“The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.”
The faithful have disappeared from the land, and there is none upright among mortals; they all lie in wait for blood, and each hunts the other with a net—Micah catalogs the comprehensive absence of righteousness and the prevalence of predatory behavior throughout society. The disappearance of the faithful and the absence of the upright establish that moral darkness has permeated all social levels. The predatory imagery (lying in wait for blood, hunting with nets) shows that people hunt each other like animals, the complete inversion of covenantal community. The universal language ('all,' 'each') suggests that corruption is systemic and universal, leaving no refuge. This verse deepens the lament for moral breakdown and establishes the darkness from which the message of hope must emerge.
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