Micah 7:8
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Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
In other translations
Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
Hebrew words
אַל־'al-may notH408תִּשְׂמְחִיtismechiyou rejoiceH8055אֹיַבְתִּי'oyavtiO enemy myH341לִיlito meכִּיkiforH3588נָפַלְתִּיnafaltiI have fallenH5307קָמְתִּיkametiI will ariseH6965כִּי־ki-forH3588אֵשֵׁב'eshevI sitH3427בַּחֹשֶׁךְbachoshekhin <the> darknessH2822יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אוֹר'or[will be] lightH216לִי׃ סliof me
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Psalm 27:1The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Isaiah 9:2The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.
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- 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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