Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.
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Interpretation
When secure sinners are threatened with taking away the Spirit of God, and the kingdom of God, it is what is warranted from the word of God. Hezekiah who protected Micah, prospered.
Glossary
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Hezekiah Person
- Whom Jehovah has strengthened. (1. ) Son of Ahaz ( 2 Kings 18:1 ; 2 Chr. 29:1 ), whom he succeeded on the throne of the kingdom of Judah. He reigned twenty-nine years (B. C. 726-697).
- Micah Person
- A shortened form of Micaiah, who is like Jehovah? (1. ) A man of Mount Ephraim, whose history so far is introduced in Judg.
- Moresheth-gath Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Goded.
- Mount Zion Place
- Biblical hill. Modern identification: Mount Zion.
- Zion Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.