Bible Commentary

Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity. 9 12. A recapitulation of the national sins, with a more distinct declaration of the bitter end 10. build up Zion with blood ] Probably this alludes to the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 3:9”

But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin. 8. But truly, &c.] The sign of a fresh paragraph, placed here in most editions, should rather be at the beginning of Mic 3:9. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 3:8”

Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for [there is] no answer of God. 7. their lips ] Rather, their beard; the phrase includes the face up to the nose. A sign of mourning, Lev 13:45, Eze 24:17; Eze 24:22. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 3:7”

Therefore night [shall be] unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them. 6. night shall be unto you, &c.] The prophet is still addressing the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 3:6”

Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him. 5 8. The fate of the false prophets, whose unauthorized smooth-speaking Micah contrasts with his own divinely inspired courage 5. that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 3:5”

Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings. 4. Then shall they cry ] We must suppose that, when Micah delivered this prophecy (of which we can have but a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 3:4”

Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron. Eat; maintain themselves and their followers, nay, live in luxury and excess, revelling in banquets and feasts, as the word … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 3:3”

Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones; 2. who pluck off their skin from off them ] The description is figurative. We may infer that cannibalism was not unknown to the Israelites by hearsay or tradition, but not necessarily … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 3:2”

And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; [Is it] not for you to know judgment? 1 4. Chiefly a description of the savage behaviour of the ruling class 1. O heads of Jacob ] The prophet addresses the official class of all Israel, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 3:1”

The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them. 13. The breaker is come up, &c.] Rather, ‘One that breaketh through is gone up before them; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 2:13”