Matthew Poole and continuators on Micah 3:6

6 Therefore night shall be unto you , that ye shall not have a vision , and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine , and the sun shall go down over the prophets , and the day shall be dark over them.

Because of their irreligious, and Atheistical pretences to Divine Revelations, and to come from heaven with promises directly contrary to Gods purpose and word, even when their consciences told them they did lie herein.

Of ignorance, and loss of gifts, but since they had none such as they pretended to, I see not how they could lose them. I rather take this night to be a night of distresses, a time of great Calamities upon these Prophets more than ordinary, and upon all the people they seduced.

Deceivers, and false Prophets.

You shall no more pretend to have a vision, you shall not dare any more to foretel any thing to this people.

Very calamitous time to all, but most to you who lived upon lying Visions, and now shall starve for want of them.

Have neither skill, nor will any more to set up for your selves in that Trade, being found great Impostors, and such as have seduced this people into sin first, and misery next, they will be inraged against you, and you shall not safely appear among them.

A proverbial speech, and contains much the same, that night and dark do contain. Perhaps this intimates the visible hand of God extraordinarily against them, and making their sorrows the more dreadful, as darkness by the Sun going down at Noon, would speak it self an extraordinary judgment, and most terrifie the world.

The best circumstances any of them shall be in, shall be so sad and woful, that they shall not know which way to take for themselves, or direct for others.

Marginal references: Ezek. 13.23▪ Zech 13.4.; Heb. from a vision.; Heb. from divining.