Micah 1:2-4 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Micah 1:1-7

Here is, I. A general account of this prophet and his prophecy, Mic. 1:1. This is prefixed for the satisfaction of all that read and hear the prophecy of this book, who will give the more credit to it when they know the author and his authority. 1. The prophecy is the word of the Lord; it is a divine revelation. Note, What is written in the Bible, and what is preached by the ministers of Christ according to what is written there, must be heard and received, not as the word of dying men, which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 1:2

Hear, all ye people ,.... Or, "the people, all of them" F13 עמים כלם "populi omnes ipsi", Montanus, Drusius, Piscator, Tarnovius. ; not all the nations of the world, but the nations of Israel, so called from their several tribes; though some F14 So Burkius. think the rest of the inhabitants of the earth are meant: thee are the same words which are used by Micaiah the prophet in the times of Ahab, long before this time, from whom they might be borrowed, 1 Kings 22:28 . The... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 1:3

For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place ,.... Out of heaven, the place of the house of his Shechinah or Majesty, as the Targum; where his throne is prepared; where he keeps his court, and displays his glory; from whence he removes, not by local motion, since he is everywhere; but by some manifest exertion of his power, either on the behalf of his people, or in taking vengeance on his and their enemies; or on them sinning against him, in which sense it is probably to be understood. It... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 1:4

And the mountains shall be molten under him ,.... As Sinai was when he descended on it, and as all nations will be at the general conflagration; but here the words are to be taken, not literally, but figuratively, for the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, and for the kings, and princes, and great men in them, that lifted up their heads as high, and thought themselves as secure, as mountains; yet when the judgments of God should fall upon them, their hearts would melt through fear under him; as... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 1:2

Hear, all ye people - The very commencement of this prophecy supposes preceding exhortations and predictions. Hearken, O earth - ארץ arets , here, should be translated land, the country of the Hebrews being only intended. And let the Lord God be Witness - Let him who has sent me with this message be witness that I have delivered it faithfully; and be a witness against you, if you take not the warning. The Lord from his holy temple - The place where he still remains as your... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 1:3

For, behold, the Lord cometh forth - See this clause, Amos 4:13 ; (note). He represents Jehovah as a mighty conqueror, issuing from his pavilion, stepping from mountain to mountain, which rush down and fill the valleys before him; a consuming fire accompanying him, that melts and confounds every hill and dale, and blends all in universal confusion. God is here represented as doing that himself which other conquerors do by the multitude of their hosts; levelling the mountains, filling some... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 1:2

Verse 2 The Prophet here rises into an elevated style, being not content with a simple and calm manner of speaking. We hence may learn, that having previously tried the disposition of the people, he knew the stubbornness of almost all classes: for except he was persuaded that the people would be rebellious and obstinate, he would certainly have used some mildness, or have at least endeavored to lead them of their own accord rather than to drive them thus violently. There is then no doubt but... read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 3 The Prophet pursues the same subject; and he dwells especially on this — that God would be a witness against his people from his sanctuary. He therefore confirms this, when he says that God would come from his place Some interpreters do at the same time take this view — that the temple would hereafter be deprived of God’s presence, and would hence become profane, according to what Ezekiel declares. For as the Jews imagined that God was connected with them as long as the temple stood,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 1:4

Verse 4 And he afterwards adds, that this going forth of God would be terrible, Melt, he says, shall the mountains under him It hence appears, that the Prophet did not speak in the last verse of the departure of God, as though he was going to forsake his own temple, but that he, on the contrary, described his going forth from the temple, that he might ascend his tribunal and execute punishment on the whole people, and thus, in reality, prove that he would be a judge, because he had been very... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 1:1-2

Divine revelation. "The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth," etc. Micah calls himself a Morasthite because he was a native of Moresheth-Gath, a small town of Judea. He prophesied in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and his prophetic mission commenced soon after that of Isaiah. He was contemporary with him, as... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Micah 1:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 1:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 1:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 1:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 1:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 1:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 1:2

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 1:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 1:1-2

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