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Micah 7:2 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Micah 7:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Micah chapter 7 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. good: or, godly, or, merciful”
Micah 7:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Micah 7:2
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. Micah's lament intensifies. אָבַד חָסִיד מִן־הָאָרֶץ (avad chasid min-ha'arets, "the godly/faithful person has perished from the earth"). חָסִיד (chasid) is one who practices חֶסֶד (chesed)—covenant loyalty, steadfast love, mercy. Such people have vanished. וְיָשָׁר בָּאָדָם אָיִן (ve-yashar ba'adam ayin, "and upright among men there is none"). יָשָׁר (yashar) means straight, upright, righteous. Universal moral failure pervades.כֻּלָּם לְדָ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Micah 7:2
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“Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.”
“as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap”
“and no man lays it to heart; and merciful men are taken away”
“There is no God. They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none who does good.”
“and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths.”
“Come with us, Let's lay in wait for blood; let's lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;,If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:, אִם־יֹאמְרוּ לְכָה אִתָּנוּ נֶאֶרְבָה לְדָם נִצְפְּנָה לְנָקִי חִנָּם׃ ,If they say: Come with us”
“I will send for many fishermen”
“my father”
“They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me”
“they are all mighty men.”