Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"Don't discuss it in Gath! Don't cry bitterly in Akim! Roll in the ashes, Beth-leaphrah!
New American Standard Bible
Weep not at all.
At
King James Version
Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.
Holman Bible
don’t weep at all.
Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.
A Conservative Version
Tell it not in Gath. Weep not at all. I have rolled myself in the dust at Beth-le-aphrah.
American Standard Version
Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all: at Beth-le-aphrah have I rolled myself in the dust.
Amplified
Weep not at all [and in this way betray your grief to Gentiles];
In Beth-le-aphrah (House of Dust) roll in the dust [among your own people].
Bible in Basic English
Give no word of it in Gath, let there be no weeping at all: at Beth-le-aphrah be rolling in the dust.
Darby Translation
Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all; at Beth-le-aphrah roll thyself in the dust.
Julia Smith Translation
Ye shall not announce in Gath; weeping, ye shall not weep: in the house of dust roll thyself in dust
King James 2000
Declare it not at Gath, weep not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll yourself in the dust.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not tell [it] in Gath; you must not weep at all. In Beth-le-Aphrah roll yourself [in] dust.
Modern King James verseion
Do not declare it in Gath; weep not at all; in the house of Leaphrah roll in the dust.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Weep not, lest they at Gath perceive it. Thou at Bethleaphrah, welter thyself in the dust and ashes.
NET Bible
Don't spread the news in Gath! Don't shed even a single tear! In Beth Leaphrah sit in the dust!
New Heart English Bible
Do not tell it in Gath. Do not weep at all. At Beth Ophrah I have rolled myself in the dust.
The Emphasized Bible
In Gath, do not tell, in Accho, do not weep, - in Beth-l'aphrah, roll yourselves in dust.
Webster
Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.
World English Bible
Don't tell it in Gath. Don't weep at all. At Beth Ophrah I have rolled myself in the dust.
Youngs Literal Translation
In Gath tell ye not -- in Acco weep not, In Beth-Aphrah, in dust roll thyself.
Interlinear
Nagad
Bakah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Micah 1:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Micah's Lament
9 For Samaria's injury is fatal, reaching all the way to Judah, extending even to the gate of my people to Jerusalem." 10 "Don't discuss it in Gath! Don't cry bitterly in Akim! Roll in the ashes, Beth-leaphrah! 11 Run away, you residents of Shaphir, displaying your shameful nakedness. Don't come out, you residents of Zaanan! Your firm standing will disappear as Beth-ezel mourns.
Cross References
2 Samuel 1:20
Don't make it known in Gath! Don't declare it in the avenues of Ashkelon! Otherwise, the daughters of Philistia will rejoice; and the daughters of the uncircumcised will triumph.
Jeremiah 6:26
Daughter of my people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as one mourns at the death of an only son. For the destroyer will come on us suddenly.
Joshua 18:23
Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,
Job 2:8
Job took a broken piece of pottery to scrape himself while sitting among the ashes.
Lamentations 3:29
Let him fall face down in the dust, so there may yet be hope.
Amos 5:13
therefore the prudent person remains silent at such a time, for the time is evil.
Amos 6:10
One's relative will pick up the corpse to carry them from the house for burning, saying to whomever remains inside the house, "Is there anyone still with you?' And he will say, "No.' He will respond, "Be quiet, because we do not mention the name "LORD".'