Micah 7:13

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

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

12There shall be a day when they shall come unto thee, from Assyria even to the cities of Egypt, and from Egypt even to the River, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.

14Tend Thy people with Thy staff, the flock of Thy heritage, that dwell solitarily, as a forest in the midst of the fruitful field; let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:33And you will I scatter among the nations, and I will draw out the sword after you; and your land shall be a desolation, and your cities shall be a waste.

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

Isaiah 6:11Then said I: 'Lord, how long?' And He answered: 'Until cities be waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land become utterly waste,

Isaiah 24:3The earth shall be utterly emptied, and clean despoiled; for the LORD hath spoken this word.

Jeremiah 21:14And I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD; and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is round about her.

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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