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Micah 2:10

Micah 2:10 in Multiple Translations

Arise and depart, for this is not your place of rest, because its defilement brings destruction— a grievous destruction!

Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.

Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your resting-place; because of uncleanness that destroyeth, even with a grievous destruction.

Up! and go; for this is not your rest: because it has been made unclean, the destruction ordered will come on you.

Get up! Leave! For this is not a place for you to stay. It is defiled and totally ruined.

Arise and depart, for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, euen with a sore destruction.

Rise and go, for this [is] not the rest, Because of uncleanness it doth corrupt, And corruption is powerful.

Arise, and depart! For this is not your resting place, because of uncleanness that destroys, even with a grievous destruction.

Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you , even with a grievous destruction.

Arise ye, and depart, for there is no rest here for you. For that uncleanness of the land, it shall be corrupted with a grievous corruption.

So get up and leave here! This is not a place where you can rest and be safe/protected, because you have ◄defiled it/caused it to be a place that I hate►; it will be completely destroyed.

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HEB ק֣וּמוּ וּ/לְכ֔וּ כִּ֥י לֹא זֹ֖את הַ/מְּנוּחָ֑ה בַּ/עֲב֥וּר טָמְאָ֛ה תְּחַבֵּ֖ל וְ/חֶ֥בֶל נִמְרָֽץ
ק֣וּמוּ qûwm H6965 -kamai V-Qal-Impv-2mp
וּ/לְכ֔וּ yâlak H3212 to walk Conj | V-Qal-Impv-2mp
כִּ֥י kîy H3588 for Conj
לֹא lôʼ H3808 not Part
זֹ֖את zôʼth H2063 this Pron
הַ/מְּנוּחָ֑ה mᵉnûwchâh H4496 resting Art | N-cs
בַּ/עֲב֥וּר ʻâbûwr H5668 for the sake of Prep | N-ms
טָמְאָ֛ה ṭâmêʼ H2930 to defile V-Qal-Perf-3fs
תְּחַבֵּ֖ל châbal H2254 to pledge V-Piel-Imperf-3fs
וְ/חֶ֥בֶל chebel H2256 cord Conj | N-ms
נִמְרָֽץ mârats H4834 be sick V-Niphal-Inf-c
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Hebrew Word Reference — Micah 2:10

ק֣וּמוּ qûwm H6965 "-kamai" V-Qal-Impv-2mp
Qum means to rise or stand up, used in various contexts like rising to power or standing firm, as seen in Jeremiah and Ezra.
Definition: Combined with lev (לֵב "Leb" H3820B) § -Kamai = "my adversary" Leb-kamai, i.e., people of Gambulai
Usage: Occurs in 596 OT verses. KJV: abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, -rising). See also: Genesis 4:8; Numbers 30:13; Ruth 4:10.
וּ/לְכ֔וּ yâlak H3212 "to walk" Conj | V-Qal-Impv-2mp
To walk or go, this verb means to move from one place to another, used literally or figuratively, as in to live or die, or to lead someone.
Definition: 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Hiphil) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk
Usage: Occurs in 936 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak. See also: Genesis 3:14; Exodus 5:8; Deuteronomy 28:14.
כִּ֥י kîy H3588 "for" Conj
A conjunction used to show cause or connection, as in Genesis 2:23 where Adam says the woman is bone of his bone because she was taken out of him. It is often translated as 'for', 'because', or 'since'.
Definition: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore
Usage: Occurs in 3910 OT verses. KJV: and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet. See also: Genesis 1:4; Genesis 26:16; Genesis 42:15.
לֹא lôʼ H3808 "not" Part
The Hebrew word for not or no is used to indicate absence or negation, as when God says no to the Israelites' requests, or when they disobey His commands.
Definition: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)
Usage: Occurs in 3967 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without. See also: Genesis 2:5; Genesis 31:15; Exodus 4:9.
זֹ֖את zôʼth H2063 "this" Pron
This Hebrew word means this or that, often used to point out something specific. It appears in various forms throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: 1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, such 1a) (alone) 1a1) this one 1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another 1b) (appos to subst) 1b1) this 1c) (as predicate) 1c1) this, such 1d) (enclitically) 1d1) then 1d2) who, whom 1d3) how now, what now 1d4) what now 1d5) wherefore now 1d6) behold here 1d7) just now 1d8) now, now already 1e) (poetry) 1e1) wherein, which, those who 1f) (with prefixes) 1f1) in this (place) here, then 1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter 1f3) thus and thus 1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus 1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side 1f6) on this account 1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how
Usage: Occurs in 570 OT verses. KJV: hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus. See also: Genesis 2:23; Numbers 7:88; Judges 1:27.
הַ/מְּנוּחָ֑ה mᵉnûwchâh H4496 "resting" Art | N-cs
This word means a resting place or a state of quietness, like a peaceful home, as described in the Bible. It can also refer to marriage as a source of comfort and rest. Rest is the main idea.
Definition: 1) resting place, rest 1a) resting place 1b) rest, quietness Also means: nu.ach (נוּחַ "rest" H5118)
Usage: Occurs in 22 OT verses. KJV: comfortable, ease, quiet, rest(-ing place), still. See also: Genesis 49:15; Psalms 116:7; Psalms 23:2.
בַּ/עֲב֥וּר ʻâbûwr H5668 "for the sake of" Prep | N-ms
This Hebrew word means for the sake of or because of something, like in Genesis when God acts on account of his people's needs. It shows a reason or purpose behind an action. The KJV often translates it as because of or for someone's sake.
Definition: prep 1) for the sake of, on account of, because of, in order to conj 2) in order that
Usage: Occurs in 47 OT verses. KJV: because of, for (...'s sake), (intent) that, to. See also: Genesis 3:17; 2 Samuel 5:12; Psalms 105:45.
טָמְאָ֛ה ṭâmêʼ H2930 "to defile" V-Qal-Perf-3fs
This Hebrew word means to be foul or contaminated, often in a moral or ceremonial sense. It is used in the Bible to describe something that is unclean or polluted. In the book of Leviticus, it talks about being unclean and how to become clean again.
Definition: 1) to be unclean, become unclean, become impure 1a) (Qal) to be or become unclean 1a1) sexually 1a2) religiously 1a3) ceremonially 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to defile oneself, be defiled 1b1a) sexually 1b1b) by idolatry 1b1c) ceremonially 1b2) to be regarded as unclean 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to defile 1c1a) sexually 1c1b) religiously 1c1c) ceremonially 1c2) to pronounce unclean, declare unclean (ceremonially) 1c3) to profane (God's name) 1d) (Pual) to be defiled 1e) (Hithpael) to be unclean 1f) (Hothpael) to be defiled
Usage: Occurs in 142 OT verses. KJV: defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly. See also: Genesis 34:5; Leviticus 22:5; Psalms 79:1.
תְּחַבֵּ֖ל châbal H2254 "to pledge" V-Piel-Imperf-3fs
This verb means to be in labor or to twist in pain, like a woman giving birth. It can also mean to corrupt or destroy something. In the KJV, it is translated in various ways, including 'travail' or 'corrupt'.
Definition: 1) to bind 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bind 2) to take a pledge, lay to pledge 2a) (Qal) to hold by a pledge, take in pledge, hold in pledge 2b) (Niphal) to give a pledge, become pledged
Usage: Occurs in 23 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lay to (take a) pledge, spoil, travail, [idiom] very, withhold. See also: Exodus 22:25; Proverbs 20:16; Psalms 7:15.
וְ/חֶ֥בֶל chebel H2256 "cord" Conj | N-ms
A cord or rope, also a measured area of land or a group of people tied together. In the Bible, it appears in books like Joshua and Psalms. It can also mean a company or region.
Definition: 1) a cord, rope, territory, band, company 1a) a rope, cord 1b) a measuring-cord or line 1c) a measured portion, lot, part, region 1d) a band or company § destruction
Usage: Occurs in 60 OT verses. KJV: band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling. See also: Deuteronomy 3:4; Psalms 119:61; Psalms 16:6.
נִמְרָֽץ mârats H4834 "be sick" V-Niphal-Inf-c
Means to be sick or to make someone sick. It can also mean to be painful or irritating. This word is used in the Bible to describe physical and emotional suffering.
Definition: 1) to be or make sick 1a) (Niphal) to be grievous or painful 1b) (Hiphil) to make sick
Usage: Occurs in 4 OT verses. KJV: embolden, be forcible, grievous, sore. See also: 1 Kings 2:8; Job 16:3; Micah 2:10.

Study Notes — Micah 2:10

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1 Deuteronomy 12:9 For you have not yet come to the resting place and the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you.
2 Psalms 106:38 They shed innocent blood— the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.
3 2 Kings 17:6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
4 Hebrews 4:1–9 Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it. For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it. Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world. For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.” And again, as He says in the passage above: “They shall never enter My rest.” Since, then, it remains for some to enter His rest, and since those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of their disobedience, God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.” For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God.
5 Jeremiah 9:19 For the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.’”
6 1 Kings 9:7 then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.
7 2 Chronicles 36:20–21 Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power. So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD through Jeremiah.
8 Joshua 23:15–16 But just as every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come to pass, likewise the LORD will bring upon you the calamity He has threatened, until He has destroyed you from this good land He has given you. If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”
9 2 Kings 15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.
10 Deuteronomy 30:18 I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

Micah 2:10 Summary

This verse is saying that when we live in a place that is filled with sin and disobedience to God, it can't be a place of peace and rest for us. God is calling His people to leave that place and seek Him, just like He did in Jeremiah 29:13 when He promised to be found by those who sought Him with all their heart. The defilement of a place can lead to destruction, but God's desire is to bring us to a place of rest and blessing, as we see in Hebrews 4:9-11 where we are encouraged to enter into God's rest. By seeking God and following His ways, we can find true rest and peace, even in the midst of difficult circumstances.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does it mean when God says 'this is not your place of rest' in Micah 2:10?

This means that the place where the people are living has become so defiled by sin that it can no longer be a place of rest or peace for them, as God had originally intended, similar to what we see in Deuteronomy 12:9-10 where God promises rest to those who obey Him.

How does the defilement of a place lead to destruction?

The defilement of a place, whether physical or spiritual, can lead to destruction because it separates us from God's presence and blessing, as seen in Leviticus 18:24-28 where God warns the Israelites about the consequences of defiling the land.

Is the destruction mentioned in Micah 2:10 a physical or spiritual destruction?

The destruction mentioned in Micah 2:10 is likely both physical and spiritual, as the people's sin has consequences in both the physical and spiritual realms, similar to what we see in Isaiah 3:8-11 where God judges the people for their sin.

How does this verse relate to the concept of God's judgment?

This verse shows that God's judgment is not just a punishment, but also a call to repentance and separation from sin, as seen in Revelation 18:4 where God calls His people to come out of Babylon to avoid His judgment.

Reflection Questions

  1. What are some ways that I may be contributing to the defilement of my own life or community, and how can I repent and turn to God?
  2. How can I discern when a place or situation is no longer a place of rest for me, and what steps can I take to seek God's guidance and provision?
  3. What are some things that I can do to seek God's blessing and presence in my life, and how can I trust in His promise to provide for me?
  4. In what ways can I be a part of bringing spiritual rest and renewal to those around me, and how can I point them to the hope of the gospel?

Gill's Exposition on Micah 2:10

Arise ye, and depart,.... That is, out the land; do not think of a continuance in it, but expect a removal from it; prepare for captivity and exile; look for it every moment, to hear it said to you,

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Micah 2:10

Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.

Matthew Poole's Commentary on Micah 2:10

Arise ye, and depart; you inhabitants of Israel, especially you oppressors, bestir yourselves. and prepare for your departure out of this land; for, will ye nill ye, so it is, you shall be carried away: the words also may fairly be applied to the oppressed, to lessen the troubles they were under, and to advise them to retire out of this land. This is not your rest: though it was given this people for a rest under God’ s wing, yet it was on condition of continued obedience; but since they do not observe the condition, they shall never find the expected rest; one trouble shall succeed another, until the captivity sweep them all away, both oppressors and oppressed; these therefore should grieve the less at their present trouble, nor grudge to transplant themselves. Because it is polluted, with many, and great, and old sins, it shall destroy; spew them out as a burden intolerable to the earth that bears them, as ; this polluted land shall be destroyed. A sore destruction; such as may well require a lamentation; such as ; a grievous desolation, such as never shall be repaired.

