Micah 1 · Verse 11

Micah 1:11

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.
Micah 1:11, King James Version

Micah 1:11 in other translations

BSBDepart in shameful nakedness, O dwellers of Shaphir. The dwellers of Zaanan will not come out. Beth-ezel is in mourning; its support is taken from you.
WEBPass on, inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame. The inhabitant of Zaanan won’t come out. The wailing of Beth Ezel will take from you his protection.
ASVPass away, O inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame: the inhabitant of Zaanan is not come forth; the wailing of Beth-ezel shall take from you the stay thereof.
YLTPass over for thee, O inhabitant of Shaphir, Naked one of shame. Not gone out hath the inhabitant of Zaanan, The lamentation of Beth-Ezel doth take from you its standing.
DARBYPass away, inhabitress of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame. The inhabitress of Zaanan is not come forth for the lamentation of Beth-ezel: he will take from you its shelter.
BBEBe uncovered and go away, you who are living in Shaphir: the one living in Zaanan has not come out of her town; Beth-ezel is taken away from its base, even from its resting-place.
WebsterPass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame exposed: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth-ezel; he shall receive from you his standing.

What does Micah 1:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. 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 persons exposed (Is 47:3; Eze 16:37; Ho 2:10). the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth--Its inhabitants did not come forth to console the people of Beth-ezel in their mourning, because the calamity was universal; none was exempt from it (compare Jr 6:25). "Zaanan" is the same as Zenan, in Judah (Jos 15:37), meaning the "place of flocks." The form of the name used is made like the Hebrew for "came forth." Though in name seeming to imply that thou dost come forth, thou "camest not forth." Beth-ezel--perhaps Azal (Zec 14:5), near Jerusalem. It means a "house on the side," or "near." Though so near, as its name implies, to Zaanan, Beth-ezel received no succor or sympathy from Zaanan. he shall receive of you his standing--"he," that is, the foe; "his standing," that is, his sustenance [Piscator]. Or, "he shall be caused a delay by you, Zaanan." He shall be brought to a stand for a time in besieging you; hence it is said just before, "Zaanan came not forth," that is, shut herself up within her walls to withstand a siege. But it was only for a time. She, too, fell like Beth-ezel before her [Vatablus]. Maurer construes thus: "The inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth; the mourning of Beth-ezel takes away from you her shelter." Though Beth-ezel be at your side (that is, near), according to her name, yet as she also mourns under the oppression of the foe, she cannot give you shelter, or be at your side as a helper (as her name might lead you to expect), if you come forth and be intercepted by him from returning to Zaanan.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 Inhabitant 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, Jos 15:13. Beth-ezel - A place near Jerusalem, Zac 14:5. Some think that Jerusalem itself is intended by this word.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Micah 1:8-16

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…

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Micah 1:11 in the original Hebrew

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עִבְרִ֥י'iv.Ripass onH5674
לָכֶ֛םla.Khem<for> yourselves
יוֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetO inhabitant[s] ofH3427
שָׁפִ֖ירsha.FirShaphirH8208
עֶרְיָה\־'er.yah-nakednessH6181
בֹ֑שֶׁתVo.shetshameH1322
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808
יָֽצְאָה֙ya.tze.'Ahshe came forthH3318
יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vet[the] inhabitant[s] ofH3427
צַֽאֲנָ֔ןtza.'a.NanZaananH6630
מִסְפַּד֙mis.Pad[the] lament ofH4553
בֵּ֣יתbeitBethH1018
הָאֵ֔צֶלha.'E.tzelEzelH1018
יִקַּ֥חyi.Kachit will takeH3947
מִכֶּ֖םmi.Kemfrom you
עֶמְדָּתֽוֹ\׃em.da.Tostanding ground itsH5979

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Cross references for Micah 1:11

  • Isaiah 20:4

    So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

  • Jeremiah 13:22

    And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.

  • Nahum 3:5

    Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.

  • Jeremiah 48:6

    Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness.

  • Micah 1:8

    Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.

  • Isaiah 47:2-3

    Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers. Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.

  • Ezekiel 23:29

    And they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.

  • Jeremiah 48:9

    Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.

  • Isaiah 16:2

    For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.

  • Ezekiel 16:37

    Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Pass.
Isa 16:2; Jer 48:6,9
thou inhabitant of Saphir. or, thou that dwellest fairly.Heb. inhabitress. having.
8; Isa 20:4; 47:2,3; Jer 13:22; Eze 16:37; Na 3:5
Zaanan. or, the country of flocks. Beth-ezel. or, a placenear.

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Context

  • Micah 1:10

    Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.

  • Micah 1:11

    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.

  • Micah 1:12

    For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the Lord unto the gate of Jerusalem.

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Micah 1:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pásate desnuda con vergüenza, oh moradora de Saphir: la moradora de Saanán no salió al llanto de Beth-esel: tomará de vosotros su tardanza.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Passe outre, toi, habitante de Shaphir, ta nudité découverte! L’habitante de Tsaanan n’est pas sortie pour la lamentation de Beth-Haëtsel; il vous ôtera son abri.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ziehe hin Bewohnerin von Schaphir, in schimpflicher Blöße; die Bewohnerin von Zaanan ist nicht ausgezogen; die Wehklage Beth-Ezels wird dessen Rastort von euch wegnehmen
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et transite vobis, habitatio pulchra, confusa ignominia: non est egressa quæ habitat in exitu: planctum domus vicina accipiet ex vobis, quæ stetit sibimet.