--both referring to Israel. So in Mic 7:19 the person is changed from the first to the third, "us . . . our . . . their." Jehovah here answers Micah's prayer in Mic 7:14, assuring him, that as He delivered His people from Egypt by miraculous power, so He would again "show" it in their behalf (Jer 16:14-15).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt - God answers the prayer, beginning with its closing words . Micah had prayed, “Turn Thy people like the days of old; “God answers, “like the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt.” Micah had said, in the name of his people, “I shall behold His Righteousness; God answers, I will make him to behold marvelous things” . The word marvelous things was used of God’s great marvels in the physical world Job 5:9; Job 37:5, Job 37:14, or the marvelous mercies of His Providence toward individuals or nations (Psalms 9:2; Psalms 26:7; Psalms 71:17; Psalms 72:18, etc.), and especially of those great miracles, which were accumulated at the…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“7:15 Israel’s enslavement to sin and to other nations called for mighty miracles such as those that brought Israel out of Egypt.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Psa 68:22, 78:12-72; Isa 11:16, Isa 51:9, Isa 63:11-15; Jer 23:7, Jer 23:8 Micah 7:16”
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