Micah 7:5-7 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Micah 7:1-6

This is such a description of bad times as, some think, could scarcely agree to the times of Hezekiah, when this prophet prophesied; and therefore they rather take it as a prediction of what should be in the reign of Manasseh. But we may rather suppose it to be in the reign of Ahaz (and in that reign he prophesied, Mic. 1:1) or in the beginning of Hezekiah's time, before the reformation he was instrumental in; nay, in the best of his days, and when he had done his best to purge out... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Micah 7:7-13

The prophet, having sadly complained of the wickedness of the times he lived in, here fastens upon some considerations for the comfort of himself and his friends, in reference thereunto. The case is bad, but it is not desperate. Yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing. I. ?Though God be now displeased he shall be reconciled to us, and then all will be well, Mic. 7:7, 9. We are now under the indignation of the Lord; God is angry with us, and justly, because we have sinned against... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 7:5

Trust ye not in a friend ,.... This is not said to lessen the value of friendship; or to discourage the cultivation of it with agreeable persons; or to dissuade from a confidence in a real friend; or in the least to weaken it, and damp the pleasure of true friendship, which is one of the great blessings of life; but to set forth the sad degeneracy of the then present age, that men, who pretended to be friends, were so universally false and faithless, that there was no dependence to be had on... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 7:6

For the son dishonoureth the father ,.... Speaks contemptibly of him; behaves rudely towards him; shows him no respect and reverence; exposes his failings, and makes him the object of his banter and ridicule; who ought to have honoured, reverenced, and obeyed him, being the instrument of his being, by whom he was brought up, fed, clothed, and provided for; base ingratitude! the daughter riseth up against her mother ; by whom she has been used in the most tender and affectionate manner;... read more

John Gill

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

Therefore I will look unto the Lord ,.... Here the prophet, in the name of the church and people of God, declares what he would do in such circumstances, since there was no dependence on men of any rank, in any relation or connection with each other; he resolved to look alone to the Lord, and put his trust in him; look up to the Lord in prayer, use an humble freedom with him, place a holy confidence in him, expect all good things from him, and wait for them; look to Christ in the exercise of... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:6

For the son dishonoreth the father - See the use our Lord has made of these words, where he quotes them, Matthew 10:21 ; (note), Matthew 10:25 ; (note), Matthew 10:36 ; (note), and the notes there. read more

Adam Clarke

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

Therefore I will look unto the Lord - Because things are so, I will trust in the Lord more firmly, wait for him more patiently, and more confidently expect to be supported, defended, and saved. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:5

Verse 5 The Prophet pursues the subject we discussed yesterday, — that liberty, in iniquity, bad arrived to its highest point, for no faithfulness remained among men; nay, there was no more any humanity; for the son performed not his duty towards his father, nor the daughter-in-law towards her mother-in-law; in short, there was then no mutual love and concord. He does not here speak of that false confidence, by which many deceive themselves, who rely on mortals, and transfer to them the glory... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:7

Verse 7 The Prophet points out here the only remedy, to preserve the faithful from being led away by bad examples and that is, to fix their eyes on God, and to believe that he will be their deliverer. Nothing is more difficult than to refrain from doing wrong, when the ungodly provoke us; for they seem to afford us a good reason for retaliation. And when no one injures us, yet custom is deemed almost a law: thus it happens that we think that to be lawful which is sanctioned by the manners and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Micah 7:1-6

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Micah 7:7-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 7:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 7:6

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:6

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:7

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