{"collection":"Hypertext Bible","full_text_available":false,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/sacred_texts_v1_bib_poly_mic007_htm/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/sacred_texts_v1_bib_poly_mic007_htm","id":"sacred_texts_v1_bib_poly_mic007_htm","license":"unknown_pending_legal_review","rights_basis":"sacred_texts_v1_preview_gate_primary_text_only; acquisition-method/ToS and compilation-copyright questions still open, not resolved by this gate","source":"sacred_texts_v1","source_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bib/poly/mic007.htm","summary":"This is a synoptic presentation of Micah 7 (the final chapter of the Hebrew prophetic book of Micah) displayed in four parallel text traditions: the King James Version with Strong's concordance numbers, the Greek Septuagint (LXX), the Hebrew Masoretic Text, and the Latin Vulgate. The chapter opens with the prophet lamenting widespread social and moral collapse \u2014 corrupt judges, treacherous leaders, and family members turned against one another \u2014 before pivoting to a declaration of personal trust in God despite suffering. A central movement carries the speaker from confession of sin and acceptance of divine discipline (vv. 8\u20139) to confidence that God will vindicate them publicly before their enemies. The chapter closes with a communal hymn celebrating God's incomparability as one who forgives sin, showing compassion, and casting iniquities \"into the depths of the sea,\" grounded in covenant faithfulness to Abraham and Jacob. The parallel-column format is a tool of biblical textual scholarship, allowing comparison of how ancient translators rendered key theological terms (mercy/*hesed*, righteousness, iniquity) across traditions \u2014 the Strong's numbers in the KJV column make it particularly suited for word-study research. There are no interpretive arguments here; the work is entirely primary-source in character, aimed at readers engaged in translation comparison, textual criticism, or devotional study across multiple canonical traditions.","tags":["Book of Acts","Greek New Testament","Polyglot Bible"],"text":null,"title":"Polyglot Bible: Micah: Micah 7","tradition":"Hypertext Bible","translated_text":null,"word_count":1707}
