Micah 1:14-16

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¹⁴So you must give goodbye gifts
    to Moresheth^[a] in Gath.
The houses in Aczib^[b] will trick
    the kings of Israel.
¹⁵You people who live in Mareshah,^[c]
    I will bring someone against you who will take the things you own.
The Glory of Israel
    will come into Adullam.^[d]
¹⁶So cut off your hair, make yourself bald,^[e]
    because you will cry for the children you love.
Make yourself bald like an eagle^[f] and show your sadness,
    because your children will be taken away from you.

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Footnotes

Micah 1:14 Moresheth Micah’s hometown.
Micah 1:14 Aczib This name means “lie” or “trick.”
Micah 1:15 Mareshah The name means “a person who takes things.”
Micah 1:15 Adullam A cave that David hid in when he ran away from Saul. See 1 Sam. 22:1.
Micah 1:16 cut … bald This showed that a person made a special agreement with God or that a person was very sad.
Micah 1:16 eagle Or “vulture.” See “vulture” in the Word List.