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King James Version

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.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Micah;   Worldliness;   Thompson Chain Reference - Canaan, Land of;   Land;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Sins, National;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Malachi;   Micah, Book of;   Sore;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Micah;   Micah, Book of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Mi'cah, the Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sin;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for August 27;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Get up and leave,for this is not your place of restbecause defilement brings destruction—a grievous destruction!
Hebrew Names Version
Arise, and depart! For this is not your resting place, Because of uncleanness that destroys, Even with a grievous destruction.
King James Version (1611)
Arise ye and depart, for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you euen with a sore destruction.
English Standard Version
Arise and go, for this is no place to rest, because of uncleanness that destroys with a grievous destruction.
New American Standard Bible
"Arise and go, For this is no place of rest Because of the uncleanness that brings on destruction, A painful destruction.
New Century Version
Get up and leave. This is not your place of rest anymore. You have made this place unclean, and it is doomed to destruction.
Amplified Bible
"Arise and depart [because the captivity is inevitable], For this [land] is not the place of rest Because of the defilement that brings destruction, A painful and terrible destruction.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Arise and depart, for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, euen with a sore destruction.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Arise and go, For this is no place of rest Because of the uncleanness that brings on destruction, A painful destruction.
Legacy Standard Bible
Arise and go,For this is no place of restBecause of the uncleanness that wreaks destruction,A painful destruction.
Berean Standard Bible
Arise and depart, for this is not your place of rest, because its defilement brings destruction-a grievous destruction!
Contemporary English Version
Get out of here, you crooks! You'll find no rest here. You're not fit to belong to the Lord 's people, and you will be destroyed.
Complete Jewish Bible
Get up and go! You can't stay here! Because [the land] is now unclean, it will destroy you with a grievous destruction."
Darby Translation
Arise ye, and depart; for this is not the resting-place, because of defilement that bringeth destruction, even a grievous destruction.
Easy-to-Read Version
Get up and leave! This will not be your place of rest, because you ruined it. You made it unclean, so it will be destroyed! It will be a terrible destruction!
George Lamsa Translation
Arise and go away; for this is no place for your rest, because the pollution will bring destruction, and the destruction will be grievous.
Good News Translation
Get up and go; there is no safety here any more. Your sins have doomed this place to destruction.
Lexham English Bible
Arise and go, for this is no resting place, on account of uncleanness that destroys with painful destruction.
Literal Translation
Rise up and go! For because of destroying uncleanness, even a grievous destruction, this is not your rest.
American Standard Version
Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your resting-place; because of uncleanness that destroyeth, even with a grievous destruction.
Bible in Basic English
Up! and go; for this is not your rest: because it has been made unclean, the destruction ordered will come on you.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your resting-place; because of the uncleanness thereof, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Up, get you hence, for here shall ye haue no rest: because [the lande] is defiled, it shall destroy [you] which vtter destruction.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Arise thou, and depart; for this is not thy rest because of uncleanness: ye have been utterly destroyed;
English Revised Version
Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because of uncleanness that destroyeth, even with a grievous destruction.
World English Bible
Arise, and depart! For this is not your resting place, Because of uncleanness that destroys, Even with a grievous destruction.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Rise ye, and go, for here ye han not reste; for the vnclennesse therof it schal be corrupt with the worst rot.
Update Bible Version
Arise, and depart; for this is not your resting-place; because of uncleanness that destroys, even with a grievous destruction.
Webster's Bible Translation
Arise ye, and depart; for this [is] not [your] rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy [you], even with a grievous destruction.
New English Translation
But you are the ones who will be forced to leave! For this land is not secure! Sin will thoroughly destroy it!
New King James Version
"Arise and depart, For this is not your rest; Because it is defiled, it shall destroy, Yes, with utter destruction.
New Living Translation
Up! Begone! This is no longer your land and home, for you have filled it with sin and ruined it completely.
New Life Bible
Get up and go away, for this is no place of rest, because it is made unclean. It is destroyed with much suffering.
New Revised Standard
Arise and go; for this is no place to rest, because of uncleanness that destroys with a grievous destruction.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Arise ye and depart, for, this, is not the place of rest, - Because it is defiled, it shall make desolate with a desolation that is ruthless.
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.
Revised Standard Version
Arise and go, for this is no place to rest; because of uncleanness that destroys with a grievous destruction.
Young's Literal Translation
Rise and go, for this [is] not the rest, Because of uncleanness it doth corrupt, And corruption is powerful.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Vp, get you hence, for here shall ye haue no rest. Because off their Idolatry they are corrupte, and shall myserably perish.

