Micah 7:1-13 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 7:9

I will bear the indignation of the Lord ,.... The Targum prefaces these words with "Jerusalem saith;' and they are the words of the prophet, in the name of Jerusalem or the church, resolving in the strength of divine grace to bear the present affliction, which had at least some appearance of divine indignation in it; not against the persons of God's people, who are always the objects of his love, and towards whom there is no fury in him; but against their sins, which are displeasing and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 7:10

Then she that is mine enemy shall see it ,.... The Chaldeans and Edomites shall see people of the Jews rising out of their calamities, brought out of the darkness of their captivity in Babylon, and enjoying the light of peace and prosperity in their own land. Some editions of the Targum, and Jarchi and Kimchi, have, in their glosses on this verse and Micah 7:9 , Rome, of whom they interpret this enemy, as Mr. Pocock observes; and so R. Elias F4 In Tishbi, p. 227. says the Targum... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 7:11

In the day that thy walls are to be built ,.... These words are not spoken to the enemy, as some think; either the Chaldeans, the walls of whose city, Babylon, being demolished by the Persians, it would be a long day or time before they were rebuilt and when their power of sending their decrees abroad among the nations would be far off: or to the enemy that should think to build up their walls with the spoils of Israel, in the time of Gog and Magog, and when their decree determined over... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 7:12

In that day also he shall come even to thee ,.... Which words also are not directed to the enemy, as some interpret them; as to Chaldea or Babylon; and the sense be, that Cyrus should come thither, and take it; or any more remote enemy of the Jews in the latter day, to whom the day of the Lord should come, or his decree of vengeance or judgment upon them, or any enemy to waste and destroy them; but they are a continued address to Jerusalem or the church, signifying that "he", the people... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 7:13

Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate ,.... Not the land of Chaldea, as some; or the land of the nations, as Jarchi and Kimchi; but the land of Israel. That part of it, which was possessed by the ten tribes, was made desolate by Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and that which was inhabited by the two tribes, by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and this desolation was to be, "notwithstanding" the above prophecies, and prior to the fulfilment of them. So some render the words, as in the margin... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:1

Wo is me! - This is a continuation of the preceding discourse. And here the prophet points out the small number of the upright to be found in the land. He himself seemed to be the only person who was on God's side; and he considers himself as a solitary grape, which had escaped the general gathering. The word קץ kayits , which is sometimes used for summer, and summer fruits in general, is here translated late figs; and may here, says Bishop Newcome, be opposed to the early ripe fig of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:2

The good man is perished out of the earth - A similar sentiment may be found, Psalm 12:1 ; Isaiah 57:1 . As the early fig of excellent flavor cannot be found in the advanced season of summer, or a choice cluster of grapes after vintage, so neither can the good and upright man be discovered by searching in Israel. This comparison, says Bp. Newcome, is beautifully implied. They hunt every man his brother with a net - This appears to be an allusion to the ancient mode of duel between... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:3

That they may do evil with both hands - That is, earnestly, greedily, to the uttermost of their power. The Vulgate translates: Malum manuum suarum dicunt bonum ; "The evil of their hands they call good." The prince asketh - A bribe, to forward claims in his court. The judge asketh for a reward - That he may decide the cause in favor of him who gives most money, whether the cause be good or evil. This was notoriously the case in our own country before the giving of Magna Charta; and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:4

The best of them is as a brier - They are useless in themselves, and cannot be touched without wounding him that comes in contact with them. He alludes to the thick thorn hedges, still frequent in Palestine. The day of thy watchmen - The day of vengeance, which the prophets have foreseen and proclaimed, is at hand. Now shall be their perplexity; no more wrapping up, all shall be unfolded. In that day every man will wish that he were different from what he is found to be; but he shall be... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:5

Trust ye not in a friend - These times will be so evil, and the people so wicked, that all bonds will be dissolved; and even the most intimate will betray each other, when they can hope to serve themselves by it. On this passage, in the year 1798, I find I have written as follows: - "Trust ye not in a friend. - Several of those whom I have delighted to call by that name have deceived me. "Put ye not confidence in a guide. - Had I followed some of these I should have gone to perdition. ... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 7:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 7:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 7:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 7:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 7:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:5

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