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Micah 1:3

Micah 1:3
For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place,.... Out of heaven, the place of the house of his Shechinah or Majesty, as the Targum; where his throne is prepared; where he keeps his court, and…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

For, behold, the Lord comth forth - that is, (as we now say,) “is coming forth.” Each day of judgment, and the last also, are ever drawing nigh, noiselessly as the nightfall, but unceasingly. “Out of…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

For, behold, the Lord cometh forth - See this clause, Amo 4:13 (note). He represents Jehovah as a mighty conqueror, issuing from his pavilion, stepping from mountain to mountain, which rush down and…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Micah 1:1-7

Here is, I. A general account of this prophet and his prophecy, Mic 1:1. This is prefixed for the satisfaction of all that read and hear the prophecy of this book, who will give the more credit to it…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

cometh forth out of his place Two persons may use the same expressions in very different senses. Heathen poets imagined that divine beings -came forth" and mingled in the strife of mortals; the…