Micah 1:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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?

The transgression of jacob

Is it

Amos 8:14

They

2 Kings 16:3

2 Chronicles 28:2

Bible References

The transgression of jacob

And the wrath of the Lord came on Israel because they had done evil against the Lord their God, who took them out of the land of Egypt from under the yoke of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and had become worshippers of other gods,

And more than this, all the great men of Judah and the priests and the people made their sin great, turning to all the disgusting ways of the nations; and they made unclean the house of the Lord which he had made holy in Jerusalem.

This is the word of the Lord: Where is the statement which I gave your mother when I put her away? or to which of my creditors have I given you for money? It was for your sins that you were given into the hands of others, and for your evil-doing was your mother put away.

Truly, the Lord's hand has not become short, so that he is unable to give salvation; and his ear is not shut from hearing:

Has not this come on you because you have given up the Lord your God, who was your guide by the way?

Your ways and your doings have made these things come on you; this is your sin; truly it is bitter, going deep into your heart.

Through your evil-doing these things have been turned away, and your sins have kept back good from you.

Give ear, O earth: see, I will make evil come on this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not given attention to my words, and they would have nothing to do with my law.

The crown has been taken from our head: sorrow is ours, for we are sinners.

Who put to death the Lord Jesus and the prophets, violently driving us out; who are unpleasing to God and against all men;

Is it

For the outcry he made by the word of the Lord against the altar in Beth-el and against all the houses of the high places in the towns of Samaria, will certainly come about.

When my desire was for the fate of my people to be changed and to make Israel well, then the sin of Ephraim was made clear, and the evil-doing of Samaria; for their ways are false, and the thief comes into the house, while the band of outlaws takes property by force in the streets.

I will have nothing to do with your young ox, O Samaria; my wrath is burning against them; how long will it be before the children of Israel make themselves clean?

Sorrow to those who are resting in comfort in Zion, and to those who have no fear of danger in the mountain of Samaria, the noted men of the chief of the nations, to whom the people of Israel come!

Those who make their oaths by the sin of Samaria and say, By the life of your God, O Dan; and, By the living way of Beer-sheba; even they will go down, never again to be lifted up.

They

But he went in the ways of the kings of Israel, and even made his son go through the fire, copying the disgusting ways of the nations whom the Lord had sent out of the land before the children of Israel.

But he went in the ways of the kings of Israel and made images of metal for the Baals.