Micah 7:4

Wait for the God of Salvation

⁴ The best of them is _f like a brier;
The most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge;
The day of your watchman and your punishment comes;
Now shall be their perplexity.

Cross References
Isaiah 55:13
Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree; And it shall be to the LORD for a name, For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Ezekiel 2:6
And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, though they are a rebellious house.

Matthew Henry Concise

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Micah 7:4

Strong's Concordance

Micah 7:4

The bestH2896 of them is as a brier:H2312 the most uprightH3477 is sharper than a thorn hedge:H4534 the dayH3117 of thy watchmenH6822 and thy visitationH6486 comethH935; now shall be their perplexity.H3998

Notes

The best of them is like a brier; The most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge; The day of your watchman and your punishment comes; Now shall be their perplexity.

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