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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on Mic 6:7
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · 1871
Mic 6:7 · Douay-Rheims
“May the Lord be appeased with thousands of rams, or with many thousands of fat he goats? shall I give my firstborn for my wickedness, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”
On this verse:
“rivers of oil--used in sacrifices (Lev 2:1, Lev 2:15). Will God be appeased by my offering so much oil that it shall flow in myriads of torrents? my first-born-- (Kg2 3:27). As the king of Moab did. fruit of my body--my children, as an atonement (Psa 132:11). The Jews offered human sacrifices in the valley of Hinnom (Jer 19:5; Jer 32:35; Eze 23:27).”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.