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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The godly people have all disappeared; not one honest person is left on the earth. They are all murderers, setting traps even for their own brothers.

Context of Micah 7:2

1Woe is me! For I have become as when the summer fruit has been gathered, as when the grapes have been gleaned: there is no cluster to eat, no first-ripe fig that my soul desires. 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. 3Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together. 4The best of them is like a brier, the most upright of them a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, of your punishment, has come; now their confusion is at hand.

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, O Lord, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.
• Psalms 14:1The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good.
• Isaiah 57:1The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity;
• Romans 3:10as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one;
• Proverbs 1:11If they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason;
• Proverbs 12:6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.
• Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their highways.
• Jeremiah 5:16Their quiver is like an open tomb; they are all mighty warriors.
• 1 Samuel 24:11See, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand. For by the fact that I cut off the corner of your robe and did not kill you, you may know and see that there is no wrong or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against you, though you hunt my life to take it.
• 1 Samuel 26:20Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the Lord, for the king of Israel has come out to seek a single flea like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains."
• Psalms 57:6They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down. They dug a pit in my way, but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah
• Jeremiah 5:26For wicked men are found among my people; they lurk like fowlers lying in wait. They set a trap; they catch men.
• Jeremiah 16:16"Behold, I am sending for many fishers, declares the Lord, and they shall catch them. And afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks.
• Lamentations 4:18They dogged our steps so that we could not walk in our streets; our end drew near; our days were numbered, for our end had come.
• Habakkuk 1:15He brings all of them up with a hook; he drags them out with his net; he gathers them in his dragnet; so he rejoices 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

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