Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Reformed
1871
“sow . . . not reap--fulfilling the threat (Lev 26:16; Deu 28:38-40; Amo 5:11).”
The interpretation timeline
Mic 6:15
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Mic 6:15 · Douay-Rheims
“Thou shalt sow, but shalt not reap: thou shalt tread the olives, but shalt not be anointed with the oil: and the new wine, but shalt not drink the wine.”
Post-Reformation
c. 1650 – 1900
1871
A.D.
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.