Bible Commentaries
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Micah 3
Introduction
| 1 | The cruelty of the princes. |
| 5 | The falsehood of the prophets. |
| 8 | The ill-grounded security of them both. |
Verse 1
And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?
And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?
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- Cir
- A.M. 3294. B.C. 710. Hear.
- 9,10, Isaiah 1:10, Jeremiah 13:15-18, 22:2,3, Hosea 5:1, Amos 4:1
- Is it
- Deuteronomy 1:13-17, 16:18, 2 Chronicles 19:5-10, Psalms 14:4, 82:1-5, Jeremiah 5:4,5, 1 Corinthians 6:5
Verse 2
Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
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- hate
- 1 Kings 21:20, 22:6-8, Amos 5:10-14, Luke 19:14, John 7:7, 15:18,19,23,24, Acts 7:51,52, Romans 12:9, 2 Timothy 3:3
- love
- 2 Chronicles 19:2, Psalms 15:4, 139:21,22, Proverbs 28:4, John 18:40, Romans 1:32
- pluck
- Psalms 53:4, Isaiah 3:15, Ezekiel 22:27, 34:3, Amos 8:4-6, Zephaniah 3:3, Zechariah 11:4,5
Verse 3
Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
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- eat
- Psalms 14:4
- and chop
- Ezekiel 11:3,6,7
Verse 4
Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
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- Then
- 2:3,4, Jeremiah 5:31
- cry
- Psalms 18:41, Proverbs 1:28, 28:9, Isaiah 1:15, Jeremiah 2:27,28, Ezekiel 8:18, Zechariah 7:13, Matthew 7:22, Luke 13:25, John 9:31, James 2:13
- he will even
- Deuteronomy 31:17,18, 32:19,20, Isaiah 59:1-15, Jeremiah 33:5
- as
- Isaiah 3:11, Romans 2:8,9
Verse 5
Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.
Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.
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- concerning
- 11, Isaiah 9:15,16, Jeremiah 14:14,15, 23:9-17,27,32, 28:15-17, 29:21-23, Ezekiel 13:10-16, 22:25-29, Malachi 2:8, Matthew 15:14
- that bite
- 2:11, Isaiah 56:9-12, Ezekiel 13:18,19, Matthew 7:15, Romans 16:18
Verse 6
Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
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- night
- Psalms 74:9, Isaiah 8:20-22, Jeremiah 13:16, Ezekiel 13:22,23, Zechariah 13:2-4
- that ye shall not have a vision
- Heb. from a vision. that ye shall not divine. Heb. from divining. the sun.
- Isaiah 29:10, 59:10, Jeremiah 15:9, Amos 8:9,10
Verse 7
Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.
Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.
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- the seers
- Exodus 8:18,19, 9:11, 1 Samuel 9:9, Isaiah 44:25, 47:12-14, Daniel 2:9-11, Zechariah 13:4, 2 Timothy 3:8,9
- cover
- Leviticus 13:45, Ezekiel 24:17,22
- lips
- Heb. upper lip. no.
- 1 Samuel 14:37, 28:6,15, Psalms 74:9, Amos 8:11
Verse 8
But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
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- I am
- Job 32:18, Isaiah 11:2,3, 58:1, Jeremiah 1:18, 6:11, 15:19-21, 20:9, Ezekiel 3:14, Matthew 7:29, Mark 3:17, Acts 4:8-12,19,20, 7:54-57, 13:9-12, 18:5,6,9-11, 1 Corinthians 2:4,12,13
- to declare
- Isaiah 58:1, Ezekiel 16:2, 20:4, 22:2, 43:10, Matthew 3:7-12, Acts 7:51,52
Verse 9
Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
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- I pray
- 1, Exodus 3:16, Hosea 5:1
- that
- Leviticus 26:15, Deuteronomy 27:19, Psalms 58:1,2, Proverbs 17:15, Isaiah 1:23, Jeremiah 5:28
Verse 10
They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
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- build up Zion
- Jeremiah 22:13-17, Ezekiel 22:25-28, Habakkuk 2:9-12, Zephaniah 3:3, Matthew 27:25, John 11:50
- blood
- Heb. bloods.
Verse 11
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.
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- heads
- 7:3, Numbers 16:15, 1 Samuel 8:3, 12:3,4, Isaiah 1:23, Ezekiel 22:12,27, Hosea 4:18, Zephaniah 3:3
- and the priests
- Jeremiah 6:13, 8:10, Malachi 1:10, 1 Timothy 3:3, Titus 1:11, 1 Peter 5:2
- and the prophets
- 5, Isaiah 56:11, Acts 8:18-20, 2 Peter 2:1-3,14,15, Jude 1:11
- yet
- 1 Samuel 4:3-6, Isaiah 48:2, Jeremiah 7:4,8-12, Matthew 3:9, Romans 2:17-29
- and say
- Heb. saying. none evil can come.
- Amos 9:10
Verse 12
Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.
Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.
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- Zion
- 1:6, Psalms 79:1, 107:34, Jeremiah 26:18, Matthew 24:2, Acts 6:13,14
- the mountain
- 4:1,2, Isaiah 2:2,3
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