John Trapp on Micah 1:16

Verſe 16. Make thee bald and poll thee,] i. e. Make moſt bitter lamentation: he alludes to a cuſtom among the Eaſterlings, of tearing off the hair of their heads and beards, in times of great heavineſſe. See Iob 1.20. Eſay 15.2 Jer. 7.29. Ezr. 9 3. In other caſes baldneſſe was forbidden Iſrael, (leſt they ſhould ſymbolize with Heathens) but in caſe of ſorrow for ſin, they were called to it, Eſay 22.12.

for thy delicate children,] To whom thou haſt been rather a parricide then a parent: L. Flor. dealing by them, as that fal[illegible: 1 letter]e School-maſter in Italy, that brought forth his ſchollers to Hannibal.

as the Eagl[illegible: 1 letter],] when he is old, and loſeth his feathers; and with them, not onely his beauty, but alſo his ſwiftneſſe and courage.