6 ' Do not speak out,' so they speak out. But if they do not speak out concerning these things , Reproaches will not be turned back . 7 "Is it being said , O house of Jacob : 'Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient ? Are these His doings ?' Do not My words do good To the one walking uprightly ? 8 "Recently My people have arisen as an enemy - You strip the robe e off the garment From unsuspecting passers-by , From those returned from war . 9 "The women of My people you evict , Each one from her pleasant house . From her children you take My splendor forever . 10 "Arise and go , For this is no place of rest Because of the uncleanness that brings on destruction , A painful destruction . 11 "If a man walking after wind and falsehood Had told lies and said, 'I will speak out to you concerning wine and liquor ,' He would be spokesman to this people .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Micah 2:6-11
Commentary on Micah 2:6-11
(Read Micah 2:6-11)
Since they say, "Prophesy not," God will take them at their word, and their sin shall be their punishment. Let the physician no longer attend the patient that will not be healed. Those are enemies, not only to God, but to their country, who silence good ministers, and stop the means of grace. What bonds will hold those who have no reverence for God's word? Sinners cannot expect to rest in a land they have polluted. You shall not only be obliged to depart out of this land, but it shall destroy you. Apply this to our state in this present world. There is corruption in the world through lust, and we should keep at a distance from it. It is not our rest: it was designed for our passage, but not for our portion; our inn, but not our home; here we have no continuing city; let us therefore arise and depart, let us seek a continuing city above. Since they will be deceived, let them be deceived. Teachers who recommend self-indulgence by their doctrine and example, best suit such sinners.