Micah 3:6

Micah 3:6

4 Then ^athey will cry to the Lord,
But He will not hear them;
He will even hide His face from them at that time,
Because they have been evil in their deeds.

5 Thus says the Lord ^aconcerning the prophets
Who make my people stray;
Who chant¹ “Peace”
While they ^bchew with their teeth,
But who prepare war against him
^cWho puts nothing into their mouths:

6 “Therefore^a you shall have night without vision,
And you shall have darkness without divination;
The sun shall go down on the prophets,
And the day shall be dark for ^bthem.

7 So the seers shall be ashamed,
And the diviners abashed;
Indeed they shall all cover their lips;
^aFor there is no answer from God.”

8 But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord,
And of justice and might,
^aTo declare to Jacob his transgression
And to Israel his sin.

9 Now hear this,
You heads of the house of Jacob
And¹ rulers of the house of Israel,
Who abhor justice
And pervert all equity,

10 ^aWho build up Zion with ^bbloodshed
And Jerusalem with iniquity:

11 ^aHer heads judge for a bribe,
^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.”

12 Therefore because of you
Zion shall be ^aplowed like a field,
^bJerusalem shall become heaps of ruins,
And ^cthe mountain of the temple
Like the bare hills of the forest.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Night shall be unto you - Ye shall have no spiritual light, nor will God give you any revelation of his will.

The sun shall go down over the prophets - They prospered for a while, causing the people to err; but they shall also be carried into captivity, and then the sun of their prosperity shall go down for ever, and the very day that gives light and comfort to others, shall be darkness and calamity to them.

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