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Micah 1:15 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Micah 1:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Micah chapter 1 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel. inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress he: or, the glory of Israel shall, etc”
Micah 1:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Micah 1:15
Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah (עֹד הַיֹּרֵשׁ אָבִי לָךְ יוֹשֶׁבֶת מָרֵשָׁה, od hayyoresh avi lakh yoshevet Mareshah). מָרֵשָׁה (Mareshah) was a fortified city in the Shephelah; the wordplay involves יֹרֵשׁ (yoresh, heir/possessor/conqueror)—God will bring a "possessor" to Possession-town. The term can mean legitimate heir or violent conqueror; here it's the latter—Assyria will possess/dispossess Mareshah. The irony cuts deep: the town named for possessing will be possessed by enemies.He shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel (עַד־עֲדֻלָּם יָבוֹא כְּבוֹד יִשְ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Micah 1:15
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“and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brothers and all his father's house heard it”
“and Achzib”
“and Adullam”
“the rod of my anger”
“on your people”
“one; the king of Adullam”
“and Soco”
“and his people well in the cities of it?”
“and in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?”