The Old Testament Book of Micah
Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands
of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit
of my body for the sin of my soul? He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good;
and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with thy God?
Micah 6:7-8
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* CHAP * COMMENTS
The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham,
Ahaz , Hezekiah - kings of Judah which he saw concerning Samaria & Jerusalem.
* 1 *Hear the Lord God from his holy temple. He comes out of his place &
will tread upon the high places of the earth. The mountains will melt
under him. The transgression of Jacob is all this. The transgression
of Jacob is Samaria and the high places of Judah are Jerusalem. I'll
make Samaria as a heap of the field. The graven images will be beaten
to pieces. I'll wail & howl for her wound is incurable. I'll bring an
heir unto you Madreshah. He'll come to Adullum the glory of Israel.
* 2 *Woe to them that devise iniquity & work evil on their beds! When it is
light, they practise it since it is in the power of their hand. They
covet fields and take by violence. Therefore the LORD says I devise
an evil from which you will not remove your necks. One will take a
parable against you & lament -we be utterly spoiled. Prophesy ye not,
say they to them that prophesy. Are these the LORD's doings? Don't
his words do good to him that walketh uprightly? Of late my people is
risen up as an enemy. Arise & depart. This isn't your rest. It is
polluted. It will destroy you. I will gather the remnant of Israel.
* 3 *Hear heads of Jacob and princes of Israel. Isn't it for you to know
judgement. Who hate good & love evil. Who eat the flesh of my people.
Then they will cry unto the LORD but He will not hear them. The LORD
says concerning the prophets that cause His people to err "Night will
be unto you that you will not have a vision. They will be ashamed and
confounded because there is no answer of God." I am full of power by
the spirit of the LORD to decare unto Jacob his transgression. Hear I
pray you that abhor judgement, pervert all equity. They build Zion
with blood and Jerusalem with iniquity. Yet they will lean upon the
Lord and say "Isn't the LORD among us? No evil can come upon us"
Therefore Zion will be plowed as a field.
* 4 *In the last days it will come to pass that the mountain of the Lord's
house will be established in the top of the mountains and it will be
exalted above the hills. Many nations will come and say, "Let us go
the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways and
we will walk in his paths for the law will go forth of Zion, and the
word of the LORD from Jerusalem. They will beat their swords into
plowshares. None will make them afraid. We will walk in the name of
the LORD our God forever. The LORD will reign over them in mount Zion
forever. Why do you cry out aloud. You will go even to Babylon: there
you will be delivered. The LORD will redeem you from the hand of your
enemies. You will beat in pieces many people.
* 5 *They will smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. But thou
Bethelehem, though you are little, out of you will he come forth that
is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old,
from everlasting. Therefore he will give them up until she which
traveleth has brought forth. And he will stand & feed in the strength
of the LORD. The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many people
as a lion among the beasts of the forest. Your hand will be lifted
upon your adversaries and your enemies shall be cut off. In that day
I will cut off thy horses & chariots, the cities & strong holds of
thy land, witchcrafts from your hand, graven images - and you will no
more worship the work of your hand. I will execute vengeance in anger
and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
* 6 *Hear ye what the LORD says; Contend thou before the mountains. Hear ye
O mountains the LORD's controversy - for the LORD has a controversy
with his people. What Have I done unto you? How have I wearied you?
Testify against me. I brought you out of Egypt and sent Moses, Aaron,
and Miriam before you. Remember what Balak consulted and what Balaam
answered so you may know the righteousness of the LORD. Wherewith
shall I come before the LORD and bow myself before the high God? Will
the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams or ten thousands rivers of
oil? Shall I give my first born for my transgression? The fruit of my
body for the sin of my soul? He has showed you, O man, what is good:
and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love
mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God. Shall I count them pure with
the wicked balances, and the bag of deceitful weights? The rich men
are full of violence, and the inhabitants have spoken lies. I'll make
you sick in making thee desolate because of thy sins. You shall eat,
but not be satisfied. You will sow but shall not reap. The statutes
of Omri are kept and the works of the house of Ahab. Therefore you
will bear the reproach of my people?
* 7 *The good man is perished out of the earth & there is none upright among
men; they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother
with a net. That they may do evil with both hands earnestly. The best
of them is as a brier: The most upright is shaper than a thorn hedge.
The day of your visitation comes. Trust not in a friend. Put not
confidence in a guide: keep thy mouth from her that lies in your
bosom. For the son dishonours the father, the daughter rises up
against her mother; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my
salvation. My God will hear me. I will bear the indignation of the
LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause.
Who is a God like unto you, that pardons iniquity? He retains not
his anger forever because he delights in mercy. You will perform the
truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which you have sworn unto
our fathers from the days of old.
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