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The godly 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.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The good – or godly, or merciful, as the English margin notes.

Man – The Hebrew word contains all. It is “he who loves tenderl…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

With a net. — The net, which in the Hebrew term comes from a verb meaning to shut up, was used both by the fisherman and the fowle…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Those were sad times in which Micah lived; and yet, in some respects, one might be willing and even glad to live in such times, for, if ever one co…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The meaning of the first verse is somewhat doubtful: some refer what the Prophet says to punishment, and others to the wickedness of the people. Th…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The good [man] is perished out of the earth Here the prophet expresses in plain words what he had before delivered in fig…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The prophet laments that he lived among a people swiftly ripening for ruin, a situation in which many good people would suffer. People found no com…

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