Bible Commentary

I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of [the multitude of] men. 12. I will surely assemble ] Some … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 2:12”

If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, [saying], I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people. 11. If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood, &c.] Who is the popular prophet? He who walks in a spirit of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 2:11”

Arise ye, and depart; for this [is] not [your] rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy [you], even with a sore destruction. 10. Arise ye, and depart ] As a just retribution for the expulsion of others, the oppressors shall be expelled themselves. your rest ] i.e. your resting-place (as Isa 11:10). ‘Rest’ was … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 2:10”

The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory forever. 9. The women of my people ] i.e. the unprotected widows. A similar complaint is made in Isaiah (Isa 10:2). my glory ] i.e. the privileges which every Israelite possessed as a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 2:9”

Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war. 8 10. Parallel to Mic 2:1-5 8. Even of late my people, &c.] Rather, But of late, &c. The divine speaker states the cause of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 2:8”

O [thou that art] named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? [are] these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly? 7. that art named, &c.] ‘But only as far as the title goes’ (Calvin); comp. on ‘this family’ ( Mic 2:3). So Isa 48:1. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 2:7”

Prophesy ye not, [say they to them that] prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, [that] they shall not take shame. 6, 7. Hostility of the two classes of Prophets 6. Prophesy ye not ] Micah and the prophets like-minded with him (e. g. Isaiah) are angrily bidden by the flattering, popular prophets to hold … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 2:6”

Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD. 5. Therefore thou shall have none, &c.] Because the Israelites have violated the divinely sanctioned law of land-tenure, ‘therefore’ they shall have no future opportunity of redistributing the soil in accordance with equity. And this, because the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 2:5”

In that day shall [one] take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, [and] say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed [it] from me! turning away he hath divided our fields. 4. shall one take up a parable ] Or, a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 2:4”

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time [is] evil. 3. Therefore, &c.] The ‘devising’ of the dishonest grandees is met by the ‘devising’ of Jehovah; oppression is punished by oppression. Comp. the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 2:3”