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Micah 1:16

Micah 1:16
Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children,.... Which is said, either with respect to Mareshah, or to…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Make thee bald, poll - (literally, shear thee for thy delicate children Some special ways of cutting the hair were…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Make thee bald - Cutting off the hair was a sign of great distress, and was practised on the death of near relatives;…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Micah 1:8-16

We have here a long train of mourners attending the funeral of a ruined kingdom.

I. The prophet is himself chief mourner…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Make thee bald The prophet addresses the sorrowing mother, Judah, who sees her children go forth into exile. The…