Micah 7:16
Modern Translations
New International Version
Nations will see and be ashamed, deprived of all their power. They will put their hands over their mouths and their ears will become deaf.

New Living Translation
All the nations of the world will stand amazed at what the LORD will do for you. They will be embarrassed at their feeble power. They will cover their mouths in silent awe, deaf to everything around them.

English Standard Version
The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hands on their mouths; their ears shall be deaf;

Berean Study Bible
Nations will see and be ashamed, deprived of all their might. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf.

New American Standard Bible
Nations will see and be ashamed Of all their might. They will put their hand on their mouth, Their ears will be deaf.

NASB 1995
Nations will see and be ashamed Of all their might. They will put their hand on their mouth, Their ears will be deaf.

NASB 1977
Nations will see and be ashamed Of all their might. They will put their hand on their mouth, Their ears will be deaf.

Amplified Bible
The [pagan] nations shall see [God’s omnipotence in delivering Israel] and be ashamed Of all their might [which cannot be compared to His]. They shall put their hand on their mouth [in silent astonishment]; Their ears shall be deaf.

Christian Standard Bible
Nations will see and be ashamed of all their power. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Nations will see and be ashamed of all their power. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf.

Contemporary English Version
Nations will see this and be ashamed because of their helpless armies. They will be in shock, unable to speak or hear,

Good News Translation
The nations will see this and be frustrated in spite of all their strength. In dismay they will close their mouths and cover their ears.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Nations will see this and be ashamed in spite of all their strength. They will put their hands over their mouths. Their ears will become deaf.

International Standard Version
The nations will look on and will be ashamed in spite of all their power; they will cup their hands over their mouths, and their ears will be deaf.

NET Bible
Nations will see this and be disappointed by all their strength, they will put their hands over their mouths, and act as if they were deaf.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

New King James Version
The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; They shall put their hand over their mouth; Their ears shall be deaf.

King James 2000 Bible
The nations shall see and be ashamed at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

New Heart English Bible
The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will lay their hand on their mouth. Their ears will be deaf.

World English Bible
The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will lay their hand on their mouth. Their ears will be deaf.

American King James Version
The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand on their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

American Standard Version
The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hand upon their mouth; their ears shall be deaf.

A Faithful Version
The nations shall see and be ashamed at all their might; they shall lay their hand on their mouths; their ears shall be deaf.

Darby Bible Translation
-- The nations shall see, and be ashamed for all their might: they shall lay [their] hand upon [their] mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

English Revised Version
The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

Webster's Bible Translation
The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
The nations shall see, and be confounded for all their power: they shall lay their hande vpon their mouth: their eares shall be deafe.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
This shall the heathen see, and be ashamed for all their power: so that they shall lay their hande vpon their mouth, and stoppe their eares.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
This shal the Heithen se, and be asshamed for all their power: so that they shal laye their honde vpon their mouth, and stoppe their eares.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Nations see, and they are ashamed of all their might, "" They lay a hand on the mouth, their ears are deaf.

Young's Literal Translation
See do nations, and they are ashamed of all their might, They lay a hand on the mouth, their ears are deaf.

Smith's Literal Translation
The nations shall see and be ashamed from all their strength: they shall put the hand upon the mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The nations shall see, and shall be confounded at all their strength: they shall put the hand upon the mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The nations will look, and they will be confounded at the strength of them all. They will place hand over mouth; their ears will be deaf.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the nations shall see and they shall be ashamed of all their might; they shall put their hands on their mouths and their ears shall become deaf

Lamsa Bible
The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hands upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The nations shall see and be put to shame for all their might; They shall lay their hand upon their mouth, Their ears shall be deaf.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The nations shall see and be ashamed; and at all their might they shall lay their hands upon their mouth, their ears shall be deafened.
















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