Micah 1:10

Translations

Modern

Do not tell it in Gath; do not weep at all. Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.

Traditional

Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.

Literal

Do not declare it in Gath, do not weep at all weep; in Beth-leaphrah, roll yourself in the dust.

Latin

In Geth nolite annuntiare; lacrimis ne ploretis; in domo pulveris pulvere vos conspergite.

Original

Hebrew

English

Do not tell it in Gath; do not weep at all. Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.

Notes

Micah 1:10–15

The cities listed were in the lowlands of southwestern Judah's coastal areas. This sequence might show the Assyrian army's march down the coastal plain and then into Judah's heartland in 703 to 701 BC.

Micah 1:8–16

In response to the Lord’s predicted judgment, Micah walked barefoot and naked to show mourning (see Isaiah 20:2; Lamentations 2:10; Ezekiel 24:17). This act vividly showed what would happen to Samaria (Israel) and Jerusalem (Judah). They would lose their wealth, power, and population.
A jackal and an owl make sad sounds and live in deserted wilderness areas (see Isaiah 34:13; Jeremiah 50:39).

Micah 1:2–2:13

This message of judgment focuses on key themes in Micah's prophecies. It shows God's decision to judge his people and send them into exile (Micah 1:16; 2:4–5). However, it ends with the Lord's promise to save a small group from exile (Micah 2:12–13).

Events

Prophecies of Micahc. 754 BC

Related verses

2 Samuel 1:20
Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
Jeremiah 6:26
O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
Lamentations 3:29
Let him bury his face in the dust—perhaps there is still hope.
Job 2:8
And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.
Joshua 18:23
Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,
Amos 6:10
And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.”
Amos 5:13
Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.

Places

Gath: Philistine city; home of Goliath; refuge for David Ophrah: A town in Benjamin and a place in Manasseh

Glossary

Aphrah Beth-Leaphrah Book of Micah Mourning

Topics

Aphrah: A City Beth-El-Aphrah (R. V.) Aphrah (A. V.): A Place in Philistia Gath: One of the Five Chief Cities of the Philistines

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