Micah 1:13

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11 Pass by in naked shame, you inhabitant of¹ Shaphir;
The inhabitant of¹ Zaanan does not go out.
Beth Ezel mourns;
Its place to stand is taken away from you.

12 For the inhabitant of¹ Maroth pined for good,
But ^adisaster came down from the Lord
To the gate of Jerusalem.

13 O inhabitant of ^aLachish,
Harness the chariot to the swift steeds
(She was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion),
For the transgressions of Israel were ^bfound in you.

14 Therefore you shall ^agive presents to Moresheth Gath;
The houses of ^bAchzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.

15 I will yet bring an heir to you, O inhabitant of ^aMareshah;
The glory of Israel shall come to ^bAdullam.

16 Make yourself ^abald and cut off your hair,
Because of your ^bprecious children;
Enlarge your baldness like an eagle,
For they shall go from you into ^ccaptivity.

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Micah 1:13

Inhabitant of Lachish - This city was in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:39, and was taken by Sennacherib when he was coming against Jerusalem, II Kings 18:13, etc., and it is supposed that he wished to reduce this city first, that, possessing it, he might prevent Hezekiah' s receiving any help from Egypt.

She is the beginning of the sin - This seems to intimate that Lachish was the first city in Judah which received the idolatrous worship of Israel.

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