Micah 1:1

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1. Micah the Morasthite i.e. Micah of Moresheth-gath (see Micah 1:14).

which he saw To -see" is a very early and very natural synonym for -to prophesy;" -he that is now (called) a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer" (1 Samuel 9:9). Hence the prophecies of Isaiah are called a -vision" (Isaiah 1:1; comp. Nahum 1:1; Obadiah 1:1). Another figure for prophecy is -hearing" (see Isaiah 21:10; Isaiah 28:22). The meaning is that the prophet has an inward perception of certain facts through the influence of the Divine Spirit (Zechariah 7:12).