미가 3:4, 미가 3:7 KRV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Micah 3:1-4

Micah 3:1-4. Hear, O heads of Jacob, &c. That the justice of God, in bringing upon them the punishments which he had threatened, might more evidently appear, the prophet here shows that there was no rank of them free from very grievous crimes; that even those, who ought to have excelled others in piety and virtue, were the first in offences. We find Ezekiel making the same complaint, Ezekiel 22:6, &c. Is it not for you to know judgment Ought not you to understand and conform to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Micah 3:1-12

Corrupt leaders (3:1-12)The nation’s civil leaders are the first to be condemned, because they have reversed the standards of justice. Greedy officials cooperate with corrupt judges to exploit the people for their own benefit. Because of the cruel oppression that they have practised, God will not save them from the fury of the enemy, no matter how much they cry for his help (3:1-4).Religious leaders are also condemned. Prophets preach words of comfort and approval to those who give them food... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Micah 3:4

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . hear = answer. hide His face. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 31:17 ; Deuteronomy 32:20 ). App-92 . Compare Isaiah 59:1-15 .Jeremiah 33:5 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Micah 3:4

"Then shall they cry unto Jehovah, but he will not answer them; yea, he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings."No one squeals for mercy like the violent criminal whose bloody and heartless wickedness results at last in his arraignment before the bar of justice, the tragedy of our own times being that instead of receiving prompt and adequate punishment, the criminal is often the beneficiary of a sob-sister coddling and leniency that take... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Micah 3:4

4. Then—at the time of judgment, which Micah takes for granted, so certain is it (compare Micah 2:3). they cry . . . but he will not hear—just as those oppressed by them had formerly cried, and they would not hear. Their prayer shall be rejected, because it is the mere cry of nature for deliverance from pain, not that of repentance for deliverance from sin. ill in their doings—Men cannot expect to do ill and fare well. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 3:1-4

1. The guilt of Israel’s civil leaders 3:1-4 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 3:4

Because these rulers had turned deaf ears to the pleas of orphans and widows, they would eventually cry out to Yahweh in prayer asking Him for help. But He would not answer them (cf. Psalms 27:7-9; Proverbs 21:13; Jeremiah 7:12-15). God hiding His face from them is an anthropomorphism picturing God disregarding them, turning His back on them. God hears all prayers because He is omniscient, but He chooses not to respond to some of them. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 3:1-12

Wickedness in High PlacesMicah returns to his indictment against the people’s leaders. Their power was given for the sake of justice, and they have abused it for extortion (Micah 3:1-3). Their time shall be short (Micah 3:4). The prophets have abused their trust in order, by flattery of the rich, to make a good living for themselves. To them Micah prophesies judicial darkness (Micah 3:5-7). He declares his own ideal of the prophetic office (Micah 3:8). Finally, he accuses all the leaders of the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Micah 3:4

(4) Then shall they cry.—“Then”—i.e., in the day of retribution—“then shall they call upon me, saith the Lord, but I will not hear; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me; and that because they hated knowledge, and received not the fear of the Lord, but abhorred my counsel and despised my correction. Then shall it be too late to knock when the door shall be shut, and too late to cry for mercy when it is the time of justice” (Commination Service). So also Isaiah declared (Isaiah... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Micah 3:1-12

THE PROPHET OF THE POORMicah 2:1-13; Micah 3:1-12WE have proved Micah’s love for his countryside in the effusion of his heart upon her villages with a grief for their danger greater than his grief for Jerusalem. Now in his treatment of the sins which give that danger its fatal significance, he is inspired by the same partiality for the fields and the folk about him. While Isaiah chiefly satirizes the fashions of the town and the intrigues of the court, Micah scourges the avarice of the... read more