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It has reached the very gate of my people, even to Jerusalem itself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/micah/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For my people’s wound is too deep to heal. It has reached into Judah, even to the gates of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/micah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For her wound is incurable, and it has come to Judah; it has reached to the gate of my people, to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/micah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For her wound is incurable; it has reached even Judah; it has approached the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem itself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/micah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For her wound <i>is</i> incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, <i>even</i> to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/micah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For her wounds <i>are</i> incurable. For it has come to Judah; It has come to the gate of My people— To Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/micah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For her wound is incurable, For it has come to Judah; It has reached the gate of my people, <i>Even</i> to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/micah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For her wound is incurable, For it has come to Judah; It has reached the gate of my people, Even to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/micah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For her wound is incurable, For it has come to Judah; It has reached the gate of my people, <i>Even</i> to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/micah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For her wound is incurable, For it has come to Judah; It has reached the gate of my people, <i>Even</i> to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/micah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For Samaria’s wound is incurable, For it has come to Judah; The enemy has reached the gate of my people, Even to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/micah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For her wound is incurable and has reached even Judah; it has approached my people’s city gate, as far as Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/micah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For her wound is incurable and has reached even Judah; it has approached the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/micah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For her wounds are incurable; for it is come even unto Judah; it reacheth unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/micah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The nation is fatally wounded. Judah is doomed. Jerusalem will fall. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/micah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For her wounds are incurable: for it is come even unto Judah; it reacheth unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/micah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Samaria's wounds are incurable. [The news about Samaria] will come to Judah. It will reach the gates of my people in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/micah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Samaria's wounds cannot be healed, and Judah is about to suffer in the same way; destruction has reached the gates of Jerusalem itself, where my people live." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/micah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For Samaria's injury is fatal, reaching all the way to Judah, extending even to the gate of my people—to Jerusalem."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/micah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For her wound is incurable; it has reached even Judah; it has approached the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem itself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/micah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For Samaria's disease is incurable. It has infected Judah; it has spread to the leadership of my people and has even contaminated Jerusalem! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/micah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For her wounds are incurable; for it has come even to Judah. It reaches to the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/micah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For her wound is incurable; for it is come to Judah; he is come to the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/micah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For her wounds are incurable; for it has come even to Judah. It reaches to the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/micah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For mortal [are] her wounds, "" For it has come to Judah, "" It has come to a gate of My people—to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/micah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For mortal are her wounds, For it hath come unto Judah, It hath come to a gate of My people -- to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/micah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For her blow is incurable, for it came even to Judah; he touched even to the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/micah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Because her wound is desperate, because it is come even to Juda, it hath touched the gate of my people even to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/micah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For her wound has been in despair. For it has come even to Judah. It has touched the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/micah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For her wound is incurable; it has come even to Judah. It has reached to the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/micah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For her wound is incurable. It has come to Judah; it has reached to the gate of my people, to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/micah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For her wound is very painful; and disaster has reached Judah; it has come to the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/micah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because her plague is painful and has arrived unto Yehuda, and I have brought it unto the door of my people Jerusalem<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/micah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For her wound is incurable; For it is come even unto Judah; It reacheth unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/micah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For her plague has become grievous; for it has come even to Juda; and has reached to the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/micah/1-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9AM9A76_xQ?start=108" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/micah/1.htm">Weeping and Mourning</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8</span>Because of this I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and mourn like an ostrich. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/4347.htm" title="4347: mak·kō·w·ṯe·hā (N-fpc:: 3fs) -- A blow, wound, slaughter. Or makkeh; from nakah; a blow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence.">her wound</a> <a href="/hebrew/605.htm" title="605: ’ă·nū·šāh (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs) -- To be weak, sick. A primitive root; to be frail, feeble, or melancholy.">is incurable;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ḇā·’āh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">it has reached</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">even Judah;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: nā·ḡa‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">it has approached</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: ša·‘ar (N-msc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">the gate</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of my people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">as far as</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">Jerusalem itself.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Do not tell it in Gath; do not weep at all. Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Isaiah 1:5-6</a></span><br />Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. / From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-21.htm">Jeremiah 8:21-22</a></span><br />For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am crushed. I mourn; horror has gripped me. / Is there no balm in Gilead? Is no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13</a></span><br />When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-19.htm">Nahum 3:19</a></span><br />There is no healing for your injury; your wound is severe. All who hear the news of you applaud your downfall, for who has not experienced your constant cruelty?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-26.htm">Isaiah 30:26</a></span><br />The light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds He has inflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-12.htm">Jeremiah 30:12-15</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says: “Your injury is incurable; your wound is grievous. / There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sores, no recovery for you. / All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-13.htm">Lamentations 2:13</a></span><br />What can I say for you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may console you, O Virgin Daughter of Zion? For your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can ever heal you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Ezekiel 34:4</a></span><br />You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-11.htm">Amos 3:11</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a></span><br />But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-12.htm">Matthew 9:12</a></span><br />On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-17.htm">Mark 2:17</a></span><br />On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-31.htm">Luke 5:31</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-4.htm">John 11:4</a></span><br />When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-9.htm">Romans 3:9-18</a></span><br />What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin. / As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. / There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For her wound is incurable; for it is come to Judah; he is come to the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.</p><p class="hdg">her wound is incurable.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Isaiah 1:5,6</a></b></br> Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/15-18.htm">Jeremiah 15:18</a></b></br> Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, <i>which</i> refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, <i>and as</i> waters <i>that</i> fail?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/30-11.htm">Jeremiah 30:11-15</a></b></br> For I <i>am</i> with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished… </p><p class="hdg">it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/18-9.htm">2 Kings 18:9-13</a></b></br> And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which <i>was</i> the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, <i>that</i> Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-7.htm">Isaiah 8:7,8</a></b></br> Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, <i>even</i> the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks: … </p><p class="hdg">he.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/1-12.htm">Micah 1:12</a></b></br> For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/32-1.htm">2 Chronicles 32:1-23</a></b></br> After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-28.htm">Isaiah 10:28-32</a></b></br> He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; 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The term "incurable" suggests that the moral and spiritual decay has reached a point beyond remedy, indicating divine judgment is inevitable. This reflects the broader biblical theme of sin leading to destruction, as seen in <a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5-7</a> with the flood narrative. The imagery of an incurable wound is also used in <a href="/jeremiah/30-12.htm">Jeremiah 30:12-15</a>, emphasizing the severity of Israel's spiritual condition.<p><b>it has reached even Judah;</b><br>The sin and its consequences have spread from Israel to Judah, the Southern Kingdom. This highlights the interconnectedness of the two kingdoms and the pervasive nature of sin. Historically, Judah often followed in the footsteps of Israel's idolatry and rebellion against God, as seen in <a href="/2_kings/17-19.htm">2 Kings 17:19</a>. This serves as a warning that sin's influence can extend beyond its initial boundaries, affecting others who are nearby.<p><b>it has approached the gate of my people,</b><br>The "gate" symbolizes the place of authority and decision-making in ancient cities. The approach of sin to the gate signifies that the leadership and governance of Judah are now compromised. In biblical times, city gates were where elders and leaders met to discuss and make judgments (<a href="/ruth/4.htm">Ruth 4:1-11</a>). This phrase underscores the idea that corruption has infiltrated the highest levels of society.<p><b>as far as Jerusalem itself.</b><br>Jerusalem, the spiritual and political center of Judah, is now threatened. This is significant because Jerusalem housed the Temple, the dwelling place of God's presence among His people. The mention of Jerusalem indicates the seriousness of the situation, as the city was meant to be a beacon of faithfulness to God. The prophecy foreshadows the eventual fall of Jerusalem to Babylon in 586 BC, as recorded in <a href="/2_kings/25.htm">2 Kings 25</a>. This also points to the need for a savior, fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who would establish a new covenant and restore the relationship between God and His people (<a href="/hebrews/8-6.htm">Hebrews 8:6-13</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/micah.htm">Micah</a></b><br>A prophet from Moresheth, who prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. He is known for his messages of judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. It was often warned by prophets about impending judgment due to sin and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, significant as the spiritual and political center of the Jewish people. It is often a focal point in prophetic warnings and promises.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a></b><br>Although not mentioned directly in this verse, it is implied as the source of the "wound" due to its idolatry and sin, which influenced Judah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wound.htm">The Wound</a></b><br>Symbolic of the sin and corruption that has spread from Samaria to Judah, representing spiritual and moral decay.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin has far-reaching effects, impacting not just individuals but entire communities and nations. The "incurable wound" signifies the depth and seriousness of sin's impact.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_spread_of_corruption.htm">The Spread of Corruption</a></b><br>Just as the sin of Samaria spread to Judah, sin can easily spread if not addressed. It serves as a warning to guard against complacency and compromise.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_repentance.htm">The Need for Repentance</a></b><br>The incurable nature of the wound points to the necessity of repentance and turning back to God for healing and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment_and_mercy.htm">God's Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>While God pronounces judgment, His ultimate desire is for His people to return to Him. This verse serves as a call to recognize the need for divine intervention.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Micah were sent to warn and guide God's people. Their messages are relevant today as they call us to examine our lives and align with God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_micah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Micah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_micah_1_9's_wound_metaphorical_or_literal.htm">Micah 1:9 - Could the description of an incurable wound be metaphorical, or does it imply a literal, historically unrecorded calamity affecting Judah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_ephraim_manasseh_in_1_chr_9_3.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 9:3 include tribes like Ephraim and Manasseh in Jerusalem, contradicting other passages indicating they didn't return?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_target_jacob_israel_for_punishment.htm">Micah 1:5 - Why single out Jacob and Israel for punishment in a manner that seems inconsistent with other passages emphasizing broader divine judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_zech._1_12's_70_years_align_historically.htm">Is there any corroborating evidence for the 70-year period mentioned in Zechariah 1:12, or does it conflict with known historical timelines?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/micah/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Her wound is incurable.</span>--The state of Samaria is incurable: she is doomed: the destroyer is approaching--nay, he comes near, even to Jerusalem. The outlying towns are described as shuddering at the invader's advance, but Jerusalem itself is spared.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Her wound;</span> <span class="accented">her stripes</span>, the punishment inflicted on Samaria. Incurable (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/15-18.htm">Jeremiah 15:18</a>) The day of grace is past, and Israel has not repented. <span class="cmt_word">It is come.</span> The stripe, the punishment, reaches Judah. To the prophetic eye the Assyrians' invasion of Judaea seems close at hand, and even the final attack of the Chaldeans comes within his view. The same sins in the northern and southern capitals lead to the same fate. <span class="cmt_word">He is come.</span> He, the enemy, the agent of the "stripe." <span class="cmt_word">The gate of my people.</span> The gate, the place of meeting, the well guarded post, is put for the city itself (comp. <a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/28-52.htm">Deuteronomy 28:52</a>; <a href="/obadiah/1-11.htm">Obadiah 1:11</a>). Pusey thinks that Micah refers to something short of total excision, and therefore that the invasion of Sennacherib alone is meant (<a href="/2_kings/18-13.htm">2 Kings 18:13</a>). But the fore shortened view of the prophet may well include the final ruin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/micah/1-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her wound</span><br /><span class="heb">מַכּוֹתֶ֑יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(mak·kō·w·ṯe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4347.htm">Strong's 4347: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wound, carnage, pestilence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is incurable;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנוּשָׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nū·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_605.htm">Strong's 605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be frail, feeble, melancholy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it has reached</span><br /><span class="heb">בָ֙אָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">even Judah;</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it has approached</span><br /><span class="heb">נָגַ֛ע</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḡa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> </span><span class="str2">To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the gate</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁ֥עַר</span> <span class="translit">(ša·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my people,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as far as</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jerusalem itself.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/1-9.htm">Micah 1:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/micah/1-9.htm">Micah 1:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/micah/1-9.htm">Micah 1:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/micah/1-9.htm">Micah 1:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/micah/1-9.htm">Micah 1:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/1-9.htm">Micah 1:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/1-9.htm">Micah 1:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/1-9.htm">Micah 1:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/micah/1-9.htm">Micah 1:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/micah/1-9.htm">Micah 1:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/micah/1-9.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 1:9 For her wounds are incurable (Mc Mic. 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