Micah 1:5 KJV
For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem?
Matthew Henry
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Thompson Chains
- Retribution (1)See the chain from Exodus 20:5 · 8 links
- High Places (2)See the chain from Leviticus 26:30 · 4 links
Parallel Passages
- 1 Kings 13:22 But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the LORD did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.
- Hosea 7:1 When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.
- Amos 6:1 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Amos 8:14 They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.
- Jeremiah 2:19 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
- 1 Kings 13:32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
- 2 Kings 16:3–4 But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel. …
- 2 Kings 16:10–12 And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof. …
- 2 Kings 17:7–23 For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods, …
- 2 Chronicles 28:2–4 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim. …
- 2 Chronicles 28:23–25 For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel. …
- 2 Chronicles 36:14–16 Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem. …
- Isaiah 50:1–2 Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away. …
- Isaiah 59:1–15 Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: …
- Jeremiah 2:17 Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?
- Jeremiah 4:18 Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.
- Jeremiah 5:25 Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.
- Jeremiah 6:19 Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
- Lamentations 5:16 The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!
- Hosea 7:1 When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.
- Hosea 8:5–6 Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency? …
- Amos 6:1 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15–16 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men: …
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Topics
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible759–698 BC · Micah, in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
Places
- SamariaTown · Location well established
- JerusalemTown · Location well established
- Places in Micah 1 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- JacobOne who follows on another’s heels; supplanter, (Gen 25:26; Gen 27:36; Hos 12:2–4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah....
- IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
- SamariaA watch-mountain or a watch-tower. In the heart of the mountains of Israel, a few miles north-west of Shechem, stands the “hill of...
- JudahPraise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah’s words of praise to the Lord on account of his birth: “Now will I...
- JerusalemCalled also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- For the transgression בְּפֶשַׁע bĕpešaʿ פֶּשַׁע Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
- of Jacob יַעֲקֹב yaʿăqōb יַעֲקֹב Proper name
- all this, and for the sins כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct זֹאת zōʾt Pronoun וּבְחַטֹּאות ûbĕḥaṭṭōʾwt חַטָּאָה Noun · feminine plural construct · with and, preposition
- of the house בֵּית bêt בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
- What is the transgression מִי mî Interrogative פֶשַׁע pešaʿ פֶּשַׁע Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Jacob יַעֲקֹב yaʿăqōb יַעֲקֹב Proper name
- not Samaria הֲלוֹא hălôʾ Negative · with question שֹׁמְרוֹן šōmĕrôn שֹׁמְרוֹן Proper name
- and what are the high places וּמִי ûmî Interrogative · with and בָּמוֹת bāmôt בָּמָה Noun · feminine plural construct
- of Judah יְהוּדָה yĕhûdâ יְהוּדָה Proper name
- not Jerusalem הֲלוֹא hălôʾ Negative · with question יְרוּשָׁלִָם yĕrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name
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