And you shall have darkness without divination;
The sun shall go down on the prophets,
And the day shall be dark for bthem.
And the diviners abashed;
Indeed they shall all cover their lips;
aFor there is no answer from God.”
And of justice and might,
aTo declare to Jacob his transgression
And to Israel his sin.
You heads of the house of Jacob
And1 rulers of the house of Israel,
Who abhor justice
And pervert all equity,
bHer priests teach for pay,
And her prophets divine for1 money.
cYet they lean on the Lord, and say,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No harm can come upon us.”
| << Micah 3:7 | Micah 3:9 >> |
Micah 3:8
I—in contrast to the false prophets (Micah 3:5, Micah 3:7).
full of power—that which "the Spirit of Jehovah" imparts for the discharge of the prophetical function (Luke 1:17; Luke 24:49; Acts 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 the truth at all costs (II Timothy 1:7).
to declare unto Jacob his . . . sin— (Isaiah 58:1). Not to flatter the sinner as the false prophets do with promises of peace.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Micah 3:8:
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