Micah 1 · Verse 15

Micah 1:15

Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.
Micah 1:15, King James Version

Micah 1:15 in other translations

BSBI will again bring a conqueror against you, O dweller of Mareshah. The glory of Israel will come to Adullam.
WEBI will yet bring a conqueror to you, inhabitants of Mareshah. The glory of Israel will come to Adullam.
ASVI will yet bring unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah, him that shall possess thee: the glory of Israel shall come even unto Adullam.
YLTYet the possessor I do bring in to thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah, To Adullam come in doth the honour of Israel.
DARBYI will yet bring unto thee an heir, O inhabitress of Mareshah; the glory of Israel shall come even unto Adullam.
BBEEven now will the taker of your heritage come to you, you who are living in Mareshah: the glory of Israel will come to destruction for ever.
WebsterYet will I bring an heir to thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come to Adullam the glory of Israel.

What does Micah 1:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. Yet will I bring an heir unto thee--rather, "the heir." As thou art now occupied by possessors who expelled the former inhabitants, so will I bring "yet" again the new possessor, namely, the Assyrian foe. Other heirs will supplant us in every inheritance but that of heaven. There is a play upon the meaning of Mareshah, "an inheritance": there shall come the new heir of the inheritance. Adullam the glory of Israel--so called as being superior in situation; when it and the neighboring cities fell, Israel's glory was gone. Maurer, as the Margin, translates, "the glory of Israel" (her chief citizens: answering to "thy delicate children," Mi 1:16) "shall come in flight to Adullam." English Version better preserves the parallelism, "the heir" in the first clause answering to "he" in the second.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O - Mareshah - Here is another instance, הירש haigeresh, to bring an heir, and מרשה mareshah, the city, the name of which signifies heirship. And so of the above proper names. Adullam the glory of Israel - This was a fenced city in the south of Judah (see 2Chr 11:7) towards the Dead Sea. There is much obscurity in the concluding verses of this chapter. They undoubtedly refer to the captivity of Israel, and to circumstances of distress, etc., which are not mentioned in any of the historical books, and therefore their reference and meaning can only be conjectured.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Micah 1:8-16

The prophet laments that Israel's case is desperate; but declare it not in Gath. Gratify not those that make merry with the sins or with the sorrows of God's Israel. Roll thyself in the dust, as mourners used to do; let every house in Jerusalem become a house of Aphrah, "a house of dust." When God makes the house dust it becomes us to humble ourselves to the dust under his mighty hand. Many places should share this…

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Micah 1:15 in the original Hebrew

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עֹ֗ד'OdagainH5750
הַיֹּרֵשׁ֙hai.yo.Reshthe [one who] dispossessesH3423
אָ֣בִי'A.viI will bringH935
לָ֔ךְLakhto you
יוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetO inhabitant[s] ofH3427
מָֽרֵשָׁ֑הma.re.ShahMareshahH4762
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
עֲדֻּלָּ֥ם'a.du.LamAdullamH5725
יָב֖וֹאya.Vo'he will comeH935
כְּב֥וֹדke.Vod[the] glory ofH3519
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for Micah 1:15

  • Joshua 15:44

    And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:

  • 1 Samuel 22:1

    David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him.

  • Joshua 15:35

    Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

  • Joshua 12:15

    The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;

  • Isaiah 7:17-25

    The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father’s house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes. In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard. …

  • Jeremiah 49:1

    Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the Lord; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities?

  • Isaiah 10:3

    And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

  • 2 Chronicles 11:7

    And Beth–zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,

  • Isaiah 10:5-6

    O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
will.
Isa 7:17-25; 10:5,6; Jer 49:1
Mareshah.
Jos 15:44
he, etc. or, the glory of Israel shall come to, etc.
1Sa 22:1; Isa 10:3
Adullam.
Jos 15:35; 2Ch 11:7

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Context

  • Micah 1:14

    Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moresheth–gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.

  • Micah 1:15

    Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.

  • 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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Micah 1:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Aun te traeré heredero, oh moradora de Maresah: la gloria de Israel vendrá hasta Adullam.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
À toi j’amènerai encore l’héritier, habitante de Marésha; la gloire d’Israël viendra jusqu’à Adullam.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Noch werde ich den Besitznehmer dir bringen, Bewohnerin von Marescha. Bis Adullam werden kommen die Edlen von Israel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Adhuc hæredem adducam tibi quæ habitas in Maresa; usque ad Odollam veniet gloria Israël.