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For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For the rich men thereof - that is, of the city (Micah 6:9)—they are full of violence. It would have been litt…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The rich men of this placethat is, of the city. The sins of exploitation and fraud were practiced by men who had not e…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

They were, I suppose, very much like certain merchants one might still encounter today; you cannot trade with them without needing more than two ey…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Prophet means that the people were so given to greed and plunder that all the riches they had amassed had been acquired through wicked robberie…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For the rich men thereof are full of violence That is, the rich men of the city, to whom the voice of the Lord cried, ([R…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God, having shown how necessary it was that they should do justly, here shows how plain it was that they had done unjustly. This voice of the Lord …

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