Trapp's Commentary on Micah 2:10

Micah 2:10 Arise ye, and depart; for this [is] not [your] rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy [you], even with a sore destruction.Ver. 10. Arise ye and depart] Veteres migrate coloni, make up your fardels and prepare for a deportation. Here is no longer being for you unless ye were better. Behold, "the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants," Leviticus 18:25. This is not your rest] As you falsely, fancy and vainly vaunt, binding upon the promise, but not performing the condition. It is the guile of graceless men to stuff themselves with promises, till they have made them a pillow for sin. Et sic praesumendo sperant, et sperando pereunt, they presume till they perish, as he did who died with this desperate saying in his mouth, Spes et fortuna valete, Farewell life and hope together. Because it is polluted] sc. by your sin, which is of so sullying a nature that it defileth also the very visible heavens, which are therefore to be purged by the fire of the last day, like as those vessels that held the sin offering were either to be broken, if earthen, or to pass the fire if of better metal; they must not think to rest that let sin lie unrepented of in the conscience. But as a man that hath used himself to drink poison, at the first and second time he may do well, but the last it overcomes and destroys himself; so the next sin, though less, may set all the former to work. And as two poisons met in the stomach make a man restless, so sin and wrath, met in the conscience, raise a great garboil there. Neither must they think to dwell in God’ s good land that will not live by God’ s good laws, Isaiah 1:19 Psalms 107:39-40; they walk upon fireworks every moment ready to be blown up, "brimstone also is scattered upon their habitations," that is, the fire of God’ s wrath do but lightly touch it, they are suddenly consumed. Eusebius telleth us of Dioclesian, that bloody persecutor of the Church, that giving over the empire, he decreed to lead the rest of his life quietly; but he escaped not so. For after that his house was wholly consumed with lightning and a flame of fire that fell from heaven, he hiding himself for fear of the lightning, died within a little after. It shall destroy you even with a sore destruction] Dissipatione roborata saith Calvin. Perditione praecisa, saith Tremellius. The land longs for a vomit to spue you out, and it shall do it effectually. Poison given in wine works more furiously than in water. Woe be to that people or person whom God will "destroy with a violent destruction!" This he doth not willingly, or from his heart, Lamentations 3:35, but men’ s sins compel him to it.

Ellicott's Commentary on Micah 2:10

(10) This is not your rest.—The Lord, requiting them for their cruelty to the poor and defenceless, declares that their own time of trouble was imminent. They should be thrust forth from the land which they polluted. It was no place of rest for them. “There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.”

Adam Clarke's Commentary on Micah 2:10

Verse 10. Arise ye, and depart] Prepare for your captivity; ye shall have no resting place here: the very land is polluted by your iniquities, and shall vomit you out, and it shall be destroyed; and the destruction of it shall be great and sore. Some think this is an exhortation to the godly, to leave a land that was to be destroyed so speedily.

Cambridge Bible on Micah 2:10

10. Arise ye, and depart] As a just retribution for the expulsion of others, the oppressors shall be expelled themselves. your rest] i.e. your resting-place (as Isaiah 11:10). ‘Rest’ was one of the chief aspects under which Canaan was regarded (Deuteronomy 12:9, Isaiah 63:14, Psalms 95:11). because it is polluted, &c.] viz. the land, by the sin of its inhabitants. Comp. Leviticus 18:25-28.

Barnes' Notes on Micah 2:10

Arise ye and depart - Go your way, as being cast out of God’s care and land. It matters not where they went. “For this is not your rest.” As ye have done, so shall it be done unto you.

Whedon's Commentary on Micah 2:10

10. In the face of such outrages mercy and long-suffering are out of place; judgment must be executed, and in Micah 2:10 the sentence contained in Micah 2:3-4 is reiterated; the guilty ones must be

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