Micah 1:8-16

Scripture Passage: Micah 1:8-16(NASB)

8 Because of this I must mourn and wail,
I must go barefoot and naked;
I must do mourning like the jackals,
And a mourning like the ostriches.
9 For her wound is incurable,
For it has come to Judah;
It has reached the gate of my people,
Even to Jerusalem.
10 Do not tell it in Gath,
Do not weep at all.
At Beth-le-aphrah roll yourself in the dust in mourning.
11 Go on your way, inhabitant of Shaphir, in shameful nakedness.
The inhabitant of Zaanan does not escape.
The mourning of Beth-ezel: “He will take from you its support.”
12 For the inhabitant of Maroth
Waits for something good,
Because a disaster has come down from the Lord
To the gate of Jerusalem.
13 Harness the chariot to the team of horses,
You inhabitant of Lachish—
She was the beginning of sin
To the daughter of Zion—
Because in you were found
The rebellious acts of Israel.
14 Therefore you will give parting gifts
In behalf of Moresheth-gath;
The houses of Achzib will become a [r]deception
To the kings of Israel.
15 Moreover, I will bring on you
The one who takes possession,
You inhabitant of Mareshah.
The glory of Israel will enter Adullam.
16 Shave yourself bald, yes, cut off your hair,
Because of the children of your delight;
Extend your baldness like the eagle,
For they will go from you into exile.

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