Micah 7:3
Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler asks, and the judge [is ready] for a bribe. And the great man, he utters the evil desire of his soul. Thus they weave it together.
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1 Kings 21:9And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
Proverbs 16:30He who shuts his eyes devises perverse things. He who moves his lips brings evil to pass.
Isaiah 26:21For, behold, LORD comes forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
Jeremiah 4:22For my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are sottish sons, and they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Ezekiel 22:6Behold, the rulers of Israel, each one according to his power, have been in thee to shed blood.
Ezekiel 34:21Because ye thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad,
Matthew Henry on Micah 7:2-7
The Sins of the People. ( b. c. 700.) 1 Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grape-gleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the first-ripe fruit. 2 The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net. 3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his… Read the whole commentary →