Contextual Overview

6 Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame. 7 O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the Lord straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly? 8 Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war. 9 The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever. 10 Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction. 11 If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

and: Deuteronomy 4:26, Deuteronomy 30:18, Joshua 23:15, Joshua 23:16, 1 Kings 9:7, 2 Kings 15:29, 2 Kings 17:6, 2 Chronicles 7:20, 2 Chronicles 36:20, 2 Chronicles 36:21

for: Deuteronomy 12:9, Psalms 95:11, Hebrews 4:1-9

because: Leviticus 18:24-28, Leviticus 20:22-26, Psalms 106:38, Jeremiah 3:2

it shall: Jeremiah 9:19, Jeremiah 10:18, Ezekiel 36:12-14

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 24:3 - remove them Proverbs 10:30 - the wicked Isaiah 22:16 - What hast Isaiah 24:5 - defiled Isaiah 26:10 - in the Jeremiah 2:7 - ye defiled Jeremiah 3:1 - shall not that Jeremiah 10:17 - thy wares Jeremiah 16:18 - they have defiled Ezekiel 28:16 - therefore Ezekiel 36:17 - they defiled Hosea 9:3 - shall not Micah 2:4 - he hath changed Hebrews 13:14 - General

Cross-References

Psalms 46:4
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
Revelation 22:1
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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, arise, and be gone from hence; for, since you have drove others out of their inheritances and possessions, this shall be your case:

for this [is] not [your] rest; the land in which the ten tribes then dwelt, and which was given to their fathers for an inheritance, and for a resting place, and had been so for ages past, now would be no more so, because of their sins and transgressions; they must not expect to abide here long, and enjoy rest and ease; but to be turned out, and deprived of all the blessings of it, and be carried into a foreign country, where, instead of rest and case, they should be in slavery and bondage:

because it is polluted, it shall destroy [you], even with a sore destruction; because the land that was given them to dwell in was defiled by their manifold iniquities, particularly adulteries, before hinted at: all sin is of a defiling nature; it defiled the bodies and souls of these men; defiled the estates they were possessed of, and the land on which they dwelt, and their fellow inhabitants of it; therefore utter destruction, even a sore and grievous one, should come upon them, by which their land should be laid waste, and they consumed off of it: or; "it shall corrupt [you], even with a grievous corruption" s; or you being corrupt upon it, it shall spew you out as a corrupt thing, as it did the Canaanites, the ancient inhabitants of it; when you will appear to be as you are, extremely corrupt: or, "it shall be in pain, [even] with sore pains" t; such as those of a woman in travail, not being able to bear them any longer, but ease itself of them, through the judgments of God upon them. This may be applied to the present state and condition of the people of God in this world, which is not their rest; there remains one for them in another world, but they are not yet come to it; for while here they are in trouble, through indwelling sin, the temptations of Satan, divine desertions, and various fears that attend them, so that they have little rest; besides, this is a warfare state, and they are engaged with many enemies; and at best are but travellers passing through this world to their Father's house: this is also their working time, and they are attended with a variety of afflictions within and without; and since there are so many corruptions and pollutions in the world, through lust, which make it that it can be no resting place for a good man; it becomes them not to take up their rest here, but seek after it elsewhere; and to live in an expectation of being called out of it, and to be in a readiness to depart when the Lord shall call for them.

s תחבל וחבל נמרצ "in corrumpet et corruptione acri", Moutanus; "et quidem corruptione vehementissima", Cocceius. t So Aben Ezra and Kimchi in Sepher Shorash. rad. חבל.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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. As ye cast out the widow and the fatherless, so shall ye be cast out; as ye gave no rest to those “averse from war,” so shall ye have none Revelation 13:10. “He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity; he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword.” The land was given to them as a temporary rest, a symbol and earnest of the everlasting rest to the obedient. So Moses spake, “ye are not as yet come to the rest and the inheritance which the Lord your God giveth you. But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the Lord your God giveth you to inherit, and when He giveth you rest from your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety ...” (Deuteronomy 12:9-10, add 1 Kings 8:56). And Joshua, “Remember the word which Moses commanded you, saying, The Lord your God giveth you rest” Joshua 1:13. But the Psalmist had warned them, that, if they hardened their hearts like their forefathers, they too would “not enter into His rest” Psalms 95:11.

Because it is polluted - (Literally, because of its pollution ) by idolatry, by violence, by uncleanness. So Moses (using the same word) says, “the land is defiled” by the abominations of the pagan; and warns them, “that the land spue you not out, when you defile it, as it spued out the nations which were before you.” Ezekiel speaks of that “defilement” Ezekiel 36:17, as the ground why God expelled Israel. “It shall destroy you, even with a sore (literally sharp) destruction” (Ezekiel 36:18, add Jeremiah 2:7). . It is a sore thing to abuse the creatures of God to sin, and it is unfit that we should use what we have abused. Hence, Holy Scripture speaks, as though even the inanimate creation took part with God, “made subject to vanity, not willingly,” and could not endure those who employed it against His Will.

The words, “Arise, depart, ye, for this is not your rest,” became a sort of sacred proverb, spoken anew to the soul, whenever it would find rest out of God. : “We are bidden to think of no rest for ourselves in any things of the world; but, as it were, arising from the dead, to stretch upwards, and walk after the Lord our God, and say, ‘My soul cleaveth hard after Thee.’ This if we neglect, and will not hear Him who saith, ‘Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light,’ we shall indeed slumber, but shall be deceived and shall not find rest; for where Christ enlighteneth not the risen soul, what seemeth to be rest, is trouble.” All rest is wearisome which is not in Thee, O our God.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Micah 2:10. 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.


 
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