Micah 7:6

For the ben dishonoureth the av, 1 the bat riseth up against her em, 1 the kallah against her chamot; 1 a manʼs enemies are the men of his own bais. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.

In Context

5Trust ye not in a re'a, 1 put ye not confidence in an alluf (confidant); 1 keep the doors of thy mouth from her 1 that lieth in thy kheyk (bosom). 1

7Therefore I will look [in hope] for Hashem; 1 I will wait for Elohei Yishi (the G-d of my Salvation); 1 Elohai (my G-d) will hear me. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 9:22And Cham, the av of Kena'an, saw the erom (nakedness) of his av, and told his two achim on the outside.

2 Samuel 15:10But Avshalom sent secret messengers throughout kol Shivtei Yisroel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the shofar, then ye shall say, Avshalom reigneth in Chevron.

2 Samuel 16:21And Achitophel said unto Avshalom, Go in unto the pilagshim of Avicha, which he hath left to be shomer over the Bais (palace); and kol Yisroel shall hear that thou art a stench to Avicha; then shall the hands of all that are with thee be chazak (strong).

Psalms 55:12Ruin is in the midst thereof; 1 oppression and mirmah (guile, fraud, deceit) depart not from her rechov. 1

Proverbs 30:17The ayin (eye) that mocketh at av, 1 and scorneth to obey em, 1 the ravens of the valley shall peck it out, 1 and the bnei nesher shall eat it. 1

Jeremiah 12:6For even acheicha (thy brethren), and the bais avicha, 1 even they have dealt treacherously with thee; 1 even they are in full cry behind thee; 1 trust them not, though they speak unto thee tovot. 1

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 →

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