Micah 6:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. ”

Micah 6:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The voice of the Lord crieth unto the city - that is, Jerusalem, as the metropolis of their wealth and their sin, the head and heart of their offending. “Crieth,” aloud, earnestly, intently, so t...
Micah 6:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The LORD'S voice crieth unto the (h) city, and [the man of] wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. (h) Meaning, that when God speaks to any city or nation, the godly...
Micah 6:9 - 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 6:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

city. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of the Subject), App-6, for the inhabitants. the man of wisdom shall see Thy name . [such as would have] true stability (or safety) will regard Thy name....
Micah 6:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet complains here that he and other teachers did but little, though their cry resounded and was heard by the whole people. He therefore says, that the voice of God cried; as thou...
Micah 6:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. The Lord's voice crieth unto the city - No man is found to hear; but the...
Micah 6:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The Lord's voice crieth, &c.— The voice of the Lord crieth to the city, that there may be salvation to him who shall fear his name: they have heard him rebuking; but who yet acknowledged him?...
Micah 6:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The LORD's voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. The Lord's voice crieth unto the city - Jerusalem. And the man...
Micah 6:9 - 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 6:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Unto the city — i.e. , Jerusalem, the metropolis of the wealth and sinfulness of Judah. The man of wisdom shall see thy name — i.e., will regard it. The sentence may be thrown in parenthetica...
Micah 6:9 - 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 6:9 - 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 6:9 - 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 6:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

God's voice is his word, his ordinances, his providences, his mercies, his judgments. And the man of wisdom will see and regard it. In the margin of our old Bibles, the words are, thy name shall see...
Micah 6:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The Lord's voice crieth unto the city ,.... The Lord having bid his prophet call to the mountains and hills to hear his voice, and the prophet having obeyed his will, and the Lord having by him addr...
Micah 6:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and [the man of] wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. Ver. 9. The Lord's voice crieth unto the city] Or, shall cry, viz. by...
Micah 6:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Lord's voice crieth Either by his judgments, each of which is his voice, or by his prophets; unto the city To every city in Israel and Judah, but principally to Jerusalem and Samaria. The ma...
Micah 6:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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

The Lord's voice; either by his judgments, each of which is the Lord's voice, he speaks by them; or rather by his prophets; and whether people hear it, or forbear, the Lord himself is concerned in...
Micah 6:9 - 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 6:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES .] Micah 6:9 .] Israel lacks these virtues. Crieth ] Earnestly and loudly in Jerusalem. Wisdom ] Wise men will hear and discover God’s authority in the message. “Thy name sees...
Micah 6:9 - 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 6:9 - 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 6:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

The lord’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name, hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it The voice of God in His judgments I. This text announces that there...
Micah 6:9 - 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 6:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Lord's voice crieth unto the city, in announcing His judgment, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name, literally, "Thy name beholds wisdom," that is, it is a matter of true wisdom to fear the...
Micah 6:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 22:11-20 ; 2 Samuel 21:1 ; Amos 2:5 ; Amos 3:8-15 ; Amos 4:6-12 ; Amos 6:1 ; Exodus 34:5-7 ; Haggai 1:5-7 ; Hosea 13:16 ; Hosea 14:9 ; Isaiah 10:5 ; Isaiah 10:6 ; Isaiah 24:10-12...
Micah 6:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Crieth — Either by his judgments, each of which is the Lord's voice, or by his prophets. The city — To every city in Israel and Judah, but principally to Jerusalem and Samaria. The man of wisdom —...

Micah 6:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Micah 6:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Micah 6:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Micah 6:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Micah 6:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Micah 6:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Micah 6:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Micah 6:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Micah 6:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Micah 6:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Micah 6:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Micah 6:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Micah 6:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Micah 6:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Micah 6:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Micah 6:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Micah 6:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Micah 6:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Micah 6:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Micah 6:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Micah 6:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Micah 6:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Micah 6:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Micah 6:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Micah 6:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Micah 6:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Micah 6:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Micah 6:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes