Micah 7:13

Then the earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the fruit of their deeds.

Majority Standard Bible

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

12On that day they will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, even from Egypt to the Euphrates, from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.

14Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:33But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.

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

Proverbs 31:31Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.

Isaiah 6:11Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,

Isaiah 24:3The earth will be utterly laid waste and thoroughly plundered. For the LORD has spoken this word.

Jeremiah 21:14I will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the LORD. I will kindle a fire in your forest that will consume everything around you.’”

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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