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Micah 1:13

King James Version (KJV)

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Micah 1:13

Verse 13 of 16

Scripture focus

O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she [is] the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.

Micah 1:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Micah 1:13

Theological / Devotional

Lachish. A fortress city of Judah, about 27 mi. (43.2 km.) southwest of Jerusalem. The city fell to Sennacherib at the time of his invasion of Judah (see on 2 Kings 18:14). A bas-relief in the British Museum, brought from Assyria, depicts the siege of Lachish (see Vol. II, plate facing p. 64). The ruins of Lachish are now called Tell ed-Duweir.

Bind the chariot. That is, hitch the horses to the chariot so as to make a hasty flight. There is here another play on words, which has been reproduced as follows, “Harness the horses to the chariots, inhabitant of Horse-town.” The sound of the word for Lachish suggests the name “Horse-town.”

Beginning of the sin. It is not revealed how Lachish became the beginning of Judah’s sin.

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