Micah 6:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. ”

Micah 6:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For the rich men thereof - that is, “of the city, Micah 6:9 are full of violence.” It bad been little, had thieves and robbers lived by violence, but now, (as Isaiah at the same time upbraids t...
Micah 6:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

For the rich men thereof (i) are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth. (i) That is, of Jerusalem.
Micah 6:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Commercial Dishonesty and its Punishment. This rather corrupt passage is quite distinct from Micah 6:1-8 . It may have been written by Micah, and forms a parallel to his denunciation of agrarian d...
Micah 6:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet means that the people were so given to avarice and plunder, that all the riches they had heaped together had been got by iniquitous robberies or by wicked gain. He now addresses the...
Micah 6:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. For the rich men thereof are full of violence - This shows...
Micah 6:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. For - rather, 'Inasmuch as,' etc.; the conclusion, "...
Micah 6:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

God's Arraignment of His people 1-8. Micah's message to the discouraged believers. They have lost heart because of the apparent contradiction between the promises of their prophets and the hard fa...
Micah 6:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The rich men thereof — i.e. , of the city. The sins of spoliation and fraud were practised by men who had not even the pitiable excuse of poverty and distress.
Micah 6:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE SIN OF THE SCANT MEASURE Micah 6:9-16 ; Micah 7:1-6 THE state of the text of Micah 6:9-16 ; Micah 7:1-6 is as confused as the condition of society which it describes: it is difficult to...
Micah 6:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“What Doth the Lord Require of Thee?” Micah 6:1-16 In Micah 6:1-4 the prophet returns from his vision of the future to the actual condition of his people, which was utterly desperate. The mou...
Micah 6:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This closing section is dramatic and magnificent. The prophet summoned Israel and the mountains to hear the controversy of Jehovah with His people. The key-word is "Jehovah... will plead." From that...
Micah 6:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

These expressions are all directed to one and the same end, namely, to teach Israel the enormity of his transgressions. Omri was a king in Israel, and so was Ahab, his son; both transgressors before...
Micah 6:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For the rich men thereof are full of violence ,.... That is, the rich men of the city, to whom the voice of the Lord cried, Micah 6:9 . Jerusalem or Samaria, or any or all the cities of Israel and...
Micah 6:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth. Ver. 12. For the rich men thereof are full of violence...
Micah 6:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Are there yet the treasures of wickedness , &c. Notwithstanding all the express laws, the exhortations and reproofs given you upon this subject, and so many examples of punishment set before you...
Micah 6:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Accusations and Threatenings. B. C. 710. 9 The L ORD 's voice crieth unto the city, an...
Micah 6:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

For: this is given as an evidence of the truth of the charge, and of the justness of the resolution God had declared to punish them. The rich men; who of all men had least temptation to deal unju...
Micah 6:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet Now Reinforces His Words By Calling For Their Response And Emphasising Their Failures And What Will Result From Them ( Micah 6:9-16 ). Although YHWH pleads with His people they still w...
Micah 6:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES .] Micah 6:10 . Yet ] notwithstanding warnings, treasures acquired by fraud and oppression. Scant] Lit. lean ephah, the measure forbidden (too small), not the right measure ( De...
Micah 6:12 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Micah 6:1 . Hear ye now what the LORD saith; And yet some doubt the infallible inspiration of Scripture. I would commence every reading of the Scripture with such a word of admonition as this: «H...
Micah 6:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Micah 6:5 . Oh my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted. He went to Balaam the false prophet for advice; and both he and his people, and the prophet perished together. Had he hear...
Micah 6:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

For the rich men thereof are full of violence Trying the impossible The folly of expecting real prosperity by committing acts of injustice, or pursuing courses of sin, is here forcibly represe...
Micah 6:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Verse 6:1-7:20 Part III . In this address, which is later than the preceding parts, the prophet sets forth the way of salvation: PUNISHMENT IS THE CONSEQUENCE OF SIN ;...
Micah 6:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Threat of Punishment
Micah 6:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Amos 5:11 ; Amos 5:12 ; Amos 6:1-3 ; Ezekiel 22:25-29 ; Ezekiel 22:6-13 ; Hosea 4:1 ; Hosea 4:2 ; Hosea 7:1 ; Hosea 7:13 ; Isaiah 1:23 ; Isaiah 5:7 ; Isaiah 59:3-15 ; Jeremiah 5:26-29 ;...
Micah 6:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thereof — Of Jerusalem and Samaria.

Micah 6:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Micah 6:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Micah 6:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Micah 6:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Micah 6:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Micah 6:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Micah 6:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Micah 6:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Micah 6:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Micah 6:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Micah 6:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Micah 6:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Micah 6:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Micah 6:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Micah 6:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Micah 6:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Micah 6:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Micah 6:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Micah 6:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Micah 6:12 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Micah 6:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Micah 6:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Micah 6:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Micah 6:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Micah 6:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Micah 6:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes