… 12 On that day they will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, even from Egypt to the Euphrates, from sea to sea and mountain to mountain. 13 Then the earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the fruit of their deeds. The earth will be utterly laid waste and thoroughly plundered. For the LORD has spoken this word.

Though I have fallen, I will rise. the Lord will be my light. and upholds my cause. I will see his righteousness. “Where is the Lord your God?” like mire in the streets. the day for extending your boundaries. and from mountain to mountain. as the result of their deeds.

The earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the result of their deeds.

This statement of Micah 7:13 is simply attached to what precedes it by והיתה, in order to complete the promise of the restoration of Zion, by adding the fate which will befal the earth (i.e., the earth outside Canaan); but it actually contains the motive for the coming of the crowds to Zion.

God will destroy them because of the people who live there. Those people have done what is bad. The land will be laid waste because of its inhabitants, as a result of the fruit of their deeds. But the earth will be desolate because of its inhabitants, for the fruit of their deeds.

13 Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings. 14 Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

1. How does Micah 7:13 reflect the broader theme of judgment and hope found throughout the book of Micah? 2. In what ways do the consequences of sin manifest in our world today, and how can we respond as Christians? 3. How does the concept of God's justice in Micah 7:13 challenge or affirm your understanding of God's character? 4.

(1-7) Reliance on God, and triumph over enemies. (8-13) Promises and encouragements for Israel. (14-20)1-7 The prophet bemoans himself that he lived among a people ripening apace for ruin, in which many good persons would suffer.

Micah 7:13. Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate Not the land of Chaldea, as some; or the land of the nations, as Jarchi and Kimchi; but the land of Israel.

Encouraging and challenging you to seek intimacy with God every day. But the earth will become an empty desert, because of the wicked things that its people have done.