Salem Media Group. Micah 7:13 - And the earth will become desolate because of her inhabitants, On account of the fruit of their deeds. In the Babylonian instance King Zedekiah was blinded. 3 Micah 7:7-9 shows the path away from evil. Bible verses by topic. 3 ¶ That they may doe euill with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the iudge asketh for a reward: and the great man, he vttereth his mischieuous desire: so they wrap it vp. All rights reserved. Micah 7:5 Parallel Commentaries. Daughter rises against her mother, Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; Similarly the Hebrew [ 'aluwp (Hebrew #441)] is translated in Joshua 22:14 "an head of the house," and "chief friends" in Proverbs 16:28 (Grotius). Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. Her that lieth in thy bosom - thy wife (Deuteronomy 13:6, "the wife of thy bosom"). "Keep the door of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. Bosom. at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster of grapes to eat, none of the early figs that I crave. The Eastern, with three early printed editions, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulg, read "neither put", &c. Quoted in Matthew 10:35, Matthew 10:36; Luke 12:53. divulge not the thoughts of thine heart, or disclose the secrets of it, to one so near; take care of speaking treason against the prince, or ill of a neighbour; it may be got out of such an one, and who may be so base as to betray it: or utter not anything whatever that is secret, the divulging of which may be detrimental; for, in such an age as this was, one in so near a relation might be wicked enough to discover it; see Ecclesiastes 10:20. Enrich your faith and grow in spiritual maturity with the incredible Bible study and devotional books listed below. The Jews, in the largest sense of the word "they of their own household", were ever the deadliest enemies of Christians, the inventors of calumnies, the authors of persecutions. All of them lie in wait for bloodshed; Each of them hunts the other with a net. 36:11), is a shortened form of Micaiah (or Michaiah) and means “Who is like the LORD?” In 7:18, Micah uses a play on his own name, saying “Who is a God like You?” There never were wanting pleas of earthly interest against the truth.He Himself was "cut off" lest "the Romans should take away their place and nation" John 11:48. Selfishness rends each from the other, and disjoints the whole frame of society. But our Prophet complains of his times according to the tenor of Ovid’s description of the iron age, who says -, “ —A guest is not safe from his host; So, in Gospel times of persecution, "a man's foes (are) they of his own household" (Matthew 10:35-36; Luke 12:53). Micah, whose name is shared by others in the OT (e.g., Judg. It is better to trust the Lord than to put confidence in princes;", John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged. batah. "Put ye not confidence in a guide. - Several of those whom I have delighted to call by that name have deceived me. Copyright © 2019, GodTube.com. Passions and sin break every band of friendship, kindred, gratitude, nature. Having showed how low the house of David would be brought, a prediction of the Messiah and his kingdom is added to encourage the faith of God's people. It may design a very intimate friend, a familiar acquaintance, who might of all men be thought to be confided in; of whom the word is used, Psalm 55:13; keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom; from a wife, and much more from a concubine or harlot. Learn more today! "It is now twenty-seven years since, and I find no cause to alter what I then wrote. 5. Library. For the son despises his father. 5. Micah 7:5 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. So the Western Massorites. 5 1 Now muster your troops, O daughter 2 of troops;. Keep the doors of thy mouth; watch thy words, let not thy tongue discover any secret or utter any words which may be danger to thyself, or give an advantage to thine enemy. - Had I followed some of these I should have gone to perdition. "tremble" (BDB 919), Exod. Put ye not confidence in a guide - a counseler (Calvin) able to help and advise (cf. The birth of Christ and conversion of the Gentiles. The godly person has perished from the land, And there is no upright person among men. Be he never so potent or politic, beyond thousand others, as the word importeth: and as the people said to David, "But now thou art worth ten thousand of us," 2 Samuel 18:3, thou art the light of Israel, thou art the breath of our nostrils; so that if thou miscarry, we shall all breathe out our last. Check out our free church library, church online resources, and family resources. ii, 5, "there are three things in the soul, power, passion, and habit." Tertullian, in a public defense of Christians in the second century, writes, , "Truth set out with being herself hated; as soon as she appeared, she is an enemy. McKeating observed that these words would be applicable to "any seriously troubled times. one who is to be s ruler in Israel,. on StudyLight.org (7-15) Commentary on Micah 5:1-6 (Read Micah 5:1-6). Micah is called the Morasthite. We now then understand what the Prophet means by saying, Trust not a friend; (188) that is, if any one hopes for any thing from a friend, he will be deceived; for nothing can be found among men but perfidy. "aman. : "A Christian thou deemest a man guilty of every crime, an encmy of the goals, of the Emperors, of law, of morals, of all nature;" "factious," "authors of all public calamities through the anger of the pagan gods," "impious," "atheists," "disloyal," "public enemies." Micah 5 is a very complicated prophecy. 2 The faithful have been swept from the land; not one upright person remains. It is better to trust the Lord than to put confidence in princes;" Psalms 146:3). Do not put your confidence in a companion; Guard the doors of your mouth. God and nature have taught us by the site of the tongue in a man’s mouth, to take heed to it, and to keep the doors of it; and when all is done, to pray God to keep that door, Psalms 141:3. 2 The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net. Try it free for 30 days! To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom, Keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom, "a man's foes (are) they of his own household", "It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. As then the Prophet had spoken of an associate or a friend, so he now adds a counselor. 1 What misery is mine! Benson Commentary Micah 7:5-7. (Worthington) --- Before the ruin of Israel civil wars raged, 4 Kings xv. Objection 1: It would seem that prophecy is a habit. Micah 7:5-6 New International Version ... With Bible Gateway Plus, you gain instant access to a digital Bible study library, including complete notes from the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible and the New Bible Commentary. Passions and sin break every band of friendship, kindred, gratitude, nature. You'll get this book and many others when you join Bible Gateway Plus. Then comes verse 2 with the familiar promise that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. On this passage, in the year 1798, I find I have written as follows: -. From her who lies in your bosom Guard your lips. Furthermore, Paul himself declared that "There is none righteous, no not one" (Romans 3:10ff). Do not have confidence in a friend. "Trust ye not in a neighbor; put ye not confidence in a friend; keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. 3 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. "But a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards," Proverbs 29:11; Tacitus he holds to be the best historian; and keeps his mouth with a bridle, as David did, Psalms 39:1, and as the poets feign of Pegasus, that he had a golden bridle put upon him by Minerva, their goddess of wisdom. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me. The Apostles were accused, that they meant to "bring this Man's Blood upon" the chief priests Acts 5:28; or as "ringleaders of the sect of the Nazarenes, pestilant fallows and movers of sedition, turning the world upside down, setters up of another king; troublers of the city; comanding things unlawful for Romans to practice; setters forth of strange gods; turning away much people" Acts 24:5; Acts 16:20-21; Acts 17:6-7, Acts 17:18; 1 Peter 2:12; endangering not men's craft only, but the honor of their gods; "evil doers". A husband seeks the death of his wife, and she, of her husband; The Prophet pursues the subject we discussed yesterday, — that liberty, in iniquity, bad arrived to its highest point, for no faithfulness remained among men; nay, there was no more any humanity; for the son performed not his duty towards his father, nor the daughter-in-law towards her mother-in-law; in short, there was then no mutual love and concord. As many as are strangers to it, so many are its foes; and the Jews indeed appropriately from their rivalry, the soldiers from their violence, even they of our own household from nature.