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Micah 1:13-15
International Children’s Bible
Micah 1:13-15
International Children’s Bible
13 You people living in Lachish,[a]
harness the fastest horse to the chariot.
Jerusalem’s sins started in you.
This is because you followed in Israel’s sins.
14 So you must give farewell gifts
to Moresheth[b] in Gath.
The houses in Aczib[c] will be false help
to the kings of Israel.
15 I will bring an enemy against you
who live in Mareshah.[d]
He will take what you own.
The leaders Israel brags about
will hide in the cave at Adullam.
Footnotes
- 1:13 Lachish This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “horses.”
- 1:14 Moresheth This may be a wordplay on the word “engaged,” referring to a farewell gift to a bride.
- 1:14 Aczib This name means “lie” or “trick.”
- 1:15 Mareshah This name sounds like the Hebrew word for a person who captures other cities and lands.
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