Micah 3:9-12
Summary for Mic 3:9-12: 3:9-12 a The leaders of Israel were building Jerusalem on a foundation of murder and corruption. Because of this, the city would be dismantled; it would be reduced to wilderness and ruins (3:12 b).3:11 c the Lord is here among us: This expression indicates the Lord’s approval (see Exod 3:12 d, 14 e; 25:8 f; Mic 2:5 g; Zech 2:11 h) and his dwelling among his people. The false prophets wrongly claimed God’s presence.
3:12 i Mount Zion, where the Lord once lived, would become a thicket, an uninhabitable wilderness. Utter destruction awaited the fallen Jerusalem. Jeremiah later quoted this passage (Jer 26:18 j).
• Just as a field needs to be cleared to prepare it for cultivation, Jerusalem had to be reduced to ruins in judgment.
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