Micah 7:19 - Exposition

He will turn again, and have compassion upon us. The verb "turn again," joined with another verb, often denotes the repetition of an action, as in Job 7:7 ; Hosea 14:8 , etc.; so here we may translate simply, "He will again have compassion." He will subdue; literally, tread underfoot. Sin is regarded as a personal enemy, which by God's sovereign grace will be entirely subdued. So, according to one interpretation, sin is personified ( Genesis 4:7 ; comp. Psalms 65:8 ). Cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Thou wilt blot out and bury completely and forever, as once thou didst overwhelm the Egyptians in the Red Sea ( Exodus 15:1 , Exodus 15:4 , Exodus 15:10 , Exodus 15:21 ). The miraculous deliverance of the Israelites at the Exodus is a type of the greater deliverance of the true Israelites in Christ ( Psalms 103:12 ; 1 John 1:7 ; comp. Isaiah 43:25 ).