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

It is your fault that Zion will be plowed like a field. Jerusalem will become heaps of ruin, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.

The ruined city lies desolate. The entrance to every house is barred and none may enter.

The fortified city stands desolate, abandoned settlements, forsaken like the desert. There the calves will graze, there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.

For the land of my people where thorns and briars will grow for they are on the delightful houses and the exultant city.

A voice shouts: Cry out! And I said: What shall I cry? The voice shouts: All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field.

Listen to the uproar from the city. Listen to the sound from the temple. It is the sound of Jehovah paying back his enemies as they deserve.

Say to them: 'Jehovah of Hosts says: Like this I will break this people and this city. It is just like one breaks a potter's vessel that cannot again be repaired. They will bury in Topheth because there is no other place for burial.'

If you continue to disobey I will do to this Temple what I did to Shiloh, and all the nations of the world will use the name of this city as a curse.''

Then the Babylonians will return. They will attack the city, capture it, and burn it down.

The people of Samaria are guilty as charged because they rebelled against their God. They will be killed in war, their children will be smashed to death, and their pregnant women will be ripped open.

I will send fire upon Judah and it will devour the fortified buildings of Jerusalem.

The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah has spoken! Who will not prophesy?

Those who are at ease in Zion and are secure in the mountain of Samaria will have trouble. You are the notable men of the foremost nations to whom the house of Israel comes!

Jonah began to enter into the city, a day's journey walking, and he shouted: Nineveh will be overthrown in Forty days.

She did not obey the voice of Jehovah. She would not accept correction (discipline). She did not trust Jehovah and draw close to her God.

And

When the king heard what the book of the Law said, he tore his clothes in distress.

Let those who think they are wise pay attention to these things so they will understand the loving kindness of Jehovah.

A prudent man sees evil and takes refuge. The simple (fool) (inexperienced) keep going and suffers.

O Jehovah, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame. Let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.

Let the wise understand these things. Let the discerning know them. For the ways of Jehovah are right. And the righteous will walk in them. But transgressors will stumble in them.

The man of wisdom shall see thy name

Jehovah came down in a cloud and stood with him as Moses called upon the name of Jehovah!

Jehovah has revealed himself by his righteous judgments. The wicked are trapped by their deeds.

Like (according to) your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness.

That they may know that you alone, whose name is Jehovah, are the Most High over all the earth.

The name of Jehovah is going to come from far away. His anger is burning. His burden is heavy. His lips are filled with fury. His tongue is like a devouring flame.

Hear

There was a famine for three successive years during David's reign. David asked Jehovah for advice about it. Jehovah answered: It is because of Saul and his family. They are guilty of murder because they killed the people of Gibeon.

Affliction does not come from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.

I will say to God: 'Do not condemn me, but tell me what charges you have against me.

The people did not turn back to him who struck them, or seek Jehovah of Hosts.

How horrible it will be for Assyria! It is the rod of my anger. My fury is in the staff of the Assyrians' hands.

If I go to the field, I see those killed because of war. If I go to the city, I see those sick because of famine. Prophets and priests wander through a land they have not heard of.'

What protest may a living man make? Can a man protest about the punishment for his sin?

Jehovah speaks before his army. His camp is very great! He is strong that executes his word. The Day of Jehovah is great and very terrible! Who can endure it?

I also gave you cleanness of teeth (kept food from your teeth) in all your cities and lack of bread in all your places. Yet you have not returned to me, said Jehovah.

The people of Nineveh believed God and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

Jehovah of Hosts said: Consider your ways.

I reprove and discipline those whom I love: be zealous therefore, and repent.