Mic 7:17 | TNotes | STEP | 7:17 Like snakes , the nations had struck at the heel of Israel (cp. Gen 3:14-15 ). The prophets regularly depicted foreign nations as poisonous, deceitful serpents (Isa 14:29 ; Jer 8:17 ; Ezek 29:1-3 ). Now these nations would be humbled (cp. Ps 72:9 ). Crawling and “eating dust” were metaphors for defeat and humiliation.

bGen 3:14-15►

cIsa 14:29►

dJer 8:17►

eEzek 29:1-3►

fPs 72:9►

‏ Micah 7:17

7:17 ^a Like snakes, the nations had struck at the heel of Israel (cp. Gen 3:14-15 ^b). The prophets regularly depicted foreign nations as poisonous, deceitful serpents (Isa 14:29 ^c; Jer 8:17 ^d; Ezek 29:1-3 ^e). Now these nations would be humbled (cp. Ps 72:9 ^f). Crawling and “eating dust” were metaphors for defeat and humiliation.