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Micah 4 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Micah 4, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Micah 4 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
צִיּוֹן Tsîyôwn H6726 6 Tsijon, capital
גּוֹי gôwy H1471 6 nation, a Gentile
בַּת bath H1323 5 daughter
רַב rab H7227 4 abundant
הַר har H2022 4 mountain, range
שׂוּם sûwm H7760 4 put
צָלַע tsâlaʻ H6760 2 limp

How preachers through history handled this text

15 public-domain excerpts on Micah 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 8 Matthew Henry 3 Spurgeon 2 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“Many nations would assemble against Zion to rejoice in her calamities. They would not understand that the Lord had collected them as sheaves are gathered to be threshed; and that Zion would be strengthened to beat them to pieces. Nothing has yet taken place in the history of the Jewish church agreeing with this prediction. When God has conquering work for his people to do, he will furnish them with strength and ability for it. Believers should cry aloud under distresses, with the prayer of faith, not with despondency.”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Micah 4:9–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Mount Zion — Mic 4:1
  • Babylon 1 — Mic 4:10
  • Zion — Mic 4:10
  • Jerusalem — Mic 4:11

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