Cross Reference MICAH 7:4 THE BEST OF THEM IS AS A BRIER THE MOST UPRIGHT IS SHARPER THAN A THORN HEDGE THE DAY OF THY WATCHMEN AND THY VISITATION COMETH NOW SHALL BE THEIR PERPLEXITY

{Micah 7:4} The best 2896 of them [is] as a brier: 2312 the most upright 3477 [is sharper] than a thorn hedge: 4534 x4480 the day 3117 of thy watchmen 6822 z8764 [and] thy visitation 6486 cometh; 935 z8804 now x6258 shall be x1961 their perplexity. 3998

is a, "But [the sons] of Belialª [shall be] all¹ of them as thornsª thrust away,ª ° because¹ they cannot¹ be takenª ° with hands:ª ... But the manª [that] shall touchª ° them must be fencedª ° with ironª and the staffª of a spear;ª and they shall be utterly² ° burnedª ° with fireª in the [same] place.ª °" {2Sm 23:6-7} + "Instead¹ of the thornª shall come upª ° the fir tree,ª and instead¹ of the brierª shall come upª ° the myrtle tree:ª and it shall be¹ to the LORDª for a name,ª for an everlastingª signª [that] shall not¹ be cut off.ª °" {Isa 55:13} + "And thou,¹ sonª of man,ª be not afraidª °¹ of¹ them, neither¹ be afraidª ° of their words,ª ¹ though¹ briersª and thornsª [be] with¹ thee, and thou¹ dost dwellª ° among¹ scorpions:ª be not afraidª °¹ of their words,ª ¹ nor¹ be dismayedª ° at their looks,ª ¹ though¹ they¹ [be] a rebelliousª house.ª" {Ezk 2:6} + "Butª that which bearethª ° thornsª andª briersª [is] rejected,ª andª [is] nigh² unto¹ cursing;ª whoseª endª [is] to² be burned.ª ¹" {Hbr 6:8}

the day:
"Tellª °¹ them therefore,¹ Thus¹ saithª ° the Lordª GOD;ª I will make this¹ proverbª ¹ to cease,ª ° and they shall no¹ more¹ use it as a proverbª °¹ in Israel;ª but¹ ¹ sayª ° unto¹ them, The daysª are at hand,ª ° and the effectª of every¹ vision.ª ... For¹ there shall be¹ no¹ more¹ any¹ vainª visionª nor flatteringª divinationª withinª the houseª of Israel.ª" {Ezk 12:23-24} + "The daysª of visitationª are come,ª ° the daysª of recompenceª are come;ª ° Israelª shall knowª ° [it]: the prophetª [is] a fool,ª the spiritualª manª [is] mad,ª ° for¹ the multitudeª of thine iniquity,ª and the greatª hatred.ª ... The watchmanª ° of Ephraimª [was] with¹ my God:ª [but] the prophetª [is] a snareª of a fowlerª in¹ all¹ his ways,ª [and] hatredª in the houseª of his God.ª" {Hsa 9:7-8} + "And he said,ª ° Amos,ª what¹ seestª ° thou?¹ And I said,ª ° A basketª of summer fruit.ª Then saidª ° the LORDª unto¹ me, The endª is comeª ° upon¹ my peopleª of Israel;ª I will not¹ againª ° pass² ° by¹ them any more.¹" {Ams 8:2}

thy:
"And what¹ will ye doª ° in the dayª of visitation,ª and in the desolationª [which] shall comeª ° from far?ª ¹ to¹ whom¹ will ye fleeª ° for help?ª and where¹ will ye leaveª ° your glory?ª" {Isa 10:3} + "Were they ashamed² °¹ when¹ they had committedª ° abomination?ª nay,¹ they were not¹ at all² ° ashamed,ª ° neither¹ couldª ° they blush:ª ° therefore¹ shall they fallª ° among them that fall:ª ° in the timeª of their visitationª they shall be cast down,ª ° saithª ° the LORD.ª" {Jer 8:12} + "They¹ [are] vanity,ª [and] the workª of errors:ª in the timeª of their visitationª they shall perish.ª °" {Jer 10:15}

now:
"For¹ [it is] a dayª of trouble,ª and of treading down,ª and of perplexityª by the Lordª GODª of hostsª in the valleyª of vision,ª breaking² ° down¹ the walls,ª and of cryingª to¹ the mountains.ª" {Isa 22:5} + "Andª there shall beª ° signsª inª the sun,ª andª in the moon,ª andª in the stars;ª andª uponª the¹ earthª distressª of nations,ª withª perplexity;ª the seaª andª the wavesª roaring;ª °" {Lke 21:25}

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