Micah 3 · Verse 4

Micah 3:4

Then shall they cry unto the Lord, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
Micah 3:4, King James Version

Micah 3:4 in other translations

BSBThen they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.
WEBThen they will cry to the LORD, but he will not answer them. Yes, he will hide his face from them at that time, because they made their deeds evil.”
ASVThen shall they cry unto Jehovah, but he will not answer them; yea, he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.
YLTThen do they cry unto Jehovah, And He doth not answer them, And hideth His face from them at that time, As they have made evil their doings.
DARBYThen shall they cry unto Jehovah, but he will not answer them; and he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.
BBEThen they will be crying to the Lord for help, but he will not give them an answer: yes, he will keep his face veiled from them at that time, because their acts have been evil.
WebsterThen shall they cry to the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

What does Micah 3:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. Then--at the time of judgment, which Micah takes for granted, so certain is it (compare Mi 2:3). they cry ... but he will not hear--just as those oppressed by them had formerly cried, and they would not hear. Their prayer shall be rejected, because it is the mere cry of nature for deliverance from pain, not that of repentance for deliverance from sin. ill in their doings--Men cannot expect to do ill and fare well.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Then shall they cry - When calamity comes upon these oppressors, they shall cry for deliverance: but they shall not be heard; because, in their unjust exactions upon the people, they went on ruthlessly, and would not hear the cry of the oppressed.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Micah 3:1-8

Men cannot expect to do ill, and fare well; but to find that done to them which they did to others. How seldom do wholesome truths reach the ears of those in high stations or in authority! Those who deceive others are preparing confusion for their own faces. The prophet had ardent love to God and to the souls of men; deep concern for his glory and their salvation, and zeal against sin. The difficulties he met with…

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Micah 3:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אָ֚ז'azthenH227
יִזְעֲק֣וּyiz.'a.Kuthey will cry outH2199
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
יַעֲנֶ֖הya.'a.Nehhe will answerH6030
אוֹתָ֑ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
וְיַסְתֵּ֨רve.yas.Terand he will hideH5641
פָּנָ֤יוpa.Navface hisH6440
מֵהֶם֙me.Hemfrom them
בָּעֵ֣תba.'Etat the timeH6256
הַהִ֔יאha.Hi'<the> thatH1931
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.Sher<as> sinceH834
הֵרֵ֖עוּhe.Re.'uthey have made evilH7489
מַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם\׃\ \פma.'a.lei.Hemdeeds theirH4611

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Cross references for Micah 3:4

  • Isaiah 1:15

    And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

  • Proverbs 1:28

    Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

  • Ezekiel 8:18

    Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

  • Psalms 18:41

    They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.

  • Deuteronomy 32:19-20

    And when the Lord saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters. And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.

  • Matthew 7:22

    Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

  • Deuteronomy 31:17-18

    Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us? And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods.

  • James 2:13

    For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

  • Isaiah 59:1-15

    Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness. None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. …

  • Isaiah 3:11

    Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

  • Zechariah 7:13

    Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts:

  • John 9:31

    Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Then.
2:3,4; Jer 5:31
cry.
Ps 18:41; Pr 1:28; 28:9; Isa 1:15; Jer 2:27,28; Eze 8:18; Zec 7:13
Mt 7:22; Lu 13:25; Joh 9:31; Jas 2:13
he will even.
De 31:17,18; 32:19,20; Isa 59:1-15; Jer 33:5
as.
Isa 3:11; Ro 2:8,9

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Context

  • Micah 3:3

    Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.

  • Micah 3:4

    Then shall they cry unto the Lord, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

  • Micah 3:5

    Thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.

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Micah 3:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces clamarán á Jehová y no les responderá; antes esconderá de ellos su rostro en aquel tiempo, por cuanto hicieron malvadas obras.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Alors ils crieront à l’ Éternel, et il ne leur répondra pas, et il leur cachera sa face en ce temps-là, selon qu’ils ont agi méchamment.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Dann werden sie zu Jehova schreien, und er wird ihnen nicht antworten; und er wird sein Angesicht vor ihnen verbergen zu jener Zeit, gleichwie sie ihre Handlungen böse gemacht haben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Tunc clamabunt ad Dominum, et non exaudiet eos, et abscondet faciem suam ab eis in tempore illo, sicut nequiter egerunt in adinventionibus suis.