King James Version
Micah 7:19 in the King James Version says “He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins in...” — study this verse from Micah chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.”
Micah 7:19 · KJV
They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee. worms: or, creeping things
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“He will turn again”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“he will have compassion”
H7355to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
“upon us he will subdue”
H3533to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate
“of the sea”
H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“all their sins”
H2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
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