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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Micah
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 53,387 words · 79 reading sections
Micah 6:6
Micah 6:6 Ver. 6. Wherewith shall I come before the Lord,.... These are not the words of the people of Israel God had a controversy with, and now made sensible of their sin, and humbled for it; and willing to appease the Lord, and make it up with him at any rate; for there are such things proposed by them as do by no …
323 wordsSECTION 62Micah 6:7
Micah 6:7 Ver. 7. Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,.... If single burnt offerings of bullocks and heifers will not do, will rams, and thousands of them, be acceptable to him? if they will, they are at his service, even as many as he pleases; such creatures, as well as oxen, were offered by Balak, Nu 23:…
371 wordsSECTION 63Micah 6:8
Micah 6:8 Ver. 8. He hath showed me, O man, what [is] good,.... This is not the answer of the prophet to the body of the people, or to any and every one of the people of Israel; but of Balaam to Balak, a single man, that consulted with him, and put questions to him; particularly what he should do to please the Lord, a…
526 wordsSECTION 64Micah 6:9
Micah 6:9 Ver. 9. The Lord's voice crieth unto the city,.... The Lord having bid his prophet call to the mountains and hills to hear his voice, and the prophet having obeyed his will, and the Lord having by him addressed his people Israel, and expostulated with them about their ingratitude, observing to them many inst…
840 wordsSECTION 65Micah 6:10
Micah 6:10 Ver. 10. Are there yet the treasures of wickedness the house of the wicked?.... There are; they continue there. This is the voice of the Lord by the prophet, and the language of the rod of correction to be heard, exposing the sins of the people, for which the Lord had a controversy with them; particularly t…
362 wordsSECTION 66Micah 6:11
Micah 6:11 Ver. 11. Shall I count [them] pure with the wicked balances,.... These are the words either of the prophet, or rather of God, signifying that he could not, and would not, allow, countenance, and approve of persons that used false scales or balances; or justify and reckon them just, as they would be thought …
135 wordsSECTION 67Micah 6:12
Micah 6:12 Ver. 12. For the rich men thereof are full of violence,.... That is, the rich men of the city, to whom the voice of the Lord cried, Mic 6:9. Jerusalem or Samaria, or any or all the cities of Israel and Judah; the rich men of these cities, who had enough of the world, and were under no temptation to do an il…
194 wordsSECTION 68Micah 6:13
Micah 6:13 Ver. 13. Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee,.... With the rod to be heard, Mic 6:9; by sending among them some of his sore judgments, as famine, pestilence, the sword of the enemy, internal wars, and the like; which should cause their kingdom, and state, and families, to decline and waste …
174 wordsSECTION 69Micah 6:14
Micah 6:14 Ver. 14. Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied,.... Either not having enough to eat, for the refreshing and satisfying of nature; or else a blessing being withheld from food, though eaten, and so not nourishing; or a voracious and insatiable appetite being given as a curse; the first sense seems best: and th…
915 wordsSECTION 70Micah 7:1
Micah 7:1 INTRODUCTION TO MICAH 7 This chapter begins with a lamentation of the prophet, in the name of the church and people of God, concerning the general depravity and corruption of the times in which he lived, Mic 7:1; then declares what he was determined to do for his relief in such circumstances, Mic 7:7; comfo…
601 wordsSECTION 71Micah 7:2
Micah 7:2 Ver. 2. The good [man] is perished out of the earth,.... Here the prophet expresses in plain words what he had before delivered in figurative terms. The "good" or "godly" man, as in Ps 12:1; is one that has received the grace of God, and blessings of grace from him, and lives a godly life and conversation; w…
402 wordsSECTION 72Micah 7:3
Micah 7:3 Ver. 3. That they may do evil with both hands earnestly,.... Or "well" {t}, strenuously, diligently, to the utmost of their power, labouring at it with all their might and main; as wicked men generally are more industrious, and exert themselves more to do evil than good men do to do good; and even weary them…
599 wordsSECTION 73Micah 7:4
Micah 7:4 Ver. 4. The best of them [is] as a brier,.... Good for nothing but for burning, very hurtful and mischievous, pricking and scratching those that have to do with them: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge; which, if a man lays hold on to get over, or attempts to pass through, his hands will be pric…
345 wordsSECTION 74Micah 7:5
Micah 7:5 Ver. 5. Trust ye not in a friend,.... This is not said to lessen the value of friendship; or to discourage the cultivation of it with agreeable persons; or to dissuade from a confidence in a real friend; or in the least to weaken it, and damp the pleasure of true friendship, which is one of the great blessin…
322 wordsSECTION 75Micah 7:6
Micah 7:6 Ver. 6. For the son dishonoureth the father,.... Speaks contemptibly of him; behaves rudely towards him; shows him no respect and reverence; exposes his failings, and makes him the object of his banter and ridicule; who ought to have honoured, reverenced, and obeyed him, being the instrument of his being, by…
475 wordsSECTION 76Micah 7:7
Micah 7:7 Ver. 7. Therefore I will look unto the Lord,.... Here the prophet, in the name of the church and people of God, declares what he would do in such circumstances, since there was no dependence on men of any rank, in any relation or connection with each other; he resolved to look alone to the Lord, and put his …
487 wordsSECTION 77Micah 7:8
Micah 7:8 Ver. 8. Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy,.... These are the words of the prophet in the name of the church, continued in an apostrophe or address to his and their enemy; by whom may be meant, literally, the Chaldeans or Edomites, or both, who rejoiced at the destruction of Jerusalem, and the calamities t…
624 wordsSECTION 78Micah 7:9
Micah 7:9 Ver. 9. I will bear the indignation of the Lord,.... The Targum prefaces these words with "Jerusalem saith;'' and they are the words of the prophet, in the name of Jerusalem or the church, resolving in the strength of divine grace to bear the present affliction, which had at least some appearance of divine…
662 wordsSECTION 79Micah 7:10
Micah 7:10 Ver. 10. Then [she that is] mine enemy shall see [it],.... The Chaldeans and Edomites shall see people of the Jews rising out of their calamities, brought out of the darkness of their captivity in Babylon, and enjoying the light of peace and prosperity in their own land. Some editions of the Targum, and Jar…
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Public domain; John Gill (1697–1771). Source item is marked Public Domain on Internet Archive.
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Historical Christian writing; not Scripture.