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Micah 1:8-16

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8Because 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.

9For her wound is incurable,

For it has come to Judah;

It has reached the gate of my people,

Even to Jerusalem.

10Do not tell it in Gath,

Do not weep at all.

At Beth-le-aphrah roll yourself in the dust in mourning.

11Go 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.”

12For the inhabitant of Maroth

Waits for something good,

Because a disaster has come down from the Lord

To the gate of Jerusalem.

13Harness 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.

14Therefore you will give parting gifts

In behalf of Moresheth-gath;

The houses of Achzib will become a deception

To the kings of Israel.

15Moreover, I will bring on you

The one who takes possession,

You inhabitant of Mareshah.

The glory of Israel will enter Adullam.

16Shave 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.