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Literal Version

1:10 The invasion of enemy of Yerushalem

10 Don’t tell about it in Gat.

Don’t weep at all.

I roll myself in the dust at Beyt-Leafrah (the house of dust).

11 Pass by undressed and humiliated, inhabitants of Shafir.

≈Don’t come out, inhabitants of Tsa’anan.

Beyt-Haetsel mourns—its place to stand is taken from you

12 because the inhabitants of Marot wait anxiously for good,

because disaster has come down from Yahweh to Yerushalem’s gates.

13 Harness the chariot to the team of horses, inhabitants of Lakish.

She was the beginning of sin for the daughter of Tsiyyon (Zion),

because Israel’s transgressions were first found in you.

14 So you’ll give parting gifts to Moreshet -Gat.

The town of Akzib will deceive Israel’s kings.

15 I will again bring a conqueror to you, inhabitants of Mareshah.

Israel’s best will come to Adullam.

16 Shave your head

≈and cut off your hair

for the children who you delight in.

Make yourselves as bald as eagles,

because they’ll be taken from you and into exile.

10 In/on/at/with_Gat do _not tell at _all _(weep) do _not weep in_house _of leaphrah dust roll _yourself[fn].
11 Pass _on to/for_you _all Oh _inhabitant[s]_of Shāfīr bareness shame not she _came _forth of_Tsaʼₐnān/(Zaanan) the _inhabitant[s]_of the _lament _of Bēyt Hāʼēʦel it _will _take from_you _all support _of_its.
12 If/because she _is _in _anguish for_good the _inhabitant[s]_of Mārōt if/because it _has _come _down calamity from_with YHWH to_gate _of Yərūshālam.
13 Harness the_chariot to _the_team _of _horses Oh _inhabitant[s]_of Lākīsh was_the_beginning _of sin it to_daughter _of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) if/because in/on/at/with_you the _transgressions _of they _were _found of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).
14 For_so/thus/hence you _will _give parting _gifts to Mōrashtiy Gat the _houses _of ʼAkzīⱱ to_deception to_kings _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).
15 Again the_conqueror I _will _bring to/for_you(fs) Oh _inhabitant[s]_of Marʼēshāh to ˊAdullām[fn][fn][fn] the _glory _of he _will _come of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).
16 Make _bald and_cut _off on the _children _of delight _of_your make _large bald _of_yourselves as _as _the_eagle if/because they _will _go _into _exile from_you.

1:10 OSHB variant note: התפלשתי: (x-qere) ’הִתְפַּלָּֽשִׁי’: lemma_6428 n_0 morph_HVtv2fs id_33aMT הִתְפַּלָּֽשִׁי

1:15 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

1:15 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

1:15 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

OET by section MIC 1:10

The invasion of enemy of Yerushalem

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