That they may do evil with both hands earnestly— Their hands are prepared for evil, not for good: the prince asketh, and the judge demandeth for him. He who is great openly avows the wickedness of his soul, and they detest him. Houbigant.
Verse Micah 7:3. _THAT THEY MAY DO EVIL WITH BOTH HANDS_] That is, earnestly, greedily, to the uttermost of their power. The _Vulgate_ translates: Malum manuum suarum dicunt bonum; "The evil of their...
THAT THEY MAY DO EVIL WITH BOTH HANDS EARNESTLY - (Literally, upon evil both hands to do well,) that is, “both their hands are upon evil to do it well,” or “earnestly” , as our translation gives the m...
CHAPTER 7 _ 1. The prophet's complaint (Micah 7:1) _ 2. Confession, prayer and thanksgiving (Micah 7:7) Micah 7:1. It is the prophet's voice complaining over the conditions of the people. But he is...
CONTEMPORARY VIOLENCE, CORRUPTION, AND DISLOYALTY. This passage is distinct from the preceding, though the same introductory remark applies to it; in tone, however, it seems to come nearer to certain...
EVIL. Hebrew. _ra'a'._ App-44. ASKETH. asketh [for. reward]. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 16:19). App-92. Compare Micah 3:11.Hosea 4:18. THE JUDGE ASKETH. the judge [judgeth], &c. Figure of
Micah 7:1-6. These verses should be read in connexion with Chap. 6....
_That they may do evil_ This verse and the first half of the following verse are extremely obscure, and it is most improbable that the text as it stands is correct. In any case, the A.V. rendering of...
_ISRAEL WAS VERY CORRUPT -- MICAH 7:1-7:_ The people of Israel were incredibly wicked, but Micah still had strong confidence in God. He was dreadfully sad with the conduct of God's people. He describe...
MICAH LONGS FOR GODLINESS. Micah 7:1-6 RV. 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 desireth the fir...
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 mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. THAT THEY MAY DO E...
7:3 combine (l-32) Lit. 'weave,' 'twist.'...
CONFESSION AND CONTRITION BRING BACK HOPE 1-6. Jerusalem laments her estate. The righteous among her children are taken from her by violence (Micah 7:1). The rulers misuse their position for their sel...
MICAH SPEAKS A MESSAGE FROM GOD TO ALL THE NATIONS MICAH _LES PAINTER_ CHAPTER 7 In this chapter, Micah continues to describe the situation in Jerusalem. But in his vision (dream), Micah seems to...
The *vineyard in verse 1 refers to the nation called *Israel (Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalms 80:8-16). The fruit refers to good men and women. These are the ones that obey God’s *covenant. They obey God’s moral...
THAT THEY MAY DO EVIL WITH BOTH HANDS EARNESTLY. — Literally, _well._ Dr. Benisch, in his Old Testament newly translated under the supervision of the Rev. the Chief Rabbi of the United Congregations o...
עַל ־הָ רַ֤ע כַּפַּ֨יִם֙ לְ הֵיטִ֔יב הַ
THE SIN OF THE SCANT MEASURE Micah 6:9; Micah 7:1 THE state of the text of Micah 6:9; Micah 7:1 is as confused as the condition of society which it describ...
GOD'S COMPASSION FOR AN ERRING PEOPLE Micah 7:1-20 Things had come to an awful pass in the favored city. Oppression, bribery, and bloodshed, were everywhere in the ascendant. Men wrought evil with b...
Following the charge, the people break into a lamentation which is of the nature of a confession, submission to judgment and hope. The prophet answers the cry with a message of hope, which, however, e...
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge [asketh] for a reward; and the (c) great [man], he uttereth his mischievous desire: so (d) they wrap it up. (c) That...
_Giving. Septuagint, "speaks words of peace." He flatters the prince, (Haydock) and dares not oppose the unjust. Syriac, "he says, bring presents." --- Troubled it; or, "have thy?" &c. Hebrew, "they c...
Here is a sad complaint of the Prophet concerning the times in which he lived. Like another Elijah, he was inclined to think that faith was lost in the earth. 1 Kings 19:10. He compares his state to t...
