Revised Version 1895
Micah 3:8
8But I truly am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
Micah 3:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
- New International Version (NIV)But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, to Israel his sin.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord, And of justice and might, To declare to Jacob his transgression And to Israel his sin.
Context of Micah 3:8
6Therefore it shall be night unto you, that ye shall have no vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be black over them. 7And the seers shall be ashamed, and the diviners confounded; yea, they shall all cover their lips: for there is no answer of God. But I truly am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin. 9Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity. 10They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
Read all of Micah 3Micah 3:8 word by word
וְאוּלָ֗ם אָנֹכִ֞י מָלֵ֤אתִי כֹ֙חַ֙ אֶת־ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט וּגְבוּרָ֑ה לְהַגִּ֤יד לְיַֽעֲקֹב֙ פִּשְׁע֔וֹ וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל חַטָּאתֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear
- trulyאוּלָם'ûlâm · butH199
- fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
- powerגְּבוּרָהgebûrâh · mightH1369
- spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
- LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
- declareנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
- Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
- transgressionפֶּ֫שַׁעpesha‛ · transgressionH6588
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
Cross-references for Micah 3:8
- Job 32:18For I am full of words; the spirit within me constraineth me.
- Isaiah 11:2And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
- Isaiah 58:1Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and declare unto my people their transgression, and to the house of Jacob their sins.
- Jeremiah 1:18For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.
- Jeremiah 6:11Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding in: pour it out upon the children in the street, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.
- Jeremiah 15:19Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, that thou mayest stand before me; and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: they shall return unto thee, but thou shalt not return unto them.
- Jeremiah 20:9And if I say, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name, then there is in mine heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with forbearing, and I cannot contain.
- Ezekiel 3:14So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away: and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
- Matthew 7:29for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.
- Mark 3:17and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:
- Acts 4:8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders,
- Acts 7:54Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
- Acts 13:9But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Ghost, fastened his eyes on him,
- Acts 18:5But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was constrained by the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 2:4And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
- Ezekiel 16:2Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,
Commentaries on Micah 3:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8But - I am full of power - Here is the character of the true prophet. He is filled, all his soul is occupied with power, כח coach, with heavenly energy; by the Spirit of the Lord, the fountain of all truth and might; and of judgment, which enables him to make a proper discernment between the precious and the vile; and of might, גבורה geburah, prevalent power, against which vice shall not be able to prevail, and before which iniquity shall not be able to…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8And truly I - (Literally, contrariwise I,) that is, whereas they shall be void and no word in them, “I am full of (or filled with) power by the Spirit of the Lord and of judgment and might.” The false prophets, walked after their own spirit, Ezekiel 13:3. Their only power or influence was from without, from favoring circumstances, from adapting themselves to the great or to the people, going along with the tide, and impelling persons whither they wished…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8There was a big difference between the true prophet and the false prophets (Micah 3:5–7). Truth, justice, and power come from God’s Spirit. This Spirit gave Micah the moral and ethical strength to speak his true message about the sin and rebellion of his people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. I--in contrast to the false prophets (Mi 3:5, 7). full of power--that which "the Spirit of Jehovah" imparts for the discharge of the prophetical function (Lu 1:17; 24:49; Ac 1:8). judgment--a sense of justice [Maurer]; as opposed to the false prophets' speaking to please men, not from a regard to truth. Or, "judgment" to discern between graver and lighter offenses, and to denounce punishments accordingly [Grotius]. might--moral intrepidity in speaking…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Micah 3
- 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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