NET Bible
"Don’t spread the news in Gath! Don’t shed even a single tear! In Beth Leaphrah roll about in mourning in the dust!"
— Micah 1:10, NET Bible
“Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.”
“Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all: at Beth-le-aphrah have I rolled myself in the dust. ”
“Don't tell it in Gath. Don't weep at all. At Beth Ophrah I have rolled myself in the dust.”
“Declare ye it not in Geth, weep ye not with tears: in the house of Dust sprinkle yourselves with dust.”
“Give no word of it in Gath, let there be no weeping at all: at Beth-le-aphrah be rolling in the dust.”
“Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.”
All her carved idols will be smashed to pieces; all her metal cult statues will be destroyed by fire. I will make a waste heap of all her images. Since she gathered the metal as a prostitute collects her wages, the idols will become a prostitute’s wages again.”
For this reason I will mourn and wail; I will walk around barefoot and without my outer garments. I will howl like a wild dog, and screech like an owl.
For Samaria’s disease is incurable. It has infected Judah; it has spread to the leadership of my people and even to Jerusalem!
Don’t spread the news in Gath! Don’t shed even a single tear! In Beth Leaphrah roll about in mourning in the dust!
Residents of Shaphir, pass by in nakedness and humiliation! The residents of Zaanan have not escaped. Beth Ezel mourns,“He takes from you what he desires.”
Indeed, the residents of Maroth hope for something good to happen, though the LORD has sent disaster against the city of Jerusalem.
Residents of Lachish, hitch the horses to the chariots! You influenced Daughter Zion to sin, for Israel’s rebellious deeds can be traced back to you!