ESV Reformation Study Bible – Mic 1:14
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Mic 1:14

1:14 parting gifts. The dowry given by a father to his daughter as she departed for her husband’s house (1 Kin. 9:16). The inhabitants of Moresheth-gath would depart into exile.

Achzib shall be a deceitful thing. The town’s name closely resembles the Hebrew term for “deceitful,” a word used for the “deceitful brook” in Jer. 15:18. The town of Achzib will disappoint the king of Judah.