Micah 6:1
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]
HEAR YE, &C. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 32:1). App-92.... [ Continue Reading ]
TESTIFY. answer.... [ Continue Reading ]
I BROUGHT THEE UP, &C. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 12:51; Exodus 14:30; Exodus 20:2.Deuteronomy 4:20; Deuteronomy 4:20). App-92. AND REDEEMED THEE. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 6:6; Exodus 13:13). HOUSE OF SERVANTS. house of bondage. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 13:3 [ Continue Reading ]
REMEMBER NOW, &C. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 22:5; Numbers 23:7; Numbers 24:10; Numbers 24:11; Numbers 25:1; Numbers 31:16; Deuteronomy 23:4; Deuteronomy 23:5). App-92. BALAK. Not mentioned since... [ Continue Reading ]
THE HIGH GOD. God on high. HIGH. Hebrew. _marom_. not _Elyon._ GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4. BURNT OFFERINGS. See App-43. OF. YEAR OLD. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 9:3). App-92.... [ Continue Reading ]
WILL... ? SHALL I... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6. TRANSGRESSION. rebellion, insubordination. Hebrew. _pasha'._ App-44. THE FRUIT OF MY BODY. my firstborn. SIN. Hebrew. _chata'._ App-44. SOUL. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13.... [ Continue Reading ]
MAN. Hebrew. _'adam._ App-14. MERCY. lovingkindness, or grace. WALK HUMBLY. The Hebrew expression (_hatzene' leketh)_ occurs only here. This verse embodies the principles governing Jehovah's administration under the Law, but not under the Gospel. Now, He requires faith in the Substitute Whom He ha... [ Continue Reading ]
CITY. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of the Subject), App-6, for the inhabitants. THE MAN OF WISDOM SHALL SEE THY NAME. [such as would have] true stability (or safety) will regard Thy name. The Mugah Codex, quoted in the _Massorah_ (App-30), reads: "such as revere". WISDOM. Hebrew. _tushiyah.... [ Continue Reading ]
WICKEDNESS... WICKED. lawlessness... lawless. Hebrew. _rasha'_. THE SCANT MEASURE, &C. Note the word "abominable" below. In this form, only in Proverbs 22:14. MEASURE. ephah. See App-51. ABOMINABLE. Reference to Pentateuch. Out of six words thus rendered, Hebrew. _za'am_ is chosen in Numbers 28:7... [ Continue Reading ]
THEM. Supply [her]: i.e. the wicked city. THE WICKED BALANCES. Hebrew balances of wickedness. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 25:13). App-92.... [ Continue Reading ]
WILL. MAKE THEE SICK. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:16).... [ Continue Reading ]
THOU SHALT EAT, &C. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:26). THY CASTING DOWN. thy dissatisfaction or emptiness. Hebrew. _yeshach._ Occurs only here. SHALL BE IN THE MIDST OF THEE. [shall remain] in thee. TAKE HOLD. Some codices, with one early printed edition (Rabbinic, marg), read "take posse... [ Continue Reading ]
THOU SHALT SOW, &C. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 28:38). SWEET WINE. Hebrew. _tirosh._ App-27. WINE. Hebrew. _yayin._ App-27.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE STATUTES. Hebrew. _hukkoth =_ in. religious sense (Lev 20:8. 2 Kings 17:34.Jeremiah 10:3; Jeremiah 10:3). OF OMRI. Compare 1 Kings 16:31; 1 Kings 16:32, as to the worship of Baal. KEPT. strictly kept. Compare Hosea 5:4. THE HOUSE OF AHAB. Compare 1 Kings 16:30. &c.; Mic 21:25, Mic 21:26. See... [ Continue Reading ]