Micah 1:14

Micah 1:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moresheth–gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore you will give parting gifts to Moresheth Gath. The town of Akzib will prove deceptive to the kings of Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore you shall give parting gifts to Moresheth-gath; the houses of Achzib shall be a deceitful thing to the kings of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore you shall give presents to Moresheth Gath; The houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.

Context of Micah 1:14

12Wait anxiously for good, inhabitants of Maroth. From the Lord disaster will come on the gates of Jerusalem. 13Harness the horses to the chariots, inhabitants of Lachish. You were the first to lead the people of Zion into sin. The rebellious acts of Israel are found in you. That is why you will give farewell gifts to Moresheth Gath. The town of Achzib will betray the kings of Israel. 15I will again bring a conqueror against the inhabitants of Mareshah. The glory of Israel will come to Adullam. 16Shave your head in mourning for the children you love. Make yourselves as bald as vultures because your children will be taken from you into exile.

Micah 1:14 word by word

לָכֵן֙ תִּתְּנִ֣י שִׁלּוּחִ֔ים עַ֖ל מוֹרֶ֣שֶׁת גַּ֑ת בָּתֵּ֤י אַכְזִיב֙ לְאַכְזָ֔ב לְמַלְכֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore shalt thou giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• presentsשִׁלּוּחִיםshillûach shillûach · parting giftH7964
• to Moresheth–gathמוֹרֶ֫שֶׁת גַּתmôresheth gath · Moresheth-gathH4182
• the housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of Achzibאַכְזִיב'akzîyb · AchzibH392
• a lieאַכְזָב'akzâb · deceptiveH391
• to the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Micah 1:14

• 2 Samuel 8:2He also defeated Moab, made the Moabites lie down on the ground, and measured them with a rope. He measured two lengths which were to be killed, and one length which was to be spared. So the Moabites became David’s subjects and paid taxes ⌞to him⌟.
• 2 Kings 16:8Ahaz took the silver and gold he found in the Lord’s temple and in the treasury in the royal palace and sent them to the king of Assyria as a present.
• 2 Kings 18:14Then King Hezekiah of Judah sent this message to the king of Assyria at Lachish: “I have done wrong. Go away, and leave me alone. I’ll pay whatever penalty you give me.” So the king of Assyria demanded that King Hezekiah of Judah pay 22,500 pounds of silver and 2,250 pounds of gold.
• 2 Chronicles 16:1In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, King Baasha of Israel invaded Judah and fortified Ramah to keep anyone from going to or coming from King Asa of Judah.
• Isaiah 30:6This is the divine revelation about the animals in the Negev. “My people travel through lands where they experience distress and hardship. Lions and lionesses live there. Vipers and poisonous snakes live there. They carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels to a nation that can’t help them.
• Psalms 62:9Common people are only a whisper in the wind. Important people are only a delusion. When all of them are weighed on a scale, they amount to nothing. They are less than a whisper in the wind.
• Psalms 118:8It is better to depend on the Lord than to trust mortals.
• Psalms 146:3Do not trust influential people, mortals who cannot help you.
• Joshua 15:44Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah.

Commentaries on Micah 1:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Give presents to Moresheth-gath - Calmet says that Moresa or Morashti, and Achzib, were cities not far from Gath. It is possible that when Ahaz found himself pressed by Pekah, king of Israel, he might have sent to these places for succor, that by their assistance he might frustrate the hopes of the king of Israel; and this may be the meaning of "The houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel." In these verses there are several instances of the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Therefore shalt thou give - (bridal) presents to Moresheth Gath Therefore! since Judah had so become a partaker of Israel‘s sins, she had broken the covenant, whereby God had given her the land of the pagan, and she should part with it to aliens. The bridal presents, literally the dismissals, were the dowry 1 Kings 9:16 with which the father sent away Judges 12:9 his daughter, to belong to another, her lord or husband, never more to return. Moresheth…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-16Verses 8-16 The prophet laments that Israel's case is desperate; but declare it not in Gath. Gratify not those that make merry with the sins or with the sorrows of God's Israel. Roll thyself in the dust, as mourners used to do; let every house in Jerusalem become a house of Aphrah, "a house of dust." When God makes the house dust it becomes us to humble ourselves to the dust under his mighty hand. Many places should share this mourning. The names have…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Farewell gifts marked the end for the people of Moresheth-gath, as the Assyrians took control of the city.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. shalt thou give presents to Moresheth-gath--that its inhabitants may send thee help. Maurer explains it, "thou shalt give a writing of renunciation to Moresheth-gath," that is, thou shalt renounce all claim to it, being compelled to yield it up to the foe. "Thou," that is, Judah. "Israel" in this verse is used for the kingdom of Judah, which was the chief representative of the whole nation of Israel. Moresheth-gath is so called because it had fallen…Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 1:14

• Micah

In the dictionaries

• Gath
• Israel
• Gath, Gittite
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Moresheth-Gath
• Heir
• Lie
• Roll
• Wail

Commentaries on Micah 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings