Micah 1:14

So you will give a parting gift to Moresheth Gath; 1 the town of Akzib will disappoint the kings of Israel. 1

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Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moresheth-gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.

In Context

13Harness the chariot to the team of horses, inhabitants of Lachish. 1 You, Lachish, were the beginning of sin for the daughter of Zion, 1 for the transgressions of Israel were found in you. 1

15I will again bring a conqueror to you, 1 inhabitants of Mareshah; 1 the splendor of Israel will come to Adullam. 1

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Cross References

Joshua 15:44Keilah, Akzib, Mareshah. These were nine cities, including their villages.

2 Kings 16:8So Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Yahweh and among the treasures of the king's palace and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.

2 Chronicles 16:1In the thirty-sixth year of Asa's reign, Baasha, king of Israel, acted aggressively against Judah and built up Ramah, so that he might not allow anyone to leave or enter into the land of Asa, king of Judah.

Psalms 118:8It is better to take shelter in Yahweh 1 than to put confidence in man. 1

Isaiah 30:6A declaration about the beasts of the Negev: 1 Through the land of trouble and danger, of the lioness and the lion, 1 the viper and fiery flying serpent, 1 they carry their riches on the backs of donkeys, 1 and their treasures on the camels' humps, 1 to a people who cannot help them. 1

Matthew Henry on Micah 1:9-16

Judgments Predicted. ( b. c. 743.) 8 Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls. 9 For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem. 10 Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust. 11 Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth-ezel; he… Read the whole commentary →

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