Micah 1:8-9 WEB

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Micah 1:8

Micah 1:8. I will wail and howl— "I will sympathize with my countrymen in their calamities; I will dress myself in the habit of mourning, and, like those who bewail the dead, go without my upper garment; in order to denote the naked condition to which the ten tribes shall be reduced by their enemies." Instead of dragons and owls, some read jackalls and ostriches; and a modern traveller assures us, that he has often heard the ostriches groan, as if they were in the greatest agonies; which is... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Micah 1:9

Micah 1:9. For her wound is incurable— "The desolation of the ten tribes cannot be prevented, because they persist in their impieties; therefore no relief can be applied: it must terminate in their destruction. At the same time, one aggravating circumstance attends it, as being the forerunner of those evils which will come upon Jerusalem, whose gates Sennacherib will attempt to force, in order to make himself master of that city, and the whole kingdom of Judah." See Calmet. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Micah 1:8

8. Therefore I will wail—The prophet first shows how the coming judgment affects himself, in order that he might affect the minds of his countrymen similarly. stripped—that is, of shoes, or sandals, as the Septuagint translates. Otherwise "naked" would be a tautology. naked—"Naked" means divested of the upper garment ( :-). "Naked and barefoot," the sign of mourning ( :-). The prophet's upper garment was usually rough and coarse-haired (2 Kings 1:8; Zechariah 13:4). like the dragons—so JEROME.... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Micah 1:9

9. wound . . . incurable—Her case, politically and morally, is desperate ( :-). it is come—the wound, or impending calamity (compare :-). he is come . . . even to Jerusalem—The evil is no longer limited to Israel. The prophet foresees Sennacherib coming even "to the gate" of the principal city. The use of "it" and "he" is appropriately distinct. "It," the calamity, "came unto" Judah, many of the inhabitants of which suffered, but did not reach the citizens of Jerusalem, "the gate" of which the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 1:2-13

II. THE FIRST ORACLE: ISRAEL’S IMPENDING JUDGMENT AND FUTURE RESTORATION 1:2-2:13This is the first of three messages that compose the Book of Micah (cf. chs. 3-5; 6-7). Each of these messages gives evidence of containing other messages that Micah evidently preached and then compiled into the canonical form in which we have them. Each of the three main messages begins with the same imperative (Heb. shm’), translated "Hear" (cf. Deuteronomy 6:4). In each one, promises of restoration follow... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 1:8

In view of this coming judgment, Micah said he felt compelled to lament and wail. He would express his sorrow by going barefoot and naked, a common way of expressing it in his culture (cf. 2 Samuel 15:30; Isaiah 20:2; Isaiah 22:12; Jeremiah 25:34). Jackals and ostriches (or owls) were nocturnal animals that lived alone and were peculiar for their nocturnal hunting habits and for their wailing sounds. Micah said he would mimic them."Unlike some tub-thumping modern preachers of fire and... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 1:8-9

1. Micah’s personal response 1:8-9 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 1:8-16

B. Lamentation over the coming judgment 1:8-16"The judicial sentence against Samaria (Micah 1:2-7), fulfilled in 722/721 B.C., certifies the doom of idolatrous Judah (Micah 1:8-16), predicted in connection with Sennacherib’s invasion of the Shephelah [Judean foothills] in 701 B.C." [Note: Waltke, in The Minor . . ., p. 624.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 1:9

Samaria had a wound from which she could not recover, namely, a wound of punishment caused by her sin (cf. 1 Kings 20:21). This sin and its consequence had also infected Judah, even the capital city of Jerusalem (cf. Isaiah 1:5-6). Jerusalem should have been especially holy because of the temple and God’s presence there, but it was polluted. Punishment reached the gate of Jerusalem in 701 B.C. when Sennacherib attacked the city, but the Lord turned back the invader (cf. 2 Kings 18-19)."The... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 1:1-16

Judgment on Samaria and JudahSargon destroyed Samaria, the capital of North Israel, 722 or 721. Micah, about 720 b.c., declaring (Micah 1:6) that Samaria’s fall has been due to its sin, announces a like fate for Jerusalem, guilty of a like sin (Micah 1:9). To the prophet this ruin of the people is not like that of the other nations Assyria has destroyed. Since God is manifesting Himself in it, Micah summons the nations to witness the event (Micah 1:2-4). The scourge will fall most heavily on... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Micah 1:8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Micah 1:9

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Micah 1:8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Micah 1:9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 1:2-13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 1:8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 1:8-9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 1:8-16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 1:9

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 1:1-16

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