Micah 1:11
“Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Bethezel; he shall receive of you his standing.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir,.... A village, according to Eusebius (l), between Eleutheropolis and Ashkelon;…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Pass ye away - (literally, Pass thou (fem.) away to or for yourselves), disregarded by God and despised by man) pass the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Inhabitant of Saphir - Sapher, Sepphoris, or Sephora, was the strongest place in Galilee. - Calmet. It was a city in the…
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
inhabitant The word in the Hebrew is feminine, the population of the city being (as often, e.g. Isa 1:8) personified as…
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