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Micah 1

Micah 1:15

Weeping and Mourning · Micah 1:8–16
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Translations

Modern
I will again bring a conqueror against you, O dweller of Mareshah. The glory of Israel will come to Adullam.
Traditional
Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.
Literal
Again the possessor I will bring to you, O dweller of Mareshah; to Adullam will come the glory of Israel.
Latin
Adhuc hæredem adducam tibi quæ habitas in Maresa; usque ad Odollam veniet gloria Israël.

Original

Hebrew
English
I will again bring a conqueror against you, O dweller of Mareshah. The glory of Israel will come to Adullam.

Notes

Micah 1:15

  • The glory: The leaders of Israel were supposed to be the nation's "glory" by showing moral excellence and wise, caring leadership. Instead, God's shepherds corrupted their nation.

  • Assyria destroyed Adullam in 701 BC.

Micah 1:10–15

The cities listed were in the lowlands of southwestern Judah's coastal areas. This sequence might show the Assyrian army's march down the coastal plain and then into Judah's heartland in 703 to 701 BC.

Micah 1:8–16

  • In response to the Lord’s predicted judgment, Micah walked barefoot and naked to show mourning (see Isaiah 20:2; Lamentations 2:10; Ezekiel 24:17). This act vividly showed what would happen to Samaria (Israel) and Jerusalem (Judah). They would lose their wealth, power, and population.

  • A jackal and an owl make sad sounds and live in deserted wilderness areas (see Isaiah 34:13; Jeremiah 50:39).

Micah 1:2–2:13

This message of judgment focuses on key themes in Micah's prophecies. It shows God's decision to judge his people and send them into exile (Micah 1:16; 2:4–5). However, it ends with the Lord's promise to save a small group from exile (Micah 2:12–13).

Events

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Places

Adullam: A Canaanite city, later fortified by Judah Mareshah: A town in Judah; fortified by Rehoboam

Glossary

Book of Micah Mareshah (Place)

Topics

Adullam: An Ancient City of Canaan Mareshah: A City of the Tribe of Judah: Prophecy Concerning Micah: One of the Minor Prophets