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. The prophecy of Micah, like all the rest, has its own distinctive properties, though falling into the general current of testimony to Israel, and so far with...
This verse is properly addressed to the judges and governors of the people, and also to the rich, who oppressed the miserable common people, because they could not redeem themselves by rewards. The Pr...
In chapter 7 the prophet takes the place of intercessor before God, in the name of the people-presenting to Him at once their deep misery and their iniquities [1] -speaking in their name, and identify...
THAT THEY MAY DO EVIL WITH BOTH HANDS EARNESTLY,.... Or "well" t, strenuously, diligently, to the utmost of their power, labouring at it with all their might and main; as wicked men generally are more...
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 mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. Ver. 3. _That the...
_That they may do evil with both hands_, &c. With all diligence; _earnestly_ Hebrew, להישׂיב, _to good it;_ that is, to do it thoroughly and effectually. “Their hands are bent on iniquity, to execute...
THE PRAYER OF REPENTANCE...
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, literally, "upon evil are their hands to perform it well," they are glad, eager, full of zeal for the evil; THE PRINCE ASKETH, AND THE JUDGE ASKETH FOR...
MISCHEVIOUS DESIRE: _ Heb._ the mischief of the soul...
1-7 The prophet bemoans himself that he lived among a people ripening apace for ruin, in which many good persons would suffer. Men had no comfort, no satisfaction in their own families or in their ne...
THAT THEY MAY DO EVIL WITH BOTH HANDS EARNESTLY: as we render the words, their plain sense will be, that all their diligence, that with both hands they can use, is to set forward evil and mischief. Po...
Micah 7:3 successfully H3190 (H8687) evil H7451 prince H8269 asks H7592 (H8802) judge H8199 (H8802) bribe...
MICAH (OR THE RIGHTEOUS OF ISRAEL) BEWAILS THE CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE (MICAH 7:1). Micah (or the righteous of Israel whom he represents) now describe(s) the dreadful moral condition of his own peopl...
Micah 7:3 I. "Without hands." There are some good men who seem to be without hands altogether. From dawn of life until dusk they do nothing expressly for Christ. All the day passes thus in idleness w...
The prophet begins in a sorrowful strain, and there is much that is said in the chapter, yet there is also much of holy confidence in God. Micah 7:1. _Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered t...
CONTENTS: Israel's sad present condition. The voice of the remnant in the last days. CHARACTERS: God, Micah. CONCLUSION: When a child of God has much occasion to cry «Woe is me» when it seems that a...
Micah 7:1. _I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits._ “I am become as the gatherers of late figs, as the gleaners of the vintage.” NEWCOME. Micah 7:8. _Rejoice not against me, oh mine enemy:...
_That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the Judge asketh, for a reward _ SUCCESS IN SIN: HOW IT COMES, AND WHAT IT IS This is a picture, given at a stroke, of a prof...
_The good man is perished out of the earth _ THE WAIL OF A TRUE PATRIOT OVER THE MORAL CORRUPTION OF HIS COUNTRY He bemoans-- I. The departure of excellence from his country. “The good man is perish...
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 7:3 The “asking” of the PRINCE and JUDGE and “uttering” of the GREAT MAN highlight the constant demands of corrupt leaders....
CRITICAL NOTES. MICAH 7:3. EVIL] Lit. Their hands are for evil, that they may do it _earnestly, i.e._ well, cleverly. GREAT] man. HE] Emphatic, expresses _desire_, lit. _the_ lust of his soul. THEY]...
EXPOSITION MICAH 7:1 § 5. _Israel's penitential acknowledgment of the general corruption._ MICAH 7:1 WOE IS ME! (Job 10:15). Micah threatens no more; he repre
The prophet said, 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 desires the first ripe fruit (Micah 7:1)...
1 Corinthians 4:5; 1 Kings 21:9; Amos 5:12; Ezekiel 22:27; Ezekiel
Both hands — With all diligence. The great man — The great man at court, who can do what he will there. Uttereth — Is bold to speak plainly. Desire — His unjust, oppressive design. They — They all joi...