Micah 1:13

Micah 1:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.
• New International Version (NIV)You who live in Lachish, harness fast horses to the chariot. You are where the sin of Daughter Zion began, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Harness the steeds to the chariots, inhabitants of Lachish; it was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion, for in you were found the transgressions of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)O inhabitant of Lachish, Harness the chariot to the swift steeds (She was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion), For the transgressions of Israel were found in you.

Context of Micah 1:13

11Residents of Shaphir, pass by in nakedness and humiliation! The residents of Zaanan can’t leave their city. Beth Ezel mourns, “He takes from you what he desires.” 12Indeed, the residents of Maroth hope for something good to happen, though the Lord has sent disaster against the city of Jerusalem. Residents of Lachish, hitch the horses to the chariots! You influenced Daughter Zion to sin, for Israel’s rebellious deeds can be traced back to you! 14Therefore you will have to say farewell to Moresheth Gath. The residents of Achzib will be as disappointing as a dried up well to the kings of Israel. 15Residents of Mareshah, a conqueror will attack you, the leaders of Israel shall flee to Adullam.

Micah 1:13 word by word

רְתֹ֧ם הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛ה לָרֶ֖כֶשׁ יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת לָכִ֑ישׁ רֵאשִׁ֨ית חַטָּ֥את הִיא֙ לְבַת־צִיּ֔וֹן כִּי־בָ֥ךְ נִמְצְא֖וּ פִּשְׁעֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O thou inhabitantיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of Lachishלָכִישׁlâkîysh · LachishH3923
• bindרָתַםrâtham · to bindH7573
• the chariotמֶרְכָּבָהmerkâbâh · chariotH4818
• to the swift beastרֶ֫כֶשׁrekesh · steedH7409
• the beginningרֵאשִׁיתrê'shîyth · first: beginningH7225
• of the sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• to the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• for the transgressionsפֶּ֫שַׁעpesha‛ · transgressionH6588
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• were foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672

Cross-references for Micah 1:13

• Joshua 15:39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
• 2 Kings 18:13In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah’s reign, King Sennacherib of Assyria marched up against all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.
• 2 Chronicles 11:9Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
• 2 Chronicles 32:9Afterward King Sennacherib of Assyria, while attacking Lachish with all his military might, sent his messengers to Jerusalem. The message was for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem. It read:
• Isaiah 37:8When the chief adviser heard the king of Assyria had departed from Lachish, he left and went to Libnah, where the king was campaigning.
• Genesis 19:17When they had brought them outside, they said, “Run for your lives! Don’t look behind you or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains or you will be destroyed!”
• Isaiah 10:31Madmenah flees, the residents of Gebim have hidden.
• Jeremiah 4:29At the sound of the approaching horsemen and archers the people of every town will flee. Some of them will hide in the thickets. Others will climb up among the rocks. All the cities will be deserted. No one will remain in them.
• Exodus 32:21Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you, that you have brought on them so great a sin?”
• 1 Kings 13:33After this happened, Jeroboam still did not change his evil ways; he continued to appoint common people as priests at the high places. Anyone who wanted the job he consecrated as a priest.
• 1 Kings 14:16He will hand Israel over to their enemies because of the sins which Jeroboam committed and which he made Israel commit.”
• 1 Kings 16:31As if following in the sinful footsteps of Jeroboam son of Nebat were not bad enough, he married Jezebel the daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians. Then he worshiped and bowed to Baal.
• Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against you: You have some people there who follow the teaching of Balaam, who instructed Balak to put a stumbling block before the people of Israel so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
• Revelation 18:1After these things I saw another angel, who possessed great authority, coming down out of heaven, and the earth was lit up by his radiance.
• 2 Kings 8:18He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel, just as Ahab’s dynasty had done, for he married Ahab’s daughter. He did evil in the sight of the Lord.
• 2 Kings 16:3He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel. He passed his son through the fire, a horrible sin practiced by the nations whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites.

Commentaries on Micah 1:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Inhabitant of Lachish - This city was in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:39, and was taken by Sennacherib when he was coming against Jerusalem, 2 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast - (steed.) Lachish was always a strong city, as its name probably denoted, (probably “compact.” It was one of the royal cities of the Amorites, and its king one of the five, who went out to battle with Joshua Joshua 10:3. It lay in the low country, Shephelah, of Judah Joshua 15:33, Joshua 15:39, between Adoraim and Azekah 2 Chronicles 11:9, 2 Chronicles 11:7 Roman miles south of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-16Verses 8-16 The prophet laments that Israel's case is desperate; but declare it not in Gath. Gratify not those that make merry with the sins or with the sorrows of God's Israel. Roll thyself in the dust, as mourners used to do; let every house in Jerusalem become a house of Aphrah, "a house of dust." When God makes the house dust it becomes us to humble ourselves to the dust under his mighty hand. Many places should share this mourning. The names have…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Lachish was the second most important city in Judah, after Jerusalem. It served as Judah's main defense center against enemies. Today, a large tell (or mound) over 46 meters (150 feet) high still exists. Lachish fell in 701 BC after being besieged, terrified, starved, and destroyed by Sennacherib's war machines. Sennacherib celebrated the fall of Lachish as one of his greatest victories and featured the event in large carvings on his palace walls.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. "Bind the chariot to the swift steed," in order by a hasty flight to escape the invading foe. Compare Note, see on Is 36:2, on "Lachish," at which Sennacherib fixed his headquarters (2Ki 18:14, 17; Jr 34:7). she is the beginning of the sin to ... Zion--Lachish was the first of the cities of Judah, according to this passage, to introduce the worship of false gods, imitating what Jeroboam had introduced in Israel. As lying near the border of the north…Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 1:13

• Chariot
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Commentaries on Micah 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings