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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• 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.

Context of Micah 1:11

9For my people’s wound is too deep to heal. It has reached into Judah, even to the gates of Jerusalem. 10Don’t tell our enemies in Gath; don’t weep at all. You people in Beth-leaphrah, roll in the dust to show your despair. 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. 12The people of Maroth anxiously wait for relief, but only bitterness awaits them as the Lord’s judgment reaches even to the gates of Jerusalem. 13Harness your chariot horses and flee, you people of Lachish. You were the first city in Judah to follow Israel in her rebellion, and you led Jerusalem into sin.

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 16:2The women of Moab are left like homeless birds at the shallow crossings of the Arnon River.
• Jeremiah 48:6Flee for your lives! Hide in the wilderness!
• Micah 1:8Therefore, I will mourn and lament. I will walk around barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and moan like an owl.
• Isaiah 20:4For the king of Assyria will take away the Egyptians and Ethiopians as prisoners. He will make them walk naked and barefoot, both young and old, their buttocks bared, to the shame of Egypt.
• Isaiah 47:2Take heavy millstones and grind flour. Remove your veil, and strip off your robe. Expose yourself to public view.
• Jeremiah 13:22You may ask yourself, “Why is all this happening to me?” It is because of your many sins! That is why you have been stripped and raped by invading armies.
• Ezekiel 16:37this is what I am going to do. I will gather together all your allies—the lovers with whom you have sinned, both those you loved and those you hated—and I will strip you naked in front of them so they can stare at you.
• Nahum 3:5“I am your enemy!” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “And now I will lift your skirts and show all the earth your nakedness and 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