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For the rich men of it are full of violence, and the inhabitants of it have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
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Sin from a Position of Privilege
Commentators stress that the violence of the rich was not born of desperation but of greed and luxury. Scholars like Calvin and Ellicott explain that those with wealth and power used their position to exploit others, making their sin particularly egregious as they had no excuse of poverty. Their actions set a corrupt example for the entire city.
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Micah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For the rich men thereof - that is, of the city (Micah 6:9)—they are full of violence. It would have been litt…
19th Century
Anglican
The rich men of this place — that is, of the city. The sins of exploitation and fraud were practiced by men who had not e…
Baptist
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…
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16th Century
Protestant
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
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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