"And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard."
Commentary
Gill's Exposition
And I will execute vengeance in anger, and fury upon the Heathen,.... Or "nations" (o); not the Pagan nations only, but the Papal and Mahometan ones, even all that are enemies to Christ, and his church and people: such as
they have not heard; such terrible judgments, and dreadful expressions of divine wrath and fury, by earthquakes, hailstones, &c. as were never known or heard of in the world before; see Rev 16:18 ; or, "which have not heard" (p); the people that have not heard and hearkened to the word of God, to the voice of Christ in the Gospel, but have turned a deaf ear to it, and despised it. So the Targum, "who have not received the doctrine of the law;'' but it is much more agreeable to understand it of the doctrine of the Gospel disobeyed by men, and therefore justly punished; see Th2 1:8 . (o) "gentes", Junius & Tremellius. (p) "quae non audierunt", Pagninus, Montanus; "quae non auscultaverint", Junius & Tremellius; "quae non obediverunt", Burkius. Next: Micah Chapter 6 Sacred Texts | Bible « Previous: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Micah: Micah ... Index Next: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Micah: Micah ... »
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Commentary
Gill's Exposition
And I will execute vengeance in anger, and fury upon the Heathen,.... Or "nations" (o); not the Pagan nations only, but the Papal and Mahometan ones, even all that are enemies to Christ, and his church and people: such as
they have not heard; such terrible judgments, and dreadful expressions of divine wrath and fury, by earthquakes, hailstones, &c. as were never known or heard of in the world before; see Rev 16:18 ; or, "which have not heard" (p); the people that have not heard and hearkened to the word of God, to the voice of Christ in the Gospel, but have turned a deaf ear to it, and despised it. So the Targum, "who have not received the doctrine of the law;'' but it is much more agreeable to understand it of the doctrine of the Gospel disobeyed by men, and therefore justly punished; see Th2 1:8 . (o) "gentes", Junius & Tremellius. (p) "quae non audierunt", Pagninus, Montanus; "quae non auscultaverint", Junius & Tremellius; "quae non obediverunt", Burkius. Next: Micah Chapter 6 Sacred Texts | Bible « Previous: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Micah: Micah ... Index Next: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Micah: Micah ... »