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
Micah 1:8-16
New American Standard Bible
8 Because of this I must mourn and wail,
I must go (A)barefoot and naked;
I must do mourning like the (B)jackals,
And a mourning like the ostriches.
9 For her (C)wound is incurable,
For (D)it has come to Judah;
It has reached the (E)gate of my people,
Even to Jerusalem.
10 (F)Do not tell it in Gath,
Do not weep at all.
At [a]Beth-le-aphrah roll yourself in the dust in mourning.
11 [b]Go on your way, inhabitant of [c]Shaphir, in (G)shameful nakedness.
The inhabitant of [d](H)Zaanan does not [e]escape.
The mourning of [f]Beth-ezel: “He will take from you its [g]support.”
12 For the inhabitant of [h]Maroth
[i](I)Waits for something good,
Because a disaster has come down from the Lord
To the (J)gate of Jerusalem.
13 Harness the chariot to the team of horses,
You inhabitant of (K)Lachish—
She was the beginning of sin
To the daughter of Zion—
Because in you were found
The (L)rebellious acts of Israel.
14 Therefore you will give parting (M)gifts
In behalf of Moresheth-gath;
The houses of (N)Achzib will become a [j](O)deception
To the kings of Israel.
15 Moreover, I will bring on you
The one who takes possession,
You inhabitant of [k](P)Mareshah.
The glory of Israel will enter (Q)Adullam.
16 Shave yourself (R)bald, yes, cut off your hair,
Because of the children of your delight;
Extend your baldness like the eagle,
For they will (S)go from you into exile.
Footnotes
- Micah 1:10 I.e., house of dust
- Micah 1:11 I.e., Go into captivity
- Micah 1:11 I.e., pleasantness
- Micah 1:11 I.e., going out
- Micah 1:11 Lit go out
- Micah 1:11 I.e., the house beside
- Micah 1:11 Lit standing place
- Micah 1:12 I.e., bitterness
- Micah 1:12 Or possibly has been in agony for
- Micah 1:14 Heb achzab, wordplay on Achzib
- Micah 1:15 I.e., possession
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