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Micah
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Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand. See also: Psalms 36:4Isaiah 32:7Psalms 7:14-16They covet fields and seize them, and houses, then take them away. They oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. See also: Isaiah 5:8Jeremiah 22:17Amos 8:4Therefore the LORD says: “Behold, I am planning against these people a disaster, from which you will not remove your necks, neither will you walk haughtily, for it is an evil time. See also: Amos 5:13Isaiah 2:11-12Jeremiah 8:3In that day they will take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, saying, ‘We are utterly ruined! My people’s possession is divided up. Indeed he takes it from me and assigns our fields to traitors!’” See also: Habakkuk 2:6Micah 1:15Numbers 23:7Therefore you will have no one who divides the land by lot in the LORD’s assembly. See also: Deuteronomy 32:8Joshua 18:4Joshua 18:10“Don’t prophesy!”—they prophesy— “Don’t prophesy about these things. Disgrace won’t overtake us.” See also: Amos 2:12Isaiah 30:10Ezekiel 3:26Shall it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the LORD’s Spirit angry? Are these his doings? Don’t my words do good to him who walks blamelessly?” See also: Psalms 84:11Psalms 15:2Jeremiah 15:16But lately my people have risen up as an enemy. You strip the robe and clothing from those who pass by without a care, returning from battle. See also: Psalms 120:6-72 Samuel 20:192 Chronicles 28:5-8You drive the women of my people out from their pleasant houses; from their young children you take away my blessing forever. See also: Habakkuk 2:14Luke 20:47Ezekiel 39:21Arise, and depart! For this is not your resting place, because of uncleanness that destroys, even with a grievous destruction. See also: Deuteronomy 12:9Psalms 106:38Hebrews 4:1-9If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood lies, saying, “I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink,” he would be the prophet of this people. See also: Jeremiah 5:31Isaiah 30:10-112 Corinthians 11:13-15I will surely assemble all of you, Jacob. I will surely gather the remnant of Israel. I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the middle of their pasture. They will swarm with people. See also: Micah 4:6-7Ezekiel 37:21Micah 5:7He who breaks open the way goes up before them. They break through the gate, and go out. Their king passes on before them, with the LORD at their head. See also: Isaiah 52:12Isaiah 45:1-2Zechariah 9:14-15
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Notes · Haydock (1859, public domain)13 notes
Notes in English 19th-century Catholic commentary by Fr. George Leo Haydock, shown as published.
These notes keep the polemics of their time: some speak harshly of the Jewish people or of other Christians. The Church teaches otherwise today. The Jewish people may not be blamed for the death of Christ (Nostra Aetate 4; Catechism 597–598), and Christians of other communities are our brothers and sisters in the Lord (Unitatis Redintegratio 3). Christian unity
Micah 2:1
Ver. 1. Evil. Sept. "labours." Heb. "vanity, or an idol." H. --- That is called unprofitable, which is very detrimental. W. --- Morning, suddenly and with zeal.
C. --- Is. Heb. "has power," (Chal.)
"they have not raised their hands to God." Sept. Arab.
↑ 1Micah 2:2
Ver. 2. Oppressed. Lit. "calumniated," (H.) as Jezabel did Naboth. 3 K. xxi. 13.
↑ 2Micah 2:3
Ver. 3. Time. It was very near. Micheas saw the ruin of Samaria, under Theglathphalassar and Salmanasar.
↑ 3Micah 2:4
Ver. 4. Say. The Israelites sing this mournful canticle to v. 7. which the prophet composes for them, to shew the certainty of the event. It is very difficult. C. ---
The whole synagogue speaks.
M. --- Depart. How do you pretend to say that the Assyrian is departing, when indeed he is coming to divide our lands amongst his subjects? Ch. --- The Cutheans were sent into the country. 4 K. xvii. 24. C. --- Sept. "and there was none to hinder him from returning, our lands were divided." H.
↑ 4Micah 2:5
Ver. 5. None. Thou shalt have no longer any lot or inheritance in the land of the people of the Lord. Ch. --- Strangers had taken possession. C. --- Virgil has the like affecting thoughts. Ec. i.
Impius hæc tam culta novalia miles habebit? H.
↑ 5Micah 2:6
Ver. 6. Drop. That is, the prophecy shall not come upon these. Such were the sentiments of the people that were unwilling to believe the threats of the prophets. Ch. --- The princes order the prophets not to inculcate so many miseries. W. --- Heb. "Make it not rain: they will make it rain: they will cause no rain like this: confusion shall not cease." The people beg that the prophets would not announce such judgments: but, (C.) correcting themselves, they bid them to say what they please, (H.) as nothing can befall them more terrible.
Here the canticle ends. C. --- Sept.
"shed no tears, nor let them weep for these things, for she will not cast away reproaches, who says the house of Jacob has provoked the spirit," &c. H.
↑ 6Micah 2:7
Ver.7. Straitened. Is he inclined to danger? The prophet replies, if God punishes, it is because the people will not repent. C. --- His mercy is extended to penitents, as well as to the just. W.
↑ 7Micah 2:8
Ver. 8. Away. You have often stripped people of their necessary garments; and have treated such as were innocently passing on the way, as if they were at war with you. Ch. --- He alludes to Israel attacking Juda without cause, and killing 120,000 at once, while they took 200,000 women and children (v. 9.) captives, whom Oded indeed persuaded them to release. 2 Par. xxviii. 6.
Sept. are very obscure in this chapter. C.
↑ 8Micah 2:9
Ver. 9. Cast out, &c. Either by depriving them of their houses; or, by your crimes, giving occasion to their being carried away captives, and their children, by that means, never learning to praise the Lord. Ch. --- The Jews accustomed them to sing God's praises early, while they were still innocent.
Ps. viii. 2. Misery might cause them to complain of Providence. Perhaps the prophet alludes to the custom of divorces. Mal. ii. 15.
↑ 9Micah 2:10
Ver. 10. Corruption. Your sins will not permit you to remain any longer, and strangers shall defile this land. C.
↑ 10Micah 2:11
Ver. 11. Would God, &c. The prophet could have wished, out of his love to his people, that he might be deceived in denouncing to them these evils that were to fall upon them: but by conforming himself to the will of God, he declares to them that he is sent to prophesy, literally to let drop upon them, the wine of God's indignation, with which they should be made drunk; that is, stupified and cast down. Ch. --- Prot. "If a man, walking in the spirit of falsehood, do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and strong drink, he shall even be a prophet of this people."
But I cannot thus deceive you. H.
↑ 11Micah 2:12
Ver. 12. Assemble. God shews his mercy, in gathering his Church out of all nations. W. --- At least the Jews shall be converted, (Rom. xi. 25. S. Jer. Eus.
Dem. ii. 50.) or they shall be butchered by the Assyrians. Sanct. --- Men. The country was very populous when the Romans destroyed the Jews. They had returned by degrees. C.
↑ 12Micah 2:13
Ver. 13. Open. Heb. "break down." H. --- Divide. Heb. "make a breach." They shall return boldly, and in triumph. C.
↑ 13License: Notes by Fr. George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), from the Douay-Rheims Bible with Haydock's commentary (first ed. Thomas Haydock, Manchester/Dublin, 1811–1814; New York: Edward Dunigan & Brother, 1859); New Testament notes compiled with Fr. Benedict Rayment. Public domain. Digital text: "The Haydock Bible", Internet Archive (archive.org/details/TheHaydockBible), uploaded 2011 under the Public Domain Mark. · Credits and licenses