Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. WOE TO THEM THAT DEVISE INIQUITY, AND WORK EVIL UPON THEIR BEDS! WHEN THE MORNING IS LIGHT, THEY PRACTICE IT. They do evil not merely on a sudde... [ Continue Reading ]
And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. AND THEY COVET FIELDS, AND TAKE THEM BY VIOLENCE; AND HOUSES, AND TAKE THEM AWAY: SO THEY OPPRESS A MAN AND HIS HOUSE, EVEN A MAN AND HIS HERITAGE -... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil. BEHOLD, AGAINST THIS FAMILY - against the nation, and especially against those reprobated in Micah 2:1. DO I DEVISE A... [ Continue Reading ]
In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields. IN THAT DAY SHALL ONE TAKE UP A PARABLE AGAINST YOU, AND... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD. THEREFORE - resumed from Micah 2:3. On account of your crimes, described in Micah 2:1. THOU - the ideal individual ("me," Micah 2:4), representing the guilty people in whose name he spoke. THOU SHALT... [ Continue Reading ]
Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame. PROPHESY YE NOT, SAY THEY - namely, the Israelites say to the true prophets, when announcing unwelcome truths. PROPHESY YE NOT, SAY THEY - namely, the Israelites say to the true prop... [ Continue Reading ]
O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly? O THOU THAT ART NAMED THE HOUSE OF JACOB - priding thyself on the name, though having naught of the spirit of thy progenitor. Also, bearing... [ Continue Reading ]
Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war. EVEN OF LATE - literally yesterday: 'long ago.' So "of old," Hebrew, 'yesterday,' ; "heretofore," Hebrew, 'since yesterday,' . MY PEOPLE IS RISEN UP AS... [ Continue Reading ]
The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever. THE WOMEN OF MY PEOPLE HAVE YE CAST OUT FROM THEIR PLEASANT HOUSES - i:e., the widows of the men slain by you () ye cast out from their homes, which had been their deligh... [ Continue Reading ]
Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction. ARISE YE, AND DEPART - not an exhortation to the children of God to depart out of an ungodly world, as it is often applied; though that sentiment is a scriptural one. This... [ Continue Reading ]
If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people. IF A MAN WALKING IN THE SPIRIT - the Hebrew means also wind. 'If a man professing to have the spirit of inspiration' (; so "the man of... [ Continue Reading ]
I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men. I WILL SURELY ASSEMBLE, O JACOB, ALL OF THEE. A sudde... [ Continue Reading ]
The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them. THE BREAKER IS COME UP BEFORE THEM - "the breaker," Yahweh-Messiah, who breaks through every obstacle in the... [ Continue Reading ]