The Meaning of Micah 7:11 Explained

Micah 7:11

KJV: In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed.

YLT: The day to build thy walls! That day -- removed is the limit.

Darby: In the day when thy walls shall be built, on that day shall the established limit recede.

ASV: A day for building thy walls! in that day shall the decree be far removed.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Micah 7:11?

MEANING: What does Micah 7:11 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Micah 7:11 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Micah 7:11?

What is the context of Micah 7:11?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[In] the day that thy walls are to be built, [in] that day shall the decree be far removed.

What does Micah 7:11 Mean?

Verse Meaning

That day, when the Israelite critics of Micah and his prophecies would see they were wrong, would be when the walls around vineyards would be rebuilt and the boundaries of Judah extended (cf. Ezekiel 47:13-23; Obadiah 1:19-20). The word used here to describe walls, gader, elsewhere refers to the walls around vineyards (cf. Numbers 22:24; Isaiah 5:5), not walls around a city. In the Millennium, Jerusalem will have no walls ( Zechariah 2:4-5). This refers to the distant future when God will Revelation -gather and reestablish Israel in her land, in the Millennium, not following the Babylonian captivity. This is clear from what follows.

Context Summary

Micah 7:1-20 - God's Compassion For An Erring People

Things had come to an awful pass in the favored city. Oppression, bribery, and bloodshed, were everywhere in the ascendant. Men wrought evil with both hands. Husbands could not trust their wives. At such a time there is no refuge for God's children save in God, Micah 7:7-13.

When we have learned our lesson we find God appearing for our help. He brings forth to the light and vindicates us. Then those that hated us, and suggested that He had forsaken, will be compelled to admit that He has completely vindicated us from their reproach. Be of good cheer, believer; wait for God. He will bring out thy righteousness as the light and thy judgment as the noonday, Micah 7:10-12.

Next, the prophet pleads with Israel's Shepherd to repeat the marvels of the Exodus. He knows that God will not only pardon iniquities but subdue them, trampling them beneath His feet. This anticipates the Ascension, Ephesians 1:20-23. When a stone sinks into ocean depths, it cannot be recovered; and when sin is forgiven God never recalls it either here or hereafter. [source]

Chapter Summary: Micah 7

¹ The church, complaining of her small number,
³ and the general corruption,
⁵ puts her confidence not in man, but in God
⁸ She triumphs over her enemies
¹⁴ She prays to God
¹⁵ God comforts her by promises of confusion to her enemies;
¹⁸ and by his mercies

What do the individual words in Micah 7:11 mean?

[In] the day when are to be built your walls [In] day that shall go far and wide the decree

י֖וֹם לִבְנ֣וֹת גְּדֵרָ֑יִךְ י֥וֹם הַה֖וּא יִרְחַק־ חֹֽק

י֖וֹם	[In] the day
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
לִבְנ֣וֹת	when are to be built
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: בָּנָה Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
גְּדֵרָ֑יִךְ	your walls
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person feminine singular Root: גָּדֵר Sense: fence, wall.
י֥וֹם	[In] day
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
הַה֖וּא	that
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
יִרְחַק־	shall go far and wide
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָחַק Sense: to be or become far, be or become distant, be removed, go far away.
חֹֽק	the decree
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חֹק Sense: statute, ordinance, limit, something prescribed, due.

What are the major concepts related to Micah 7:11?

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