Micahchapter 7
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Chapter summary
The prophet walks a stripped orchard looking for one cluster: 'the godly man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men.' Bribed judges, scheming princes, neighbors not to be trusted, and a household turned against itself: 'a man's enemies are the men of his own house,' words Jesus takes up in Matthew 10.
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Chapter summary
The prophet walks a stripped orchard looking for one cluster: 'the godly man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men.' Bribed judges, scheming princes, neighbors not to be trusted, and a household turned against itself: 'a man's enemies are the men of his own house,' words Jesus takes up in Matthew 10.
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The prophet walks a stripped orchard looking for one cluster: 'the godly man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men.' Bribed judges, scheming princes, neighbors not to be trusted, and a household turned against itself: 'a man's enemies are the men of his own house,' words Jesus takes up in Matthew 10. Against that, faith: 'when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah will be a light unto me' (7:8). Walls are rebuilt, borders enlarged, nations shamed. And the book ends on the meaning of Micah's own name: 'Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity… and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.'
Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.
Context
Prophecy · Micah — Micah overview
- A. 1–6 No cluster left; trust no friend, not even your own house
- B. 7–10 I will look to the LORD; when I fall, I shall arise
- C. 11–13 A day is coming for building your walls
- D. 14–20 Who is a God like you, casting our sins into the sea
Top cross-references8 chapters ▾
Matthew 103 verses
- Matthew 10:16Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
- Matthew 10:21Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
- Matthew 10:35For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
- Read Matthew 10 →
Psalms 372 verses
- Psalms 37:6He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.
- Psalms 37:7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
- Read Psalms 37 →
Isaiah 431 verse
- Isaiah 43:25I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
- Read Isaiah 43 →
Isaiah 281 verse
- Isaiah 28:4The fading flower of his beautiful splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest: Whoever sees it will take it in his hand and swallow it.
- Read Isaiah 28 →
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Isaiah 241 verse
- Isaiah 24:13So will it be on the earth and among the nations, like a harvested olive tree, like a gleaning after a grape harvest.
- Read Isaiah 24 →
Hosea 91 verse
- Hosea 9:10I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved.
- Read Hosea 9 →
Psalms 121 verse
- Psalms 12:1Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
- Read Psalms 12 →
Jeremiah 51 verse
- Jeremiah 5:26For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.
- Read Jeremiah 5 →
Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.