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Micah 1:1
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The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Moreshite—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
The word of the LORD that came to Mikhah the Morashti in the days of Yotam, Achaz, and Hizkiyahu, kings of Yehudah, which he saw concerning Shomron and Yerushalayim.
The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the dayes of Iotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah Kings of Iudah, which hee saw concerning Samaria and Ierusalem.
The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
The word of the LORD which came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and which he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem.
During the time that Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, the word of the Lord came to Micah, who was from Moresheth. He saw these visions about Samaria and Jerusalem.
The word of the LORD that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw [through divine revelation] concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
The word of the Lorde, that came vnto Micah the Morashite in the dayes of Iotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah Kings of Iudah, which he sawe concerning Samaria, and Ierusalem.
The word of the LORD which came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
The word of Yahweh which came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he beheld concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah-what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:
I am Micah from Moresheth. And this is the message about Samaria and Jerusalem that the Lord gave to me when Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were the kings of Judah.
This is the word of Adonai that came to Mikhah the Morashti during the days of Yotam, Achaz and Y'chizkiyah, kings of Y'hudah, which he saw concerning Shomron and Yerushalayim:
The word of Jehovah that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
THE word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morashite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
During the time that Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, the Lord gave this message to Micah, who was from the town of Moresheth. The Lord revealed to Micah all these things about Samaria and Jerusalem.
The word of Yahweh that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, the kings of Judah, that he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem:
The Word of Jehovah that was to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw on Samaria and Jerusalem:
The word of Jehovah that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
The word of the Lord which came to Micah the Morashtite, in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah: his vision about Samaria and Jerusalem.
The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
The worde of the Lorde came vnto Micheas the Morasthite, in the dayes of Iotham, Ahas, & Hezekiah, kinges of Iuda, which he sawe concerning Samaria and Hierusalem.
And the word of the Lord came to Michaeas the son of Morasthi, in the days of Joatham, and Achaz, and Ezekias, kings of Juda, concerning what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem.
The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
The word of Yahweh that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
The word of the Lord, which was maad to `Mychee of Morasti, in the daies of Joathan, Achas, Ezechie, kyngis of Juda; which word he sai on Samarie, and Jerusalem.
The word of Yahweh that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
This is the prophetic message that the Lord gave to Micah of Moresheth. He delivered this message during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. The prophecies pertain to Samaria and Jerusalem.
The word of the LORD that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
The Lord gave this message to Micah of Moresheth during the years when Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. The visions he saw concerned both Samaria and Jerusalem.
This is the Word of the Lord which came to Micah of Moresheth about Samaria and Jerusalem in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Kings Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
The word of Yahweh which came unto Micah the Morashtite, in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah, - of which he had vision concerning Samaria, and Jerusalem: -
The word of the Lord, that came to Micheas, the Morasthite, in the days of Joathan, Achaz, and Ezechias, kings of Juda: which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
The word of the LORD that came to Micah of Mo'resheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezeki'ah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Sama'ria and Jerusalem.
A word of Jehovah that hath been unto Micah the Morashite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah, that he hath seen concerning Samaria and Jerusalem:
This is the worde of the LORDE, that came vnto Micheas the Morastite, in the dayes of Ioathan, Achas and Ezechias kiges of Iuda: which was shewed him vpon Samaria and Ierusalem.
God 's Message as it came to Micah of Moresheth. It came during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. It had to do with what was going on in Samaria and Jerusalem.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Micah: Micah 1:14, Micah 1:15, Jeremiah 26:18
Jotham: 2 Chronicles 27:1 - 2 Chronicles 32:33, Isaiah 1:1, Hosea 1:1
which: Amos 1:1, Habakkuk 1:1
concerning: Micah 1:5, Hosea 4:15, Hosea 5:5-14, Hosea 6:10, Hosea 6:11, Hosea 8:14, Hosea 12:1, Hosea 12:2, Amos 2:4-8, Amos 3:1, Amos 3:2, Amos 6:1
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 16:1 - Ahaz 2 Kings 16:20 - Hezekiah 2 Chronicles 28:1 - Ahaz 2 Chronicles 29:1 - Hezekiah Proverbs 25:1 - which Isaiah 2:1 - saw Isaiah 9:8 - sent a word Jeremiah 1:2 - the word Jeremiah 26:17 - Then rose Ezekiel 46:18 - thrust Luke 3:2 - the word
Cross-References
He saw the light, and he knew that it was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.
God named the light "day," and he named the darkness "night." There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the first day.
Then God said, "Let the earth grow grass, plants that make grain, and fruit trees. The fruit trees will make fruit with seeds in it. And each plant will make its own kind of seed. Let these plants grow on the earth." And it happened.
The earth grew grass and plants that made grain. And it grew trees that made fruit with seeds in it. Every plant made its own kind of seeds. And God saw that this was good.
So God made the two large lights. He made the larger light to rule during the day and the smaller light to rule during the night. He also made the stars.
God put these lights in the sky to shine on the earth.
There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the fourth day.
Then God said, "Let the water be filled with many living things, and let there be birds to fly in the air over the earth."
God blessed all the living things in the sea and told them to have many babies and fill the seas. And he blessed the birds on land and told them to have many more babies.
And I am giving all the green plants to the animals. These green plants will be their food. Every animal on earth, every bird in the air, and all the little things that crawl on the earth will eat that food." And all these things happened.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite,.... So called, either from Mareshah, mentioned Micah 1:15; and was a city in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:44; as the Targum, Jarchi, Kimchi, and Zacutus i; or rather from Moresheth, from which Moreshethgath, Micah 1:14; is distinguished; which Jerom k says was in his time a small village in the land of Palestine, near Eleutheropolis. Some think these two cities to be one and the same; but they appear to be different from the account of Jerom l elsewhere. The Arabic version reads it, Micah the son of Morathi; so Cyril, in his commentary on this place, mentions it as the sense of some, that Morathi was the father of the prophet; which can by no means be assented to:
in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah; by which it appears that he was contemporary with Isaiah, Hoses, and Amos, though they began to prophesy somewhat sooner than he, even in the days of Uzziah; very probably he conversed with these prophets, especially Isaiah, with whom he agrees in many things; his style is like his, and sometimes uses the same phrases: he, being of the tribe of Judah, only mentions the kings of that nation most known to him; though he prophesied against Israel, and in the days of Zachariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, Pekah, and Hoshea:
which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem; in the vision of prophecy; Samaria was the metropolis of the ten tribes of Israel, and is put for them all; as Jerusalem was of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and is put for them Samaria is mentioned first, because it was the head of the greatest body of people; and as it was the first in transgression, it was the first in punishment.
i Juchashin, fol. 12. 1. k Prolog. in Mic. l Epitaph. Paulae, ut supra. (tom. 1. operum, fol. 60. A. B.)
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The word of the Lord that came to Micah ... which he saw - No two of the prophets authenticate their prophecy in exactly the same way. They, one and all, have the same simple statement to make, that this which they say is from God, and through them. A later hand, had it added the titles, would have formed all upon one model. The title was an essential part of the prophetic book, as indicating to the people afterward, that it was not written after the event. It was a witness, not to the prophet whose name it bears, but to God. The prophet bare witness to God, that what he delivered came from Him. The event bare witness to the prophet, that he said this truly, in that he knew what God alone could know - futurity. Micah blends in one the facts, that he related in words given him by God, what he had seen spread before him in prophetic vision. His prophecy was, in one, âthe word of the Lord which came to him,â and âa sight which he saw.â
Micah omits all mention of his father. His great predecessor was known as Micaiah son of Imlah. Micah, a villager, would be known only by the name of his native village. So Nahum names himself âthe Elkoshite;â Jonah is related to be a native âof Gath-hepher;â Elijah, the Tishbite, a sojourner in the despised Gilead 1 Kings 17:1; Elisha, of Abelmeholah; Jeremiah, of Anathoth; forerunners of Him, and taught by His Spirit who willed to be born at Bethlehem, and, since this, although too little to be counted âamong the thousands of Judah,â was yet a royal city and was to be the birthplace of the Christ, was known only as Jesus of Nazareth, âthe Nazarene.â No prophet speaks of himself, or is spoken of, as born at Jerusalem, âthe holy city.â They speak of themselves with titles of lowliness, not of greatness.
Micah dates his prophetic office from kings of Judah only, as the only kings of the line appointed by God. Kings of Israel are mentioned in addition, only by prophets of Israel. He names Samaria first, because, its iniquity being most nearly full, its punishment was the nearest.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET MICAH
Chronological Notes relative to this Book
-Year from the Creation, according to Archbishop Usher, 3254.
-Year of the Julian Period, 3964.
-Year since the Flood, 1598.
-Year from the vocation of Abram, 1171.
-Year since the first celebration of the Olympic games in Elis by the Idaei Dactyli, 704.
-Year from the destruction of Troy, according to the general computation of chronologers, 434.
-Year since the commencement of the kingdom of Israel, by the Divine appointment of Saul to the regal dignity, 346.
-Year from the foundation of Solomon's temple, 262.
-Year since the division of Solomon's monarchy into the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, 226.
-Year since the restoration of the Olympic games at Elis by Lycurgus, Iphitus, and Cleosthenes, 135.
-Year from the foundation of the kingdom of Macedon by Caranus, 65.
-Year from the foundation of the kingdom of Lydia by Ardysus, 49.
-All before this reign concerning Lydia is entirely fabulous.
-Year since the conquest of Coroebus at Olympia, usually called the first Olympiad, 27.
-Third year of the seventh Olympiad.
-Year before the building of Rome, according to the Varronian computation, 4.
-Year from the building of Rome, according to Cato and the Fasti Consulares, 3.
-Year from the building of Rome, according to Polybius the historian, 2.
-Year before the building of Rome, according to Fabius Pictor, 2.
-Year before the commencement of the era of Nabonassar, 2.
-Year before the birth of Christ, 746.
-Year before the vulgar era of Christ's nativity, 750.
-Cycle of the Sun, 16.
-Cycle of the Moon, 12.
-Twenty-first year of Theopompus, king of Lacedaemon, of the family of the Proclidae.
-Twenty seventh year of Polydorus, king of Lacedaemon, of the family of the Eurysthenidae.
-Twelfth year of Alyattes, king of Lydia.
-Fifth year of Charops, the first decennial archon of the Athenians.
-Fourth year of Romulus, the first king of the Romans.
-Tenth year of Pekah, king of Israel.
-Ninth year of Jothan, king of Judah.
CHAPTER I
The prophet begins with calling the attention of all people to
the awful descent of Jehovah, coming to execute his judgments
against the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, 1-5;
first against Samaria, whose fate the prophet laments on the
dress of mourners, and with the doleful cries of the fox or
ostrich, 6-8;
and then against Jerusalem, which is threatened with the
invasion of Sennacherib. Other cities of Judah are likewise
threatened; and their danger represented to be so great as to
oblige them to have recourse for protection even to their
enemies the Philistines, from whom they desired at first to
conceal their situation. But all resources are declared to be
vain; Israel and Judah must go into captivity, 9-16.
NOTES ON CHAP. I
Verse Micah 1:1. The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite — For all authentic particulars relative to this prophet, see the preface.
In the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah — These three kings reigned about threescore years; and Micah is supposed to have prophesied about forty or fifty years; but no more of his prophecies have reached posterity than what are contained in this book, nor is there any evidence that any more was written. His time appears to have been spent chiefly in preaching and exhorting; and he was directed to write those parts only that were calculated to profit succeeding generations.
