Micah 1:8-16
World English Bible
8 For this I will lament and wail;
I will go stripped and naked;
I will howl like the jackals,
and moan like the daughters of owls.
9 For her wounds are incurable;
for it has come even to Judah.
It reaches to the gate of my people,
even to Jerusalem.
10 Don’t tell it in Gath.
Don’t weep at all.
At Beth Ophrah[a] I have rolled myself in the dust.
11 Pass on, inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame.
The inhabitant of Zaanan won’t come out.
The wailing of Beth Ezel will take from you his protection.
12 For the inhabitant of Maroth waits anxiously for good,
because evil has come down from Yahweh to the gate of Jerusalem.
13 Harness the chariot to the swift steed, inhabitant of Lachish.
She was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion;
For the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
14 Therefore you will give a parting gift to Moresheth Gath.
The houses of Achzib will be a deceitful thing to the kings of Israel.
15 I will yet bring to you, inhabitant of Mareshah, him who will possess you.
He who is the glory of Israel will come to Adullam.
16 Shave your heads,
and cut off your hair for the children of your delight.
Enlarge your baldness like the vulture;
for they have gone into captivity from you!
Footnotes
- 1:10 Beth Ophrah means literally “House of Dust.”
Micah 1:8-16
English Standard Version
8 (A)For this I will lament and wail;
I will go (B)stripped and naked;
I will make lamentation (C)like the jackals,
and mourning (D)like the ostriches.
9 (E)For her wound is incurable,
and it has come to Judah;
it has reached to the gate of my people,
to Jerusalem.
10 (F)Tell it not in (G)Gath;
weep not at all;
in Beth-le-aphrah
(H)roll yourselves in the dust.
11 Pass on your way,
inhabitants of Shaphir,
(I)in nakedness and shame;
the inhabitants of Zaanan
do not come out;
the lamentation of Beth-ezel
shall take away from you its standing place.
12 For the inhabitants of Maroth
wait anxiously for good,
because disaster has come down (J)from the Lord
to the gate of Jerusalem.
13 Harness the steeds to the chariots,
inhabitants of (K)Lachish;
it was the beginning of sin
to the daughter of Zion,
for in you were found
(L)the transgressions of Israel.
14 Therefore you shall give parting gifts[a]
to (M)Moresheth-gath;
the houses of (N)Achzib shall be a deceitful thing
to the kings of Israel.
15 I will again bring (O)a conqueror to you,
inhabitants of (P)Mareshah;
the glory of Israel
shall come to (Q)Adullam.
16 (R)Make yourselves bald and cut off your hair,
for the children of your delight;
(S)make yourselves as bald as the eagle,
for they shall go from you into exile.
Footnotes
- Micah 1:14 Or give dowry
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