10 Declare ye it not at [a]Gath, neither weep ye: for the house of [b]Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.

11 Thou that dwellest at [c]Shaphir, go together naked with shame: she that dwelleth at Zaanan, shall not come forth in the mourning of Beth Ezel: the enemy shall [d]receive of you for his standing.

12 For the inhabitant of Maroth waited for good, but evil came from the Lord unto the [e]gate of Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 1:10 Lest the Philistines our enemies rejoice at our destruction.
  2. Micah 1:10 Which was a city near to Jerusalem, Josh. 18:23, there called Ophrah, and signifieth dust: therefore he willeth them to mourn and roll themselves in the dust, for their dusty city.
  3. Micah 1:11 These were cities whereby the enemy should pass as he came to Judah.
  4. Micah 1:11 He shall not depart before he hath overcome you, and so you shall pay for his tarrying.
  5. Micah 1:12 For Rabshakeh had shut up Jerusalem, that they could not send to succor them.

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