Micah 7:13

And the land hath been for a desolation, Because of its inhabitants, Because of the fruit of their doings.

Young's Literal Translation

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

12That day — even unto thee it doth come in, From Asshur and the cities of the fortress, And from the fortress even unto the river, And from sea to sea, and mount to mount.

14Rule Thou Thy people with Thy rod, The flock of Thine inheritance, Dwelling alone [in] a forest in the midst of Carmel, They enjoy Bashan and Gilead as in days of old.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:33And you I scatter among nations, and have drawn out after you a sword, and your land hath been a desolation, and your cities are a waste.

Proverbs 1:31And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled.

Proverbs 31:31Give ye to her of the fruit of her hands, And her works do praise her in the gates!

Isaiah 6:11And I say, 'Till when, O Lord?' And He saith, 'Surely till cities have been wasted without inhabitant, And houses without man, And the ground be wasted — a desolation,

Isaiah 24:3Utterly emptied is the land, and utterly spoiled, For Jehovah hath spoken this word:

Jeremiah 21:14And I have laid a charge against you, According to the fruit of your doings, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I have kindled a fire in its forest, And it hath consumed — all its suburbs!

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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