American Standard Version
Micah 7:2
2The godly 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.
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! 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 first-ripe fig. The godly 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. 3Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together. 4The best of them is as a brier; the most upright is worse than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen, even thy visitation, is come; now shall be their perplexity.
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אָבַ֤ד חָסִיד֙ מִן־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְיָשָׁ֥ר בָּאָדָ֖ם אָ֑יִן כֻּלָּם֙ לְדָמִ֣ים יֶאֱרֹ֔בוּ אִ֥ישׁ אֶת־אָחִ֖יהוּ יָצ֥וּדוּ חֵֽרֶם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Micah 7:2
- Psalms 12:1Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
- Psalms 14:1The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.
- Isaiah 57:1The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
- Romans 3:10as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one;
- Proverbs 1:11If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;
- Proverbs 12:6The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
- Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths.
- Jeremiah 5:16Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
- 1 Samuel 24:11Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand; for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against thee, though thou huntest after my life to take it.
- 1 Samuel 26:20Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of Jehovah: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
- Psalms 57:6They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me; They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. [Selah
- Jeremiah 5:26For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men.
- Jeremiah 16:16Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith Jehovah, and they shall fish them up; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks.
- Lamentations 4:18They hunt our steps, so that we cannot go in our streets: Our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.
- Habakkuk 1:15He taketh up all of them with the angle, he catcheth them in his net, and gathereth them in his drag: therefore he rejoiceth and is 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
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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
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