14 Then the Lord God said to the serpent,

(A)Because you have done this,
Cursed are you more than all the livestock,
And more than any animal of the field;
On your belly you shall go,
And (B)dust you shall eat
All the days of your life;

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14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this,

“Cursed(A) are you above all livestock
    and all wild animals!
You will crawl on your belly
    and you will eat dust(B)
    all the days of your life.

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17 They will (A)lick up dust like a snake,
Like [a](B)reptiles of the earth.
They will come (C)trembling out of their [b]fortresses;
To the Lord our God they will come in (D)trepidation,
And they will be afraid of You.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 7:17 Lit crawling things
  2. Micah 7:17 Or prisons

17 They will lick dust(A) like a snake,
    like creatures that crawl on the ground.
They will come trembling(B) out of their dens;
    they will turn in fear(C) to the Lord our God
    and will be afraid of you.

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