Micah 7:13

“Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate, etc.] Not the land of Chaldea, as some; or the land of the nations, as Jarchi and Kimchi; but the land of Israel. That part of it, which was possessed by the ten tribes, was made desolate by Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and that which was inhabited by the two tribes, by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and this desolation was to be, “notwithstanding” the above prophecies, and prior to the fulfilment of them. So some render the words, as in the margin of our Bibles “after the land hath been desolate”f224; and it is observed, partly to prevent wicked men promising themselves impunity from the above prophecies; and partly to prevent despair in good…”

“However glorious the prospect of restoration, the Jews are not to forget the visitation on their "land" which is to intervene for the "fruit of (evil caused by) their doings" (compare Pro 1:31; Isa 3:10-11; Jer 21:14).”

“Notwithstanding - (And) the land (that is that spoken of, the land of Judah) shall be desolate not through any arbitrary law or the might of her enemies, but through the sins of the people, because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings Truly “the fruit of their doings,” what they did to please themselves, of their own minds against God. As they sow, so shall they reap. This sounds almost as a riddle and contradiction beforehand; “the walls built up,” “the people gathered in,” and “the land desolate.” Yet it was all fulfilled in the letter as well as in spirit. Jerusalem was restored; the people was gathered, first from the captivity, then to Christ; and yet the land was…”

“Not withstanding - These promises of restitution, which took not place 'till more than two hundred years after. Micah 7:14”

“7:13 Before their restoration, Israel must be disciplined (Deut 4:29; 28:37, 48, 63; 30:1-6). • empty and desolate: The people’s intransigent wickedness brought on God’s judgments.”

“Not withstanding the land shall be, or, After that the land hath been, Lev 26:33-39; Isa 6:11-13, Isa 24:3-8; Jer 25:11; Dan 4:26, Dan 4:27; Luk 21:20-24 for: Mic 3:12; Job 4:8; Pro 1:31, Pro 5:22, Pro 31:31; Isa 3:10, Isa 3:11; Jer 17:10, Jer 21:14; Jer 32:19; Gal 6:7, Gal 6:8 Micah 7:14”