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Micah 1:13
New English Translation
Micah 1:13
New English Translation
13 Residents of Lachish,[a] hitch the horses to the chariots!
You[b] influenced Daughter Zion[c] to sin,[d]
for Israel’s rebellious deeds can be traced back[e] to you!
Footnotes
- Micah 1:13 sn The place name Lachish sounds like the Hebrew word for “team [of horses].”
- Micah 1:13 tn Heb “she”; this has been translated as second person (“you”) in keeping with the direct address to the residents of Lachish in the previous line.
- Micah 1:13 sn The epithet Daughter Zion pictures the city of Jerusalem as a young lady.
- Micah 1:13 tn Heb “She was the beginning of sin for Daughter Zion.”
- Micah 1:13 tn Heb “for in you was found the transgressions of Israel.”
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