Micah 1:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

transgression. rebellion. Hebrew. pasha'. App-44.

sins. Hebrew. chata'. App-44. Aram, and Syriac read singular.

What. Whose.

is it not Samaria?. is it not Samaria's [idolatry]? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6.

high places. Compare 1 Kings 12:31; 1 Kings 14:23.Ezekiel 6:6. These existed in Jerusalem (Jeremiah 32:35); hence the mention of them in the further question. Figure of speech Erotesis. Compare 2 Kings 16:4.

are they not Jerusalem?. is it not Jerusalem's [idol altars]?

Micah 1:5

5 For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem?