Micah 7:16 - Exposition

Shall see. The heathen shall see these marvellous things. Be confounded at ( ashamed of ) all their might. Hostile nations shall be ashamed when they find the impotence of their boasted power. Compare the effect of the Exodus on contiguous nations ( Exodus 15:14 , etc.; Joshua 2:9 , Joshua 2:10 ). They shall lay their hand upon their mouth. They shall be silent from awe and astonishment ( 18:19 ; Job 21:5 ; Isaiah 52:15 ). Their ears shall be deaf . Their senses shall be stupefied by the wonders which they see—that which Job ( Job 26:14 ) calls "the thunder of his mighty deeds." There may also be an allusion to their wilful obstinacy, and unbelief.