Mic 1:16 | JFB | STEP | 16. Make thee bald, &c.-- a token of deep mourning ( ; ). Mourn, O land, for thy darling children. poll-- shave off thy hair. enlarge thy baldness-- Mourn grievously. The land is compared to a mother weeping for her children. as the eagle-- the bald eagle, or the dark-winged vulture. In the moulting season all eagles are comparatively bald (compare ).

‏ Micah 1:16

16. Make thee bald, &c.--a token of deep mourning (Ezr 9:3; Job 1:20). Mourn, O land, for thy darling children.

poll--shave off thy hair.

enlarge thy baldness--Mourn grievously. The land is compared to a mother weeping for her children.

as the eagle--the bald eagle, or the dark-winged vulture. In the moulting season all eagles are comparatively bald (compare Psa 103:5).