Contradictions and Paradoxes in Micah 7:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Micah 7:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Micah 7:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Micah, Christians believe this verse means that even when things are tough, people can trust and wait for God to help and listen to them. It shows that God cares and will hear their prayers.

Micah 7:7: Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

Contradiction with Psalm 10:1

This verse questions why God seems far away and hidden in times of trouble, contrary to the trust and waiting on God expressed in Micah 7:7.

Psalm 10:1: Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? [why] hidest thou [thyself] in times of trouble?

Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:2

Habakkuk’s cry of unanswered prayer conflicts with Micah 7:7 where there is confident expectation in the Lord’s intervention.

Habakkuk 1:2: O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! [even] cry out unto thee [of] violence, and thou wilt not save!

Contradiction with Jeremiah 20:7

Jeremiah feels deceived by God, contrasting with the trust and confidence in God’s salvation in Micah 7:7.

Jeremiah 20:7: O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me. [was deceived: or, was enticed]

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:44

Suggests that God has shut out prayer, unlike the expectation that God will hear in Micah 7:7.

Lamentations 3:44: Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that [our] prayer should not pass through.

Contradiction with Job 30:20

Job experiences unanswered prayer, which is at odds with the faith in God’s listening ear in Micah 7:7.

Job 30:20: I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me [not].
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