Micah 6:9

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Summary

The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

Lord's

And

Hosea 14:9

The man of wisdom shall see thy name

Isaiah 30:27

Hear

Bible References

Lord's

"Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed up like a field, and Jerusalem will become heaps of rubble, and the Temple Mount like a forest high place."

The chaotic city lies broken down; every house is closed up so that no one can enter them.

For the fortified city stands desolate, a settlement abandoned and forsaken like the desert; calves graze there, and there they lie down and strip bare its branches.

and over the land of my people overgrown with thorns and briers yes, over all the houses of merriment and over this city of revelry.

A voice says, "Cry out!" So I asked, "What am I to cry out?" "All humanity is grass, and all its loyalty is like the flowers of the field.

"Listen to that uproar in the city! Listen to that noise from the Temple! It is the sound of the LORD paying back retribution to his enemies!

and say to them, "This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "In this same way I'll break this people and this city, just as someone breaks a potter's vessel which he then cannot put back together again. They'll bury corpses in Topheth until there is no more room to bury anyone.

then I'll make this house like Shiloh and make this city into a curse to all the nations of the earth.'"'"

and then the Chaldeans will come back to fight against this city, to capture it, and burn it with fire."'

Samaria will be held guilty, because she has rebelled against her God. By the sword they will fall with their infants dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women torn open."

So I will send down fire upon Judah, and it will devour the fortified citadels of Jerusalem."

A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken! Who will not prophesy?

"Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, to those who rest on the mountain of Samaria the famous men of the nations to whom the house of Israel came!

Now Nineveh was a very large city, requiring a three-day journey to cross through it. As Jonah started into the city on the first day's journey, he proclaimed the message, "40 days more and Nineveh will be overthrown!"

It won't obey anyone. It won't accept discipline. It does not trust in the LORD. It does not approach God.

And

When the king heard what was written in the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes

Let whoever is wise observe these things, that they may comprehend the gracious love of the LORD. A song. A Davidic psalm.

The prudent person sees trouble ahead and hides, but the naive continue on and suffer the consequences.

"LORD, your hand is lifted up, but they do not see it. And let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame yes, let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them!

Whoever is wise, let him understand these things. Whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right: the righteous follow his example, but the rebellious stumble in them.

The man of wisdom shall see thy name

The LORD came down in a cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

The LORD has made himself known, executing judgment. The wicked are ensnared by what their hands have made. Interlude

God, according to your name, so is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness.

Then they will know that you alone whose name is LORD are the Most High over all the earth. To the Director: On the Gittith. A Psalm by the descendants of Korah.

See, the name of the LORD comes from far away, burning with his anger, and in thick rising smoke; his lips are full of fury, and his tongue is like a devouring fire.

Hear

One time there was a famine during David's reign that went on for three straight years. David sought the LORD, who said, "Saul and his household are guilty because he executed the Gibeonites."

For wickedness doesn't crop up from dust, nor does trouble sprout out of the ground;

I'll say to God, "Don't condemn me! Let me know why you are fighting me.

"But the people have not returned to rely on him who struck them, nor have they sought the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

"How terrible it will be for Assyria, the rod of my anger! The club is in their hands!

If I go out into the field, I see those slain by the sword! If I go into the city, I see the ravages of the famine! Indeed, both prophet and priest ply their trade in the land, but they don't know anything.'"

Why should anyone living complain, any mortal, about being punished for sin?

The LORD will shout in the presence of his forces, because his encampment is very great; for powerful is he who carries out his message. Truly the Day of the LORD is great, and very terrifying. Who will be able to survive it?"

"I also have scheduled food shortages for you in all of your cities, and lack of bread in all of your settlements, but you haven't returned to me," declares the LORD.

The people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least important.

"Now this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, says: "Carefully consider your ways:

I correct and discipline those whom I love, so be serious and repent!