Micah 1:11

Micah 1:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth–ezel; he shall receive of you his standing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Pass on your way, inhabitants of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame; the inhabitants of Zaanan do not come out; the lamentation of Beth-ezel shall take away from you its standing place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Pass by in naked shame, you inhabitant of Shaphir; The inhabitant of Zaanan does not go out. Beth Ezel mourns; Its place to stand is taken away from you.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You people in Shaphir, go as captives into exile—naked and ashamed. The people of Zaanan dare not come outside their walls. The people of Beth-ezel mourn, for their house has no support.

Context of Micah 1:11

9For Samaria’s plague is incurable; it has spread to Judah. It has reached the very gate of my people, even to Jerusalem itself. 10Tell it not in Gath; weep not at all. In Beth Ophrah roll in the dust. Pass by naked and in shame, you who live in Shaphir. Those who live in Zaanan will not come out. Beth Ezel is in mourning; it no longer protects you. 12Those who live in Maroth writhe in pain, waiting for relief, because disaster has come from the Lord, even to the gate of Jerusalem. 13You 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.

Micah 1:11 word by word

עִבְרִ֥י לָכֶ֛ם יוֹשֶׁ֥בֶת שָׁפִ֖יר עֶרְיָה־בֹ֑שֶׁת לֹ֤א יָֽצְאָה֙ יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת צַֽאֲנָ֔ן מִסְפַּד֙ בֵּ֣ית הָאֵ֔צֶל יִקַּ֥ח מִכֶּ֖ם עֶמְדָּתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Pass ye awayעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• thou inhabitantיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of Saphirשָׁפִירshâphîyr · ShaphirH8208
• having thy shameבֹּ֫שֶׁתbôsheth · shameH1322
• nakedעֶרְיָה‛eryâh · nakednessH6181
• of Zaananצַאֲנָןtsa'ănân · ZaananH6630
• came not forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• in the mourningמִסְפֵּדmispêd · mourningH4553
• of Beth–ezelבֵּית הָאֵצֶלbêyth hâ'êtsel · Beth-ezelH1018
• he shall receiveלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• of you his standingעֶמְדָּה‛emdâh · standing-groundH5979

Cross-references for Micah 1:11

• Isaiah 16:2Like fluttering birds pushed from the nest, so are the women of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.
• Jeremiah 48:6Flee! Run for your lives; become like a bush in the desert.
• Micah 1:8Because of this I will weep and wail; I will go about barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and moan like an owl.
• Isaiah 20:4so the king of Assyria will lead away stripped and barefoot the Egyptian captives and Cushite exiles, young and old, with buttocks bared—to Egypt’s shame.
• Isaiah 47:2Take millstones and grind flour; take off your veil. Lift up your skirts, bare your legs, and wade through the streams.
• Jeremiah 13:22And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?”— it is because of your many sins that your skirts have been torn off and your body mistreated.
• Ezekiel 16:37therefore I am going to gather all your lovers, with whom you found pleasure, those you loved as well as those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and will strip you in front of them, and they will see you stark naked.
• Nahum 3:5“I am against you,” declares the Lord Almighty. “I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show the nations your nakedness and the kingdoms your shame.

Commentaries on Micah 1:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Inhabitant of Saphir - Sapher, Sepphoris, or Sephora, was the strongest place in Galilee. - Calmet. It was a city in the tribe of Judah, between Eleutheropolis and Ascalon. - Houbigant. Zaanan - Another city in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:13. Beth-ezel - A place near Jerusalem, Zechariah 14:5. Some think that Jerusalem itself is intended by this word.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Pass ye away - (literally, Pass thou (fem.) away to or for yourselves), disregarded by God and despised by man) pass the bounds of your land into captivity. Thou inhabitant of Shaphir, having thy shame naked - better, in nakedness, and shame. Shaphir (fair) was a village in Judah, between Eleutheropolis and Ashkelon (Onomasticon). There are still, in the Shephelah, two villages called Sawafir. It, once fair, should now go forth in the disgrace and…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. 11Exile was the worst and most devastating punishment (Deuteronomy 4:29; 28:37, 48; Jeremiah 25:7–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Pass ye away--that is, Thou shall go into captivity. inhabitant of Saphir--a village amidst the hills of Judah, between Eleutheropolis and Ascalon, called so, from the Hebrew word for "beauty." Though thy name be "beauty," which heretofore was thy characteristic, thou shalt have thy "shame" made "naked." This city shall be dismantled of its walls, which are the garments, as it were, of cities; its citizens also shall be hurried into captivity, with…Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 1:11

• Beth-Ezel
• Saphir
• Zaanan

In the dictionaries

• Beth-Ezel
• Heir
• Lie
• Roll
• Saphir
• Wail
• Zaanan
• Micah (2)
• Names, Proper
• Shame

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