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Hear, you peoples, all of you. Listen, earth, and all that is therein: And let the Lord Yahweh be witness against you, The Lord from his holy temple.
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A Cosmic Courtroom
Micah begins by summoning "all peoples" and the entire earth. Commentators explain this isn't just for dramatic effect. God is putting His own people on trial publicly, with the world as a witness. This ensures that when judgment comes, God's righteousness and justice will be evident to all nations, demonstrating that He is not weak but is acting against the sin of those He chose.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hear, all you people – Literally, “hear, you peoples, all of them.” Some 140 or 150 years had passed since Micaiah, son of Imlah, had closed…
19th Century
Anglican
Hear, all ye people. —The threefold repetition of the appeal, “Hear ye,” seems to mark three divisions in the bo…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet here adopts an elevated style, not being content with a simple and calm manner of speaking. From this we may learn that, having previou…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Hear, all you people Or, "the people, all of them" F13 ; not all the nations of the world, but the nation…
The earth is called upon, with all that are within it, to hear the prophet. God's holy temple will not protect false professors. Neither men of hig…
