Destruction in Israel and Judah
The aword of the LORD which came to bMicah of Moresheth in the days of cJotham, dAhaz and eHezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.2 Pet 1:21Jer 26:182 Kin 15:5, 32-38; 2 Chr 27:1-9; Is 1:1; Hos 1:12 Kin 16:1-20; 2 Chr 28:1-27; Is 7:1-122 Kin 18:1-20; 2 Chr 29:1-31
2 Hear, O peoples, all of 1you;aListen, O earth and 2all it contains,And let the Lord 3GOD be a bwitness against you,The Lord from His holy temple.Lit themLit its fullnessHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORDJer 6:19; 22:29Is 50:73 For behold, the LORD is acoming forth from His place.He will come down and btread on the high places of the 1earth.Or landIs 26:21Amos 4:134 aThe mountains will melt under HimAnd the valleys will be split,Like wax before the fire,Like water poured down a steep place.Ps 97:5; Is 64:1, 2; Nah 1:55 All this is for the rebellion of JacobAnd for the sins of the house of Israel.What is the arebellion of Jacob?Is it not bSamaria?What is the chigh 1place of Judah?Is it not Jerusalem?Lit placesJer 2:19Is 7:9; Amos 8:142 Chr 34:3, 46 For I will make Samaria a aheap of ruins 1in the open country,bPlanting places for a vineyard.I will cpour her stones down into the valleyAnd will dlay bare her foundations.Lit of the field2 Kin 19:25; Mic 3:12Jer 31:5; Amos 5:11Lam 4:1Ezek 13:147 All of her aidols will be smashed,All of her earnings will be burned with fireAnd all of her images I will make desolate,For she collected them from a bharlot’s earnings,And to the earnings of a harlot they will return.Deut 9:21; 2 Chr 34:7Deut 23:18; Is 23:17
8 Because of this I must lament and wail,I must go abarefoot and naked;I must make a lament like the bjackalsAnd a mourning like the ostriches.Is 32:11Is 13:21, 229 For her 1awound is incurable,For bit has come to Judah;It has reached the cgate of my people,Even to Jerusalem.Lit woundsIs 3:26; Jer 30:12, 152 Kin 18:13; Is 8:7, 8Mic 1:1210 aTell it not in Gath,Weep not at all.At 1Beth-le-aphrah roll yourself in the dust.I.e. house of dust2 Sam 1:2011 1Go on your way, inhabitant of 2Shaphir, in ashameful nakedness.The inhabitant of 3bZaanan does not 4escape.The lamentation of 5Beth-ezel: “He will take from you its 6support.”I.e. Go into captivityI.e. pleasantnessI.e. going outLit go outI.e. house of removalLit standing placeEzek 23:29Josh 15:3712 For the inhabitant of 1MarothBecomes weak awaiting for good,Because a calamity has come down from the LORDTo the bgate of Jerusalem.I.e. bitternessIs 59:9-11; Jer 14:19Mic 1:913 Harness the chariot to the team of horses,O inhabitant of aLachish—She was the beginning of sinTo the daughter of Zion—Because in you were foundThe brebellious acts of Israel.Josh 10:3; 2 Kin 14:19; Is 36:2Mic 1:514 Therefore you will give parting agiftsOn behalf of Moresheth-gath;The houses of bAchzib will become a cdeceptionTo the kings of Israel.2 Kin 16:8Josh 15:44Jer 15:1815 Moreover, I will bring on youThe one who takes possession,O inhabitant of 1aMareshah.The glory of Israel will enter bAdullam.I.e. possessionJosh 15:44Josh 12:15; 15:35; 2 Sam 23:1316 Make yourself abald and cut off your hair,Because of the children of your delight;Extend your baldness like the eagle,For they will bgo from you into exile.Is 22:122 Kin 17:6; Amos 7:11, 17