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Micah 1:10

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

KJV

In Geth nolite annuntiare ; lacrimis ne ploretis ; in domo pulveris pulvere vos conspergite.

Vulgate

Οἱ ἐν Γέθ, μὴ μεγαλύνεσθε, οἱ ἐν Ἀκείμ, μὴ ἀνοικοδομεῖτε ἐξ οἴκου καταγέλωτα· γῆν καταπάσασθε καταγέλωτα ὑμῶν·

LXX

Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all: at Beth-le-aphrah have I rolled myself in the dust.

ASV

בְּ/גַת֙ אַל תַּגִּ֔ידוּ בָּכ֖וֹ אַל תִּבְכּ֑וּ בְּ/בֵ֣ית לְעַפְרָ֔ה עָפָ֖ר התפלשתי הִתְפַּלָּֽשִׁי

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
בֵ֣ית
byt
noun · 2×
גַ֑ת
gt
proper_noun · 33×
יִתְפַּלָּֽשׁוּ
ytplshv
verb · 5×
יֵּ֥בְךְּ
ybk
verb · 115×
יַּגֶּד
ygd
verb · 369×
עָפָ֥ר
'pr
noun · 109×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§5The Holy Fathers well knew all this by practical experience, and they never cease to extol the sacred Scripture and its fruits. In innumerable passages of their writings we find them applying to it such phrases as "an inexhaustible treasury of heavenly doctrine,"(16) or "an overflowing fountain of salvation,"(17) or putting it before us as fertile pastures and beautiful gardens…

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 1:20 — Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
  • 2Sam 1:20 — Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
  • Jer 6:26 — O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.