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, and which he saw regarding 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, you peoples, all of 1you;aListen carefully, earth and 2all it contains,And may 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 due to the 1wrongdoing of JacobAnd the sins of the house of Israel.What is the 2awrongdoing of Jacob?Is it not bSamaria?What is the chigh 3place of Judah?Is it not Jerusalem?Or rebellionLit 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 churl her stones down into the valley,And 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 crushed,All of her earnings will be burned with fire,And all of her images I will make desolate;For she collected them from a bprostitute’s earnings,And to the earnings of a prostitute they will return.Deut 9:21; 2 Chr 34:7Deut 23:18; Is 23:17
8 Because of this I must mourn and wail,I must go abarefoot and naked;I must do mourning like the bjackals,And a mourning like the ostriches.Is 32:11Is 13:21, 229 For her awound is incurable,For bit has come to Judah;It has reached the cgate of my people,Even to Jerusalem.Is 3:26; Jer 30:12, 152 Kin 18:13; Is 8:7, 8Mic 1:1210 aDo not tell it in Gath,Do not weep at all.At 1Beth-le-aphrah roll yourself in the dust in mourning.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 mourning of 5Beth-ezel: “He will take from you its 6support.”I.e., Go into captivityI.e., pleasantnessI.e., going outLit go outI.e., the house besideLit standing placeEzek 23:29Josh 15:3712 For the inhabitant of 1Maroth2aWaits for something good,Because a disaster has come down from the LORDTo the bgate of Jerusalem.I.e., bitternessOr possibly has been in agony forIs 59:9-11; Jer 14:19Mic 1:913 Harness the chariot to the team of horses,You 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 agiftsIn behalf of Moresheth-gath;The houses of bAchzib will become a 1cdeceptionTo the kings of Israel.Heb achzab, wordplay on Achzib2 Kin 16:8Josh 15:44Jer 15:1815 Moreover, I will bring on youThe one who takes possession,You inhabitant of 1aMareshah.The glory of Israel will enter bAdullam.I.e., possessionJosh 15:44Josh 12:15; 15:35; 2 Sam 23:1316 Shave yourself abald, yes, 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