Micah 7:17 (WEB)
They will lick the dust like a serpent. Like crawling things of the earth, they will come trembling out of their dens. They will come with fear to the LORD our God, and will be afraid because of you.
Fathers and councils · 3
Ambrose of Milan
“For as the Lord did not give power to Satan over the soul of holy Job, but allowed him to afflict his body, so here, too, the sinner is delivered to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the serpent might lick the dust of his flesh, but not hurt his soul.” — editor's note: Mic. vii. 17.
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Augustine of Hippo
““According to the days of thy coming out of Egypt will I show unto him marvellous things, etc.…In this Psalm, therefore, although the wonderful spirit of prophecy doth look into the future, yet it seemeth, as it were, to be merely detailing to the past.” — editor's note: Micah vii. 15–19
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Cyprian of Carthage
“Who is a God as Thou art, raising up unrighteousness, and passing over impiety?”” — editor's note: Mic. vii. 14–18.
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Cross-references · 13
Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.
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Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.
