Micah 2:7

Should it really be said, house of Jacob, 1 “Is the Spirit of Yahweh angry? 1 Are these really his deeds?” 1 Do not my words do good 1 to anyone who walks uprightly? 1

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O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?

In Context

6“Do not prophesy,” 1 they say. 1 “They must not prophesy these things; 1 reproaches must not come.” 1

8Lately my people have risen up like an enemy. 1 You strip the robe, the garment, from those who pass by unsuspectingly, 1 as soldiers return from war to what they think is safety. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 15:2Whoever walks blamelessly, does what is right 1 and speaks truth from his heart. 1

Psalms 19:7The law of Yahweh is perfect, restoring the soul; 1 the testimony of Yahweh is reliable, making the simple wise. 1

Psalms 119:65You have done good to your servant, 1 Yahweh, by means of your word. 1

Psalms 119:92If your law had not been my delight, 1 I would have perished in my affliction. 1

Proverbs 2:7He stores up sound wisdom for those who please him, 1 he is a shield for those who walk in integrity, 1

Proverbs 10:29The way of Yahweh protects those who have integrity, 1 but it is destruction for the wicked. 1

Matthew Henry on Micah 2:7-12

Expostulation with the House of Jacob; The Sin and Punishment of Oppression. ( b. c. 740.) 6 Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame. 7 O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the Lord straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly? 8 Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war. 9 The… Read the whole commentary →

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