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Micah 1:16 KJV
Micah · chapter 1 · verse 16
Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.Micah 1:16 · King James Version
Micah 1:16 in context
14Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moreshethgath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.
15Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.
16Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- delicatetaʻănûwgluxuryH8588 →
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- baldnessqorchâhbaldnessH7144 →
- enlargerâchabto broadenH7337 →
- eaglenesherthe eagleH5404 →
- baldqârachto depilateH7139 →
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We have here a long train of mourners attending the funeral of a ruined kingdom. I. The prophet is himself chief mourner (Mic 1:8, Mic 1:9): I will wail and howl; I will go stripped and naked, as a man distracted with grief.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-16