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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Micah 1:16

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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1:16 The people of Judah, including Jerusalem, were exiled and deported to distant lands in Babylonia in 605, 597, and 586 BC. Babylon was some 1,000 miles (1,700 kilometers) from Jerusalem. • shave your heads: This act of mourning and despair (see also Jer 41:5) could also signify purification (Lev 14:7-10; Num 6:10-11).
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