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Text -- Micah 1:7-16 (NET)
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1:7 All her carved idols will be smashed to pieces; all her metal cult statues will be destroyed by fire . I will make a waste heap of all her images . Since she gathered the metal as a prostitute collects her wages , the idols will become a prostitute’s wages again .”
1:8 For this reason I will mourn and wail ; I will walk around barefoot and without my outer garments . I will howl like a wild dog , and screech like an owl .
1:9 For Samaria’s disease is incurable . It has infected Judah ; it has spread to the leadership of my people and has even contaminated Jerusalem !
1:10 Don’t spread the news in Gath ! Don’t shed even a single tear ! In Beth Leaphrah sit in the dust !
1:11 Residents of Shaphir , pass by in nakedness and humiliation ! The residents of Zaanan can’t leave their city. Beth Ezel mourns , “He takes from you what he desires .”
1:12 Indeed , the residents of Maroth hope for something good to happen , though the Lord has sent disaster against the city of Jerusalem .
1:13 Residents of Lachish , hitch the horses to the chariots ! You influenced Daughter Zion to sin , for Israel’s rebellious deeds can be traced back to you!
1:14 Therefore you will have to say farewell to Moresheth Gath . The residents of Achzib will be as disappointing as a dried up well to the kings of Israel .
1:15 Residents of Mareshah , a conqueror will attack you, the leaders of Israel shall flee to Adullam .
1:16 Shave your heads bald as you mourn for the children you love ; shave your foreheads as bald as an eagle , for they are taken from you into exile .
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NET Notes -> Mic 1:7; Mic 1:7; Mic 1:7; Mic 1:7; Mic 1:7; Mic 1:7; Mic 1:8; Mic 1:8; Mic 1:8; Mic 1:8; Mic 1:8; Mic 1:8; Mic 1:8; Mic 1:9; Mic 1:9; Mic 1:9; Mic 1:9; Mic 1:9; Mic 1:9; Mic 1:9; Mic 1:9; Mic 1:10; Mic 1:10; Mic 1:10; Mic 1:10; Mic 1:10; Mic 1:11; Mic 1:11; Mic 1:11; Mic 1:11; Mic 1:11; Mic 1:11; Mic 1:11; Mic 1:11; Mic 1:11; Mic 1:12; Mic 1:12; Mic 1:12; Mic 1:12; Mic 1:13; Mic 1:13; Mic 1:13; Mic 1:13; Mic 1:13; Mic 1:14; Mic 1:14; Mic 1:14; Mic 1:14; Mic 1:14; Mic 1:14; Mic 1:15; Mic 1:15; Mic 1:15; Mic 1:16; Mic 1:16; Mic 1:16
NET Notes: Mic 1:7 Heb “for from a prostitute’s wages she gathered, and to a prostitute’s wages they will return.” When the metal was first colle...
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NET Notes: Mic 1:9 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: Mic 1:10 To sit in the dust was an outward sign of mourning. The name Beth Leaphrah means “house of dust.”
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NET Notes: Mic 1:11 The precise meaning of the line is uncertain. The translation assumes: (a) the subject of the third masculine singular verb יִק...
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NET Notes: Mic 1:14 Because of the enemy invasion, Achzib would not be able to deliver soldiers for the army and/or services normally rendered to the crown.
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NET Notes: Mic 1:15 Heb “to Adullam the glory of Israel will go.” This probably means that the nation’s leadership will run for their lives and, like Da...
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