Micah 1:13

1:13 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!

Micah 4:1

Better Days Ahead for Jerusalem

4:1 In the future the Lord’s Temple Mount will be the most important mountain of all;

it will be more prominent than other hills.

People will stream to it.


sn The place name Lachish sounds like the Hebrew word for “team [of horses].”

tn Heb “she”; this has been translated as second person (“you”) in keeping with the direct address to the residents of Lachish in the previous line.

sn The epithet Daughter Zion pictures the city of Jerusalem as a young lady.

tn Heb “She was the beginning of sin for Daughter Zion.”

tn Heb “for in you was found the transgressions of Israel.”

tn Heb “at the end of days.”

tn Heb “will be established as the head of the mountains.”

tn Heb “it will be lifted up above the hills.”