Micah 4:4 - Exposition

This verse is omitted in Isaiah. They shall sit every man under his vine. This image of plenty and security is derived from the account of the material prosperity of Israel in the days of Solomon ( 1 Kings 4:25 ), in accordance with the Mosaic promise (Le Isaiah 26:4 , etc.). It passed into a proverb expressive of peace and happiness (comp. Zechariah 3:10 ; 1 Macc. 14:12). The mouth of the Lord of hosts. The great promise is thus confirmed ( Isaiah 58:14 ). The LXX . usually renders this expression in Jeremiah and the minor prophets by κύριος παντοκράτωρ , elsewhere by κύριος σαβαώθ , and κύριος δυνάμεων . It means, "the Lord of the powers of heaven and earth," the idea being originally that God was the Leader of the armies of Israel.