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Micah 1:14

King James Version (KJV)

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Micah 1:14

Verse 14 of 16

Scripture focus

Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moreshethgath: the houses of Achzib [shall be] a lie to the kings of Israel.

Micah 1:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Micah 1:14

Theological / Devotional

Therefore. Judah is evidently here addressed.

Presents. Hebrew shilluchim, “sending away gifts,” as a dowry to a daughter when she is married (see 1 Kings 9:16). The passage may mean that Judah is to surrender the possession of Moresheth-gath.

Moresheth-gath. See on v. 1.

Achzib. Hebrew ’Akzib, a town believed to have been in the Shephelah, or lowland, of Judah, near Adullam, perhaps to be identified with the modern Tell el-Beida (see Joshua 15:44). Inasmuch as the word translated “lie” is ’akzab, there is here another striking play on words, “The houses of Achzib [Lie-town] shall be ’akzab [a lie].”

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