Mic 7:2 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Mic 7:2-6: 7:2-6 The people of Israel were without law, justice, or righteousness. Everyone took advantage of others for self-aggrandizement; they had created a society in which all forms of oppression were the norm. 7:2 not one honest person is left: This complaint is frequent in the prophets (see Isa 59:16 ; Jer 5:1 ; Ezek 22:30 ). • In the ancient Near East, people fished and hunted by setting traps and using nets (cp. Ps 10:9 ; Prov 1:17 ; Isa 51:20 ). • their own brothers: All fellow Israelites were regarded as brothers.

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‏ Micah 7:2

Summary for Mic 7:2-6: 7:2-6 ^a The people of Israel were without law, justice, or righteousness. Everyone took advantage of others for self-aggrandizement; they had created a society in which all forms of oppression were the norm. 7:2 ^b not one honest person is left: This complaint is frequent in the prophets (see Isa 59:16 ^c; Jer 5:1 ^d; Ezek 22:30 ^e).

• In the ancient Near East, people fished and hunted by setting traps and using nets (cp. Ps 10:9 ^f; Prov 1:17 ^g; Isa 51:20 ^h).

• their own brothers: All fellow Israelites were regarded as brothers.