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11 You people in Shaphir,[a]
    go as captives into exile—naked and ashamed.
The people of Zaanan[b]
    dare not come outside their walls.
The people of Beth-ezel[c] mourn,
    for their house has no support.
12 The people of Maroth[d] anxiously wait for relief,
    but only bitterness awaits them
as the Lord’s judgment reaches
    even to the gates of Jerusalem.

13 Harness your chariot horses and flee,
    you people of Lachish.[e]
You were the first city in Judah
    to follow Israel in her rebellion,
    and you led Jerusalem[f] into sin.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:11a Shaphir means “