Micah 1:14

“Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moreshethgath, etc.] Since Lachish was the cause of leading Judah into idolatry, and was a city so very wicked; therefore it should be reduced to such distress as to send messengers with presents to the Philistines at Moreshethgath, a place near to Gath of the Philistines, and may include that and other cities of theirs, to come and help them against the Assyrians: the houses of Achzib [shall be] a lie to the kings of Israel; a city of Judah, (<061544>Joshua 15:44); or of Asher, (<061929>Joshua 19:29); the same with Chezib, (<013805>Genesis 38:5); and called Ecdippa by Josephusf81, Plinyf82, and Ptolemyf83. The Jewish writers commonly call it Cezib, of…”

“shalt thou give presents to Moresheth-gath--that its inhabitants may send thee help. MAURER explains it, "thou shalt give a writing of renunciation to Moresheth-gath," that is, thou shalt renounce all claim to it, being compelled to yield it up to the foe. "Thou," that is, Judah. "Israel" in this verse is used for the kingdom of Judah, which was the chief representative of the whole nation of Israel. Moresheth-gath is so called because it had fallen for a time under the power of the neighboring Philistines of Gath. It was the native town of Micah (Mic 1:1). Achzib--meaning "lying." Achzib, as its name implies, shall prove a "lie to . . . Israel," that is, shall disappoint Israel's hopes of…”

“Therefore shalt thou give - (bridal) presents to Moresheth Gath Therefore! since Judah had so become a partaker of Israel’s sins, she had broken the covenant, whereby God had given her the land of the pagan, and she should part with it to aliens. The bridal presents, literally the dismissals, were the dowry 1 Kings 9:16 with which the father sent away Judges 12:9 his daughter, to belong to another, her lord or husband, never more to return. Moresheth, (literally, inheritance,) the inheritance which God gave her, was to be parted with; she was to be laden with gifts to the enemy. Judah should part with her, and her own treasure also. The houses of Achzib shall be a lie - Achzib, so called…”

“Give presents - The inhabitants of Lachish courted the assistance of the Philistines against the Assyrian. Moresheth - gath - A known city of the Philistines, called Moresheth - gath, to distinguish it from a town of the same name in the tribe of Judah. Achzib - This was also a city of the Philistines. A lie - A lying refuge, a prop that will break under them. Micah 1:15”

“1:14 Farewell gifts said good-bye to the doomed people of Moresheth-gath as that city also became Assyrian property.”

“give: Sa2 8:2; Kg2 16:8, Kg2 18:14-16; Ch2 16:1-3; Isa 30:6 to: or, for houses: Psa 62:9, Psa 118:8, Psa 118:9, Psa 146:3, Psa 146:4 Achzib: that is, a lie, Jos 15:44 Micah 1:15”