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12     Those who live in Maroth wait anxiously for good news;
        the Eternal sends disaster down to the gates of Jerusalem.
13     Harness your horses to the chariots, you who live in the stronghold called Lachish;
        in you are the seeds of the sin of My daughter Zion;
        in you are the crimes of Israel.
14     That is why you will pay a dowry to Moresheth-gath
        when Israel departs for exile.
    The houses of Achzib will deceive and disappoint the kings of Israel.

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12 Those who live in Maroth[a] writhe in pain,
    waiting for relief,(A)
because disaster(B) has come from the Lord,
    even to the gate of Jerusalem.
13 You who live in Lachish,(C)
    harness fast horses to the chariot.
You are where the sin of Daughter Zion(D) began,
    for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
14 Therefore you will give parting gifts(E)
    to Moresheth(F) Gath.
The town of Akzib[b](G) will prove deceptive(H)
    to the kings of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 1:12 Maroth sounds like the Hebrew for bitter.
  2. Micah 1:14 Akzib means deception.