Micah 1:8-16

8 Therefore I will wail and howl , I will go stripped * and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls *.[a]
9 For her wound is incurable ; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.
10 Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all : in the house of Aphrah[b] roll thyself in the dust.
11 Pass ye away , thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Bethezel; he shall receive of you his standing.
12 For the inhabitant[c] of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.
13 O thou inhabitant[d] of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.
14 Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moreshethgath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.
15 Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant[e] of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.
16 Make thee bald , and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.

Footnotes 5

  • [a]. owls: Heb. daughters of the owl
  • [b]. Aphrah: that is, Dust
  • [c]. inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress
  • [d]. inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress
  • [e]. inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress
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