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Micah 2:1 open_in_new
iniquity. Hebrew. 'aven. App-44. Not the same word as in Micah 3:10. Note the incrimination in verses: Micah 2:1; Micah 2:2. See the Structure, p. 1253.
work. plan.
evil. wickedness. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44.
is. exists. Hebrew. yesh. See note on Proverbs 8:21.
in the power of their hand.. Pentateuchal idiom. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 31:29). Compare Proverbs 3:27; Nehemiah 5:5. Does not occur elsewhere.
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Micah 2:2 open_in_new
covet fields. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 6:4.Deuteronomy 5:21; Deuteronomy 5:21). App-92.
they oppress, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 19:13, where the words are the same). App-92.
man. a human being Hebrew. geber. App-14.
even. So in some codices, with four early printed editions; but many codices, with six early printed editions, Aramaean, Septuagint, and Vulgate, omit the word "even".
man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14.
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Micah 2:4 open_in_new
take up. parable. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 23:7; Numbers 23:18; Numbers 24:3; Numbers 24:15; Numbers 24:20; Numbers 24:23). Twice in Job (Job 27:1; Job 29:1); once in Isaiah (Isaiah 14:4); once in Habakkuk (Habakkuk 2:6). Not elsewhere. App-92. Note the Figure of speech Chleuasmos (App-6).
lament with. doleful lamentation. Note the Figures of speech P olyptoton and Paronomasia (App-6), for emphasis. Hebrew venahah nehi nihyah. wail. wailing of woe.
changed. changed [for the worse]. Hebrew. mur. not halaph = changed [for the better]. See note on Leviticus 27:10.
turning away. to. heathen: i.e. our enemy the Assyrian.
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Micah 2:5 open_in_new
cast. cord by lot. Referring to the custom, by which, round every village in Palestine, the land was divided by lot every year to the various families; hence, the expression in Psalms 16:6, "cord" being put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, for the portion of land marked out by it. It therefore. divide your inheritances. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 26:55; Numbers 26:56). App-92.
congregation. assembly. Compare Deuteronomy 23:1-3; Deuteronomy 23:8.
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Micah 2:6 open_in_new
Prophesy. Do not sputter.
say they to them that prophesy. so they sputter.
they shall not prophesy. Not the usual word for prophesy, but Hebrew. nataph.
they: i.e. these false prophets.
them. as to these things: i.e. these doings of Jehovah.
that, &c. Supply, "[saying], must He put away these suppressers".
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Micah 2:7 open_in_new
Jacob. See notes on Genesis 32:28; Genesis 43:6; Genesis 45:26; Genesis 45:28.
is the Spirit, &c. ? Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 11:23, the same word). App-92.
Spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.
do not. are not?
My. Septuagint reads "His", as in preceding clause: or. are not My words pleasant [saith Jehovah]?
do good. pleasant.
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Micah 2:8 open_in_new
Even of late. Only yesterday, or recently: this highway robbery was. new and recent evil.
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Micah 2:9 open_in_new
for ever: i.e. not to be restored for the rest of their lives.
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Micah 2:10 open_in_new
Arise ye, &c. Usually misquoted in. good sense; but the Structure shows it to be part of the lamentation (p. 1253).
this. this [land]. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 12:9). App-92.
it: i.e. this [land].
it is polluted. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 18:27; Leviticus 18:28, the same word). App-92.
it shall destroy. Reference to Pent (Leviticus 18:28; Leviticus 20:22; Leviticus 26:38). Compare Ezekiel 36:12-14.
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Micah 2:11 open_in_new
wine. Hebrew. yayin. App-27.
strong drink. Hebrew. shekar. App-27.
prophet. sputterer; as in Micah 2:6. Literally dropper [of words].
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Micah 2:12 open_in_new
I will, &c. See the Structure, p. 1253.
Israel. See note on Genesis 32:28; Genesis 43:6; Genesis 45:26; Genesis 45:28.
of Bozrah: or, with Septuagint, in tribulation. The member (verses: Micah 2:12; Micah 2:13) does not speak of mercy, but of judgment, corresponding with the member (Micah 1:2-4). Not "a complete change", and no "promise to. remnant" Compare Isaiah 34:6; Amos 1:12.
make great noise. be in commotion.
men. human beings. Heb 'adam. App-14.
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Micah 2:13 open_in_new
The breaker. One making. breach. The Assyrian. Hebrew. paratz, as in Exodus 19:22; Exodus 19:24; 2 Samuel 5:20. 1Ch 14:11. 1 Chronicles 15:13. Generally in. bad sense.
broken up. broken in.
gone out. gone forth... [into captivity].
shall pass. hath passed through.
on. at: for it is Jehovah's judgment. Compare Micah 1:2-4.