Micah 7:13

And the land shall be made desolate because of the inhabitants thereof, and for the fruit of their devices. The land, etc... Viz., of Babylon.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)

In The King James Version

Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.

In Context

12In that day they shall come even from Assyria to thee, and to the fortified cities: and from the fortified cities even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.

14Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thy inheritance, them that dwell alone in the forest, in the midst of Carmel: they shall feed in Basan and Galaad, according to the days of old.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:33And I will scatter you among the Gentiles: and I will draw out the sword after you. And your land shall be desert, and your cities destroyed.

Proverbs 1:31Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, and shall be filled with their own devices.

Proverbs 31:31Give her of the fruit of her hands: and let her works praise her in the gates. ECCLESIASTES This Book is called Ecclesiastes, or The Preacher, (in Hebrew, Coheleth,) because in it, Solomon, as an excellent preacher, setteth forth the vanity of the things of this world: to withdraw the hearts and affections of men from such empty toys.

Isaiah 6:11And I said: How long, O Lord? And he said: Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land shall be left desolate.

Isaiah 24:3With desolation shall the earth be laid waste, and it shall be utterly spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word.

Jeremiah 21:14But I will visit upon you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the Lord: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof: and it shall devour all things round about it.

Matthew Henry on Micah 7:8-14

Seeking Comfort in God; The Sins of the People. ( b. c. 700.) 7 Therefore I will look unto the Lord ; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. 8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. 9 I will bear the indignation of the Lord , because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness. 10 Then she that is… Read the whole commentary →

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