Micah 2:11

"Arise, and depart! For this is not your resting place, because of uncleanness that destroys, even with a grievous destruction."

Key Reflection

Micah 2:11 urges the people to leave their current dwelling, indicating that it is no longer safe due to impending judgment. The "uncleanness" mentioned here likely refers to moral corruption and social decay, which are said to lead to a "grievous destruction." This warning reflects the prophetic tradition of calling for repentance before divine judgment falls, emphasizing the severity of the societal issues that threaten their well-being.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood -Literally, “in spirit” (not My Spirit) “and falsehood,” that is, in a lying spirit; such as they, whose woe Ezekiel pronouncesEzekiel 13:3, “Woe unto the foolish prophets who walk after their own spirit and what they have not seenEzekiel 13:2,Ezekiel 13:17; prophets out of their own hearts, who prophesied a vision of falsehood, and a destruction and nothingness; prophesied falsehood; yea, prophets of the deceit of their hearts.” These, like the true prophets, “walked in spirit;” as Isaiah speaks of “walking in righteousness”Isaiah 33:15. Their habitual converse was m a spirit, but of falsehood.

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