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12 For the inhabitants of Maroth
    wait anxiously for good,
because evil has come down from the Lord
    to the gate of Jerusalem.
13 Harness the steeds to the chariots,
    inhabitants of Lachish;
you were[a] the beginning of sin
    to the daughter of Zion,
for in you were found
    the transgressions of Israel.
14 Therefore you shall give parting gifts
    to Mo′resheth-gath;
the houses of Achzib shall be a deceitful thing
    to the kings of Israel.

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  1. Micah 1:13 Cn: Heb it was

12 Those who live in Maroth[a] writhe in pain,
    waiting for relief,(A)
because disaster(B) has come from the Lord,
    even to the gate of Jerusalem.
13 You who live in Lachish,(C)
    harness fast horses to the chariot.
You are where the sin of Daughter Zion(D) began,
    for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
14 Therefore you will give parting gifts(E)
    to Moresheth(F) Gath.
The town of Akzib[b](G) will prove deceptive(H)
    to the kings of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 1:12 Maroth sounds like the Hebrew for bitter.
  2. Micah 1:14 Akzib means deception.