Micah 7:11

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 7:11

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:11

In the day that thy walls are to be built - This refers to Jerusalem; the decree, to the purpose of God to deliver the people into captivity. "This shall be far removed." God having purposed their return, I cannot think, with some commentators, that this verse contains threatenings against Jerusalem, and not promises. See Haggai 1:1-15 ; (note), where the subject is similar; and the restoration of Jerusalem is certainly what the prophet describes. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:11

Verse 11 Micah pursues the subject on which he had previously spoken, — that though the Church thought itself for a time to be wholly lost, yet God would become its deliverer. He says first, that the day was near, in which they were to build the wall. The word גדר, gidar, means either a mound or a wall; so it ought to be distinguished from a wall, that is, a strong fortress. He then intimates that the time would come, when God would gather his Church, and preserve it, as though it were defended... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:1-13

The good in degenerate times. We are not to understand these verses as referring specially to the prophet himself. In Micah 1:8 , Micah 1:9 we have his own lamentation in view of the prevailing ungodliness; here "the speaker is not the prophet, but the true Israel, i.e. Israel within Israel, personified" (Cheyne). God has never left himself without witnesses. Even in the most corrupt and degenerate times he has had a people to show forth his praise. It was so in the age to which this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:7-13

§ 6. Israel expresses her faith in God, though she suffers grievous tribulation, and is confident in the fulfilment of the promised restoration. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:11

The prophet here addresses Zion, and announces her restoration. In the day that thy walls are to be built; rather, a day for building thy walls ( gader ) cometh . Zion is represented as a vineyard whose fence has been destroyed ( Isaiah 5:5 , Isaiah 5:7 ). The announcement is given abruptly and concisely in three short sentences. In that day shall the decree be far removed. The decree ( Zephaniah 2:2 ) is explained by Hengstenberg and many commentators, ancient and modern, to he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:11-12

The good time coming. "In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed. In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain." The prophet here speaks in the name of Israel, and seems to exult in the expectation of the full restoration of Jerusalem. Her walls would be rebuilt, and her scattered citizens would be gathered unto... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 7:11-12

On this confession of unworthiness and trust the message of joy bursts in, with the abruptness and conciseness of Hosea or Nahum:A day to build thy fences; (that is, cometh;)That day, far shall be the degree;That day, and he shall come quite to thee;And there follows, in a longer but still remarkably measured and interrupted cadence, the statement of the length and breadth from which the people shall come to her;Up to and from Assyria and the cities of strong-land (Egypt;)Up to and from... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Micah 7:10-13

Micah 7:10-13. Then she that is mine enemy Namely, the Chaldean nation. Which said unto me, (namely, when she held me captive,) Where is the Lord thy God? Where is now Jehovah, whom thou worshippest, and sayest is the only God? Why does he not now deliver thee? Why does he not free thee from my hands, who am not his worshipper? Mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down, &c. As the heathen beheld the desolations of God’s church and temple with delight, (see Micah... read more

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