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Micah 4:9

King James Version (KJV)

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Micah 4:9

Verse 9 of 13

Scripture focus

Now why dost thou cry out aloud? [is there] no king in thee? is thy counseller perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.

Micah 4:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Micah 4:9

Theological / Devotional

Why dost thou cry? Before the enjoyment of the blessings forecast in verses 1-8 would come the anguish of the Captivity. Before the crown there would be the cross; before smiles, tears.

No king. This was fulfilled when Jehoiachin and Zedekiah were taken captive (2 Kings 24; 25).

Counsellor. Here used synonymously with “king.” The root of the Hebrew word for king, malak, in its Akkadian form, malaku, means “to counsel,” “to advise.”

Travail. The figure of labor pains is used in the Scriptures to describe sorrow, anguish, and surprise (Isaiah 13:8; Jeremiah 6:24; 50:43; Hosea 13:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:3).

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