But as for me, I am filled with power— with the Spirit of the Lord. I am filled with justice and strength to boldly declare Israel’s sin and rebellion.
Parallel translations
- WEB But as for me, I am full of power by Yahweh’s Spirit, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his disobedience, and to Israel his sin.
- KJV But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
- BSB As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.
- NKJV But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord, And of justice and might, To declare to Jacob his transgression And to Israel his sin.
- NASB On the other hand, I am filled with power— With the Spirit of the Lord— And with justice and courage To make known to Jacob his rebellious act, And to Israel his sin.
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In contrast, Micah is filled with the Spirit, justice, and power to confront Israel with its sin. It marks the true prophet over against the false.
Overview
Where the false prophets are emptied of vision, Micah is 'full of power by Yahweh's Spirit' to declare hard truth. His courage to name the people's sin rather than flatter them authenticates his calling. The verse models faithful ministry grounded in the Spirit and committed to truth regardless of cost.
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- Isa 58:1“Cry aloud, don’t spare. Lift up your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their disobedience, and to the house of Jacob their sins.
- 1 Cor 2:12–13But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.
- 1 Cor 2:4My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
- Isa 11:2–3Yahweh’s Spirit will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh.
- Acts 7:54–57Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth.
- Acts 4:8–12Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “You rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
- Ezek 16:2“Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations;
- Job 32:18For I am full of words. The spirit within me constrains me.
- Acts 18:9–11The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, “Don’t be afraid, but speak and don’t be silent;
- Jer 15:19–21Therefore Yahweh says, “If you return, then I will bring you again, that you may stand before me; and if you take out the precious from the vile, you shall be as my mouth. They shall return to you, but you shall not return to them.
- Ezek 43:10You, son of man, show the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern.
- Ezek 3:14So the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; and Yahweh’s hand was strong on me.
- Ezek 20:4“Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers;
- Ezek 22:2“You, son of man, will you judge? Will you judge the bloody city? Then cause her to know all her abominations.
- Jer 20:9If I say, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I can’t.
- Jer 1:18For, behold, I have made you today a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land.
- Matt 7:29for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.
- Acts 4:19–20But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,
- Acts 13:9–12But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,
- Acts 7:51–52“You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do.
- Jer 6:11Therefore I am full of Yahweh’s wrath. I am weary with holding in. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the assembly of young men together; for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him who is full of days.
- Matt 3:7–12But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
- Acts 18:5–6But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
- Mark 3:17James the son of Zebedee; John, the brother of James, and he called them Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder;
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