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Because 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.

Because 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.

For her wound is incurable; it has come to Judah. It has reached the very gate of my people, even to Jerusalem itself.

For Samaria's plague is incurable; it has spread to Judah. It has reached the very gate of my people, even to Jerusalem itself.

Tell it not in Gath; weep not at all. In Beth Ophrah roll in the dust.

Tell it not in Gath; weep not at all. In Beth Ophrah roll in the dust.

Pass on in nakedness and shame, you who live in Shaphir. Those who live in Zaanan will not come out. Beth Ezel is in mourning; its protection is taken from you.

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.

Those who live in Maroth writhe in pain, waiting for relief, because disaster has come from the LORD, even to the gate of Jerusalem.

Those who live in Maroth writhe in pain, waiting for relief, because disaster has come from the Lord, even to the gate of Jerusalem.

You who live in Lachish, harness the team to the chariot. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.

You 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.

Therefore you will give parting gifts to Moresheth Gath. The town of Aczib will prove deceptive to the kings of Israel.

Therefore you will give parting gifts to Moresheth Gath. The town of Akzib will prove deceptive to the kings of Israel.

I will bring a conqueror against you who live in Mareshah. He who is the glory of Israel will come to Adullam.

I will bring a conqueror against you who live in Mareshah. The nobles of Israel will flee to Adullam.

Shave your heads in mourning for the children in whom you delight; make yourselves as bald as the vulture, for they will go from you into exile.

Shave your head in mourning for the children in whom you delight; make yourself as bald as the vulture, for they will go from you into exile.