Micah 1:8–16
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Micah’s Great Sadness
8I will moan and cry because of this evil,
going around barefoot and naked.
I will cry loudly like the wild dogs
and make sad sounds like the owls do,
9because Samaria’s wound cannot be healed.
It will spread to Judah;
it will reach the city gate of my people,
all the way to Jerusalem.
10Don’t tell it in Gath. n
Don’t cry in Acco. n
Roll in the dust
at Beth Ophrah. n
11Pass on your way, naked and ashamed,
you who live in Shaphir. n
Those who live in Zaanan n
won’t come out.
The people in Beth Ezel n will cry,
but they will not give you any support.
12Those who live in Maroth n
will be anxious for good news to come,
because trouble will come from the Lord,
all the way to the gate of Jerusalem.
13You people living in Lachish, n
harness the fastest horse to the chariot.
Jerusalem’s sins started in you;
yes, Israel’s sins were found in you.
14So you must give farewell gifts
to Moresheth n in Gath.
The houses in Aczib n will be false help
to the kings of Israel.
15I will bring against you people who will take your land,
you who live in Mareshah. n
The glory of Israel
will go in to Adullam.
16Cut off your hair to show you are sad
for the children you love.
Make yourself bald like the eagle,
because your children will be taken away to a foreign land.
Footnotes
- nGath This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “tell.”
- nAcco This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “cry.”
- nBeth Ophrah This name means “house of dust.”
- nShaphir This name means “beautiful.”
- nZaanan This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “come out.”
- nBeth Ezel This name means “house by the side of another,” suggesting help or support.
- nMaroth This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “sad” or “miserable.”
- nLachish This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “horses.”
- nMoresheth This may be a play on the word “engaged,” referring to a farewell gift to a bride.
- nAczib This name means “lie” or “trick.”
- nMareshah This name sounds like the Hebrew word for a person who captures other cities and lands.
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