Micah 1:8-16

Micah 1:8-16

[8] Therefore I will wail  and howl,  stripped  and naked:  I will make  a wailing  like the dragons,  and mourning  as the owls.  [9] For her wound  is incurable;  for it is come  unto Judah;  he is come  unto the gate  of my people,  even to Jerusalem.  [10] Declare  ye it not at Gath,  weep  in the house of Aphrah  roll  thyself in the dust.  [11] Pass ye away,  thou inhabitant  of Saphir,  having thy shame  naked:  the inhabitant  of Zaanan  came not forth  of Bethezel;  he shall receive  of you his standing.  [12] For the inhabitant  of Maroth  for good:  but evil  came down  unto the gate  of Jerusalem.  [13] O thou inhabitant  of Lachish,  bind  the chariot  to the swift beast:  she is the beginning  of the sin  to the daughter  of Zion:  for the transgressions  of Israel  were found  in thee. [14] Therefore shalt thou give  presents  to Moreshethgath:  the houses  of Achzib  shall be a lie  to the kings  of Israel.  [15] Yet will I bring  an heir  unto thee, O inhabitant  of Mareshah:  he shall come  unto Adullam  the glory  of Israel.  [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.

What does Micah 1:8-16 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

"The judicial sentence against Samaria ( Micah 1:2-7), fulfilled in722/721 B.C, certifies the doom of idolatrous Judah ( Micah 1:8-16), predicted in connection with Sennacherib"s invasion of the Shephelah [1] in701 B.C." [2]