Micah 7:6

Micah 7:6 in Multiple Translations

Berean Standard Bible BSB

For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.

King James Version KJV

For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.

American Standard Version ASV

For the son dishonoreth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.

Bible in Basic English BBE

For the son puts shame on his father, the daughter goes against her mother and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's haters are those of his family.

Free Bible Version FBV

For a son treats his father with contempt; a daughter opposes her mother, and a daughter-in-law her mother-in-law. Your enemies are members of your own family.

Geneva Bible 1599 GNV

For the sonne reuileth the father: ye daughter riseth vp against her mother: the daughter in lawe against her mother in lawe, and a mans enemies are the men of his owne house.

Young's Literal Translation YLT

For a son is dishonouring a father, A daughter hath stood against her mother, A daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, The enemies of each [are] the men of his house.

World English Bible WEB

For the son dishonors the father, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.

Noah Webster Bible WBS

For the son dishonoreth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.

Douay-Rheims 1899 DRV

For the son dishonoureth the father, and the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law: and a man’s enemies are they of his own household.

Translation for Translators T4T

Boys will despise their fathers, and girls will defy their mothers. Women will defy their mothers-in-law. Your enemies will be those who live in your own houses.

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Micah 7:6 Interlinear (Deep Study)

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HEB כִּֽי בֵן֙ מְנַבֵּ֣ל אָ֔ב בַּ֚ת קָמָ֣ה בְ/אִמָּ֔/הּ כַּלָּ֖ה בַּ/חֲמֹתָ֑/הּ אֹיְבֵ֥י אִ֖ישׁ אַנְשֵׁ֥י בֵיתֽ/וֹ

כִּֽי kîy H3588 for Conj

בֵן֙ bên H1121 son N-ms

מְנַבֵּ֣ל nâbêl H5034 be senseless V-Piel

אָ֔ב ʼâb H1 father N-ms

בַּ֚ת bath H1323 Bath (Shua) N-fs

קָמָ֣ה qûwm H6965 -kamai V-Qal

בְ/אִמָּ֔/הּ ʼêm H517 mother Prep | N-fs | Suff

כַּלָּ֖ה kallâh H3618 daughter-in-law N-fs

בַּ/חֲמֹתָ֑/הּ chămôwth H2545 mother-in-law Prep | N-fs | Suff

אֹיְבֵ֥י ʼôyêb H341 enemy V-Qal

אִ֖ישׁ ʼîysh H376 man N-ms

אַנְשֵׁ֥י ʼîysh H376 man N-mp

בֵיתֽ/וֹ bayith H1004 place N-ms | Suff

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Hebrew Word Reference — Micah 7:6

כִּֽי 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.

בֵן֙ bên H1121 "son" N-ms

In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.

Definition: : child/son

Usage: Occurs in 3653 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. See also: Genesis 3:16; Genesis 23:3; Genesis 34:18.

מְנַבֵּ֣ל nâbêl H5034 "be senseless" V-Piel

To wither means to lose strength or fade away, and can also describe someone acting foolishly or wickedly. It is used to convey a sense of decline or failure.

Definition: 1) to be senseless, be foolish 1a) (Qal) to be foolish 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to regard or treat as foolish 1b2) to treat with contempt

Usage: Occurs in 21 OT verses. KJV: disgrace, dishounour, lightly esteem, fade (away, -ing), fall (down, -ling, off), do foolishly, come to nought, [idiom] surely, make vile, wither. See also: Exodus 18:18; Isaiah 28:1; Psalms 1:3.

אָ֔ב ʼâb H1 "father" N-ms

In Hebrew, this word means father, whether literal or figurative. It is used to describe God as the father of his people, as well as human fathers like Abraham. The word is about a paternal relationship or authority.

Definition: 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor 4a) grandfather, forefathers - of person 4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.) Also means: av (אַב "father" H0002)

Usage: Occurs in 1060 OT verses. KJV: chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'. See also: Genesis 2:24; Genesis 42:37; Leviticus 19:3.

בַּ֚ת bath H1323 "Bath (Shua)" N-fs

The Hebrew word for daughter is used to describe a female child or a woman, and can also be used figuratively. In the Bible, it is used to describe women like Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah and later of King David.

Definition: A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.38.2; daughter of: Shua (H7770); married to Judah (H3063); mother of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209) and Shelah (H7956) the wife of Uriah whom David had murdered, having had adulterous relations with her; subsequently wife of David and mother of Solomon, Shimea, Shobab, and Nathan (alternate spelling to 'Bathsheba')

Usage: Occurs in 498 OT verses. KJV: apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village. See also: Genesis 5:4; Exodus 2:21; Ruth 1:13.

קָמָ֣ה qûwm H6965 "-kamai" V-Qal

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.

בְ/אִמָּ֔/הּ ʼêm H517 "mother" Prep | N-fs | Suff

The Hebrew word for 'mother' is used in the Bible to describe a female parent or a maternal figure. It can also refer to the source or origin of something, such as a river or a family. In some cases, it is used figuratively to describe a person's relationship to others.

Definition: 1) mother 1a) of humans 1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.) 1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division

Usage: Occurs in 202 OT verses. KJV: dam, mother, [idiom] parting. See also: Genesis 2:24; 2 Kings 4:19; Psalms 22:10.

כַּלָּ֖ה kallâh H3618 "daughter-in-law" N-fs

In biblical times, this word referred to a bride or daughter-in-law, like Rebekah who became Isaac's bride in Genesis 24:67.

Definition: : bride 1) bride, daughter-in-law 1a) daughter-in-law 1b) bride, young wife Also means: kal.lah (כַּלָּה ": daughter-in-law" H3618H)

Usage: Occurs in 34 OT verses. KJV: bride, daughter-in-law, spouse. See also: Genesis 11:31; Song of Solomon 4:10; Isaiah 49:18.

בַּ/חֲמֹתָ֑/הּ chămôwth H2545 "mother-in-law" Prep | N-fs | Suff

This word refers to a mother-in-law, the husband's mother, a family relationship. It appears in various biblical contexts.

Definition: mother-in-law, husband's mother

Usage: Occurs in 10 OT verses. KJV: mother in law. See also: Ruth 1:14; Ruth 3:1; Micah 7:6.

אֹיְבֵ֥י ʼôyêb H341 "enemy" V-Qal

This Hebrew word means enemy or adversary, referring to someone who hates or opposes another person or nation. It is used to describe personal or national enemies in the Bible.

Definition: 1) (Qal) enemy 1a) personal 1b) national

Usage: Occurs in 275 OT verses. KJV: enemy, foe. See also: Genesis 22:17; 2 Samuel 22:1; Psalms 3:8.

אִ֖ישׁ ʼîysh H376 "man" N-ms

The Hebrew word for man, referring to a male person or individual, is used in the Bible to describe humans in contrast to God or animals, as seen in Genesis and Psalms. It can also mean husband or servant. In the KJV, it is translated as man or male.

Definition: : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

Usage: Occurs in 1851 OT verses. KJV: also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare H802 (אִשָּׁה). See also: Genesis 2:23; Genesis 42:25; Exodus 32:23.

אַנְשֵׁ֥י ʼîysh H376 "man" N-mp

בֵיתֽ/וֹ bayith H1004 "place" N-ms | Suff

The Hebrew word for house refers to a dwelling place, including a family home, temple, or even the human body. It appears in various contexts, such as the temple in Jerusalem or the household of a family. In the Bible, it is often used to describe a place of worship or a family's living space.

Definition: nm place, origin, between

Usage: Occurs in 1712 OT verses. KJV: court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out). See also: Genesis 6:14; Exodus 8:5; Numbers 1:45.

Study Notes — Micah 7:6

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Context
Cross References
Micah 7:6 Summary
Frequently Asked Questions
Reflection Questions
Gill's Exposition on Micah 7:6
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Micah 7:6
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Micah 7:6
Trapp's Commentary on Micah 7:6
Ellicott's Commentary on Micah 7:6
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Micah 7:6
Cambridge Bible on Micah 7:6
Whedon's Commentary on Micah 7:6
Sermons on Micah 7:6

Context — Israel’s Great Misery

4The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion. 5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.

6For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.

7But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. 8Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.

Cross References

	Reference	Text (BSB)
1	Matthew 10:35–36	For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
2	Luke 12:53	They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law. ”
3	Matthew 10:21	Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
4	Psalms 41:9	Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
5	Ezekiel 22:7	Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.
6	2 Timothy 3:2–3	For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good,
7	Proverbs 30:11	There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
8	Psalms 55:12–14	For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide. But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend. We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.
9	John 13:18	I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
10	Luke 21:16	You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death.

Micah 7:6 Summary

[Micah 7:6 describes a very sad situation where family members are against each other, which is the opposite of what God wants for our families, as seen in Psalm 128:1-6 and Ephesians 5:22-6:4.]

Frequently Asked Questions

What does it mean for a son to dishonor his father or a daughter to rise against her mother?

In Micah 7:6, this refers to the breaking down of family relationships and the lack of respect for authority, as also seen in Exodus 20:12 and Ephesians 6:1-3, where honoring one's parents is commanded.

Why does the verse say a man's enemies are the members of his own household?

This phrase highlights the severity of the breakdown in relationships, where even those closest to us can become our enemies, a concept also found in Matthew 10:21 and Matthew 10:35-36, where Jesus warns of family members turning against each other.

Is this verse saying that all families will experience this kind of conflict?

While Micah 7:6 describes a state of severe family conflict, it does not mean all families will experience this, but rather it illustrates the depths of societal and familial decay in a time of judgment, similar to what is described in Isaiah 3:5 and Proverbs 30:11-14.

How can we apply this verse to our own lives?

This verse can serve as a warning to prioritize our relationships and to seek to honor and love one another, even in difficult times, as encouraged in Colossians 3:18-21 and 1 Peter 3:1-7, where instructions are given for harmonious family life.

Reflection Questions

In what ways can I show honor and respect to my parents or those in authority over me, as commanded in Exodus 20:12?
How can I work towards healing and reconciliation in my own family relationships, using the example of Joseph in Genesis 45:1-15?
What are some practical ways I can demonstrate love and kindness to those in my household, as taught in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7?
In times of conflict or disagreement, how can I seek to resolve issues in a way that honors God, as seen in Matthew 18:15-17?

Gill's Exposition on Micah 7:6

For the son dishonoureth the father,.... Speaks contemptibly of him; behaves rudely towards him; shows him no respect and reverence; exposes his failings, and makes him the object of his banter and

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Micah 7:6

For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house. For the son dishonoureth the father.

Matthew Poole's Commentary on Micah 7:6

For: the prophet here gives us a reason of his advice to be wary how and whom they trust. The son; who received his being, maintenance, education, and inherits the honour as well as estate of his father; the son, obliged by most inviolable laws to please, preserve, and honour his father, dishonoureth, seeks to accuse, vilify, endanger, and ruin the father; whose dishonour and loss, or ruin, is also the son’ s dishonour and ruin; yet unnatural treachery will be so rife in those times, that the father had need keep his guard upon his very son. The daughter, whose love and affection are usually more tender than the sons’ towards parents, yet will forget their duty. Riseth up against her mother, that bare them, that nursed them, that, more than fathers, tend, indulge, and bear with them. So monstrous shall the perfidiousness of that age be. The daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law: in consanguinity there was not any faithfulness, in affinity much less may you expect it. A man’ s enemies, the worst and most perilous enemies, who will be most ready and most able to do them mischief, are the men of his own house; among relations and retainers, who by law of God and nature should have been faithfullest friends. So it fell out through the civil wars of the Jews, in their seditious and in their calamitous days. Much like to this is that of Christ, ,35,36. For: the prophet here gives us a reason of his advice to be wary how and whom they trust. are the men of his own house; among relations and retainers, who by law of God and nature should have been faithfullest friends. So it fell out through the civil wars of the Jews, in their seditious and in their calamitous days. Much like to this is that of Christ, ,35,36.

Trapp's Commentary on Micah 7:6

Micah 7:6 For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’ s enemies [are] the men of his own house.Ver. 6. For the son dishonoureth the father] Or, revileth the father (Menabbel), be-Nabals him, beknaves him (of Nabal comes Nebulo), turpitudine afficit, bepastles him, vilifleth him. This is monstrous wickedness, Malachi 1:6, and a sure sign the devil hath set his limbs in a man that is thus unnatural, fierce, traitorous, heady, high-minded; which yet is foretold of these dregs of time, these last and worst days, both by our Saviour, Matthew 10:21; Matthew 10:35-36, and likewise by St Paul, 2 Timothy 3:3-4. Such a son was he who, when his father complained that never father had so undutiful a child as he had: Yes, said his son (with less grace than wit), my grandfather had. Such a son was Ham, and Absalom, and Amida, son of Muleasses, King of Tunis, who cast his father out of his kingdom, and put out his eyes; and Henry, eldest son to our Henry II, who rebelled against his father, and died before him of a fever and a flux, with excoriation of the bowels; and, lastly, Adolphus Egmondanus, who imprisoned his own father six years for no other cause but for living so long, and keeping him from the dukedom of Guelderland. The daughter riseth up against her mother] As Mr Fox mentioneth some that witnessed against their own parents here in Queen Mary’ s days, and were a means of their martyrdom. A man’ s enemies are the men of his own house] See Matthew 10:36. Take our Saviour’ s counsel there; "Be ye wise as serpents, innocent as doves"; but beware of men, yea, of the men of your own house. “ Fide Deo soli: mortali fidito nulli: Fallunt mortales: fullere Iova nequit. ”

Ellicott's Commentary on Micah 7:6

(5, 6) Trust ye not . . .—All is now distrust and suspicion. The households are divided each against itself, and the relationships which should mean mutual confidence and support have become the occasion of the most bitter hostility. Our Lord adopts these words to express the strife and division which, He foresaw, would defile Christianity. (Comp. Matthew 10:35; Mark 13:12; Luke 12:53.)

Adam Clarke's Commentary on Micah 7:6

Verse 6. For the son dishonoureth the father] See the use our Lord has made of these words, where he quotes them, Matthew 10:21; Matthew 10:25; Matthew 10:36, and the notes there.

Cambridge Bible on Micah 7:6

6. dishonoureth] Lit. ‘treateth as a fool.’ The same verb in the same form occurs in Deuteronomy 32:6. It is unsafe however to argue that Deuteronomy must have been already written in the time of Micah, for we also find the word in Jeremiah 14:21, Nahum 3:6. Micah 7:7-20. Here the thread of thought is broken; the following verses appear to have been attached later. The speaker is, indeed, still the true Israel; but here she appears already overpowered by her enemies, whereas in Micah 7:1-6 the day of chastisement was still far off. Here, accordingly, consolation is the chief object of the prophetic writer; in the earlier passage, he had to warn his people of the still future calamity. In its tone this section reminds us of the Book of Israel’s Consolation which follows on chap. 37 of the Book of Isaiah.

Whedon's Commentary on Micah 7:6

OF THE NATION’S , Micah 7:1-6.Scholars are not agreed on the person of the speaker in these verses; some think of the prophet, some of Zion, some of the “true Israel,” that is, Israel after the spirit.

Sermons on Micah 7:6

	Sermon	Description
	The Prodigal Son by Keith Daniel	In this sermon, the preacher focuses on the parable of the prodigal son to illustrate God's love for the lost. He asks the audience to put themselves in the shoes of a father whose
	Separated From Our Loved Ones! by Keith Daniel	In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the urgency of seeking God's mercy and salvation. He shares personal experiences and illustrations of people who died suddenly, emphasizing
	Every House Divided Against Itself Shall Not Stand! by Keith Daniel	In this sermon, the preacher shares a personal experience of being worn out and upset due to the constant fighting and turmoil happening in the church. He witnesses a group of peop
	Questions People Ask-04 Questions and Answers by William MacDonald	In this sermon, the preacher shares a story about a man who walked along the street and proclaimed, "Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world." Six months later
	(Church Life) Distinctives of Christ's Kingdom by Mose Stoltzfus	In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of following the teachings of Jesus as outlined in the Sermon on the Mount. He highlights the shift in theology that occurred
	The Radicalism of Holiness by Samuel Logan Brengle	Samuel Logan Brengle emphasizes the radical nature of holiness, asserting that true holiness is inseparable from 'Christ in you.' He argues that making holiness popular is impossib
	How Our Suffering Glorifies God by John Piper	This sermon emphasizes the call to embrace suffering for the sake of Christ, highlighting the need to endure persecution and hardships in order to display the glory of God's grace.