Micah 1:11-13

International Children’s Bible

¹¹Pass on your way, naked and ashamed,
    you who live in Shaphir.^[a]
Those who live in Zaanan^[b]
    won’t come out to help you.
The people in Beth Ezel^[c] will cry.
    But they will not give you any support.
¹²Those who live in Maroth^[d]
    will be anxious for good news to come.
This is because trouble will come from the Lord.
    It will come all the way to the gate of Jerusalem.
¹³You people living in Lachish,^[e]
    harness the fastest horse to the chariot.
Jerusalem’s sins started in you.
    This is because you followed in Israel’s sins.

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Footnotes

1:11 Shaphir This name means “beautiful.”
1:11 Zanaan This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “come out.”
1:11 Beth Ezel This name means “house by the side of another,” suggesting help or support.
1:12 Maroth This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “sad” or “miserable.”
1:13 Lachish This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “horses.”