Micah 7:2

Micah 7:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The faithful have been swept from the land; not one upright person remains. Everyone lies in wait to shed blood; they hunt each other with nets.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The godly has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among mankind; they all lie in wait for blood, and each hunts the other with a net.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The faithful man has perished from the earth, And there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; Every man hunts his brother with a net.

Context of Micah 7:2

1Woe is me (judgment is coming)! For I am Like one who gathers the summer fruits, like one who gleans the vintage grapes. There is not a cluster of grapes to eat, No first-ripe fig which my appetite craves. The godly person [who is faithful and loyal to God] has perished from the earth, And there is no upright person [one with good character and moral integrity] among men. They all lie in wait to shed blood; Each hunts the other with a net. 3Concerning evil, both of their hands pursue it and do it diligently and thoroughly; The prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe, And a great man speaks the [evil] desire of his soul. So they twist the course of justice between them. 4The best of them is [injurious] like a briar; The most upright is [prickly] like a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen [that is, the time predicted by the prophets] And your punishment comes; Now shall be their confusion.

Micah 7:2 word by word

אָבַ֤ד חָסִיד֙ מִן־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְיָשָׁ֥ר בָּאָדָ֖ם אָ֑יִן כֻּלָּם֙ לְדָמִ֣ים יֶאֱרֹ֔בוּ אִ֥ישׁ אֶת־אָחִ֖יהוּ יָצ֥וּדוּ חֵֽרֶם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The goodחָסִידchâsîyd · piousH2623
• is perishedאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• out of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• none uprightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• among menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• they all lie in waitאָרַב'ârab · to ambushH693
• for bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• they huntצוּדtsûd · to huntH6679
• every manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• his brotherאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• with a netחֵ֫רֶםchêrem cherem · netH2764

Cross-references for Micah 7:2

• Psalms 12:1Save and help and rescue, Lord, for godly people cease to be, For the faithful vanish from among the sons of men.
• Psalms 14:1The [spiritually ignorant] fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they have committed repulsive and unspeakable deeds; There is no one who does good.
• Isaiah 57:1The righteous man perishes [at the hand of evil], and no one takes it to heart; Faithful and devout men are taken away, while no one understands That the righteous person is taken away [to be spared] from disaster and evil.
• Romans 3:10As it is written and forever remains written, “There is none righteous [none that meets God’s standard], not even one.
• Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come with us; Let us lie in wait to shed blood, Let us ambush the innocent without cause;
• Proverbs 12:6The [malevolent] words of the wicked lie in wait for [innocent] blood [to slander], But the mouth of the upright will rescue and protect them.
• Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil, And they rush to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of wickedness [of sin, of injustice, of wrongdoing]; Devastation and destruction are in their highways.
• Jeremiah 5:16Their quiver is [filled with the dead] like an open grave; They are all mighty men [heroes of their nation].
• 1 Samuel 24:11Look, my father! Indeed, see the hem of your robe in my hand! Since I cut off the hem of your robe and did not kill you, know and understand [without question] that there is no evil or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against you, though you are lying in wait to take my life.
• 1 Samuel 26:20Now then, do not let my blood fall to the ground away from the presence of the Lord; for the king of Israel has come out to search for a single flea, just as when one hunts a [defenseless] partridge in the mountains.”
• Psalms 57:6They set a net for my steps; My very life was bowed down. They dug a pit before me; Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah.
• Jeremiah 5:26For wicked men are found among My people, They watch like fowlers who lie in wait; They set a trap, They catch men.
• Jeremiah 16:16“Behold (listen carefully), I will send for many fishermen,” says the Lord, “and they will fish for them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them from every mountain and from every hill and out of the clefts of the rocks.
• Lamentations 4:18The enemy hunted our steps, So that we could not walk in our streets; Our end drew near, Our days were finished For our end had come.
• Habakkuk 1:15The Chaldeans bring all of them up with a hook, And drag them away with a net, And gather them together in their fishing net; So they rejoice and are glad.

Commentaries on Micah 7:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The good man is perished out of the earth - A similar sentiment may be found, Psalm 12:1; Isaiah 57:1. As the early fig of excellent flavor cannot be found in the advanced season of summer, or a choice cluster of grapes after vintage, so neither can the good and upright man be discovered by searching in Israel. This comparison, says Bp. Newcome, is beautifully implied. They hunt every man his brother with a net - This appears to be an allusion to the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The, good - or godly, or merciful, the English margin Man - The Hebrew word contains all. It is “he who loveth tenderly and piously” God, for His own sake, and man, for the sake of God. Mercy was probably chiefly intended, since it wits to this that the prophet had exhorted, and the sins which he proceeds to speak of, are against this. But imaginary love of God without love of man, or love of man without the love of God, is mere self-deceit. “Is perished…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2This complaint often appears in the prophets (see Isaiah 59:16; Jeremiah 5:1; Ezekiel 22:30). In the ancient Near East, people caught fish and hunted by setting traps and using nets (compare Psalm 10:9; Proverbs 1:17; Isaiah 51:20). one another: All fellow Israelites were regarded as brothers.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. The Hebrew expresses "one merciful and good in relation to man," rather than to God. is perished out of the earth--(Psa 12:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 7:2

• Depravity of Man
• Despondency
• Sin
• Wicked (People)
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Light
• Mouth
• Net
• Micah (2)

Commentaries on Micah 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings