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Cross-References and Text Notes

Micah 1

a ver 14; Jer 26:18

o S Ps 46:2,6

1 1:10 Gath sounds like the Hebrew for tell.

2 1:10 Beth Ophrah means house of dust.

3 1:11 Shaphir means pleasant.

4 1:11 Zaanan sounds like the Hebrew for come out.

5 1:12 Maroth sounds like the Hebrew for bitter.

l S ver 1

6 1:14 Akzib means deception.

7 1:15 Mareshah sounds like the Hebrew for conqueror.

Micah 2

Micah 3

Micah 4

Micah 5

1 In Hebrew texts 5:1 is numbered 4:14, and 5:2-15 is numbered 5:1-14.

c S Ge 35:16; S 48:7

2 5:2 Or rulers

3 5:6 Or crush

4 5:6 Or Nimrod in its gates

5 5:14 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah

Micah 6

h S Ex 3:10; S 6:6

1 6:8 Or prudently

2 6:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.

3 6:10 An ephah was a dry measure.

4 6:13 Or Therefore, I will make you ill and destroy you; / I will ruin

5 6:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

6 6:14 Or You will press toward birth but not give birth, / and what you bring to birth

7 6:16 Septuagint; Hebrew scorn due my people

Micah 7