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
Christian Standard Bible
Micah’s Lament
8 Because of this I will lament and wail;
I will walk barefoot and naked.(A)
I will howl like the jackals(B)
and mourn like ostriches.[a]
9 For her wound is incurable(C)
and has reached even Judah;(D)
it has approached my people’s city gate,(E)
as far as Jerusalem.
10 Don’t announce it in Gath,(F)
don’t weep at all.
Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.
11 Depart in shameful nakedness,(G)
you residents of Shaphir;
the residents of Zaanan(H) will not come out.
Beth-ezel is lamenting;
its support[b] is taken from you.
12 Though the residents of Maroth
anxiously wait for something good,(I)
disaster has come from the Lord(J)
to the gate of Jerusalem.
13 Harness the horses to the chariot,
you residents of Lachish.(K)
This was the beginning of sin for Daughter Zion
because Israel’s acts of rebellion(L) can be traced to you.
14 Therefore, send farewell gifts(M) to Moresheth-gath;
the houses of Achzib(N) are a deception(O)
to the kings of Israel.
15 I will again bring a conqueror
against you who live in Mareshah.(P)
The nobility[c] of Israel will come to Adullam.(Q)
16 Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair(R)
in sorrow for your precious children;
make yourselves as bald as an eagle,
for they have been taken from you into exile.(S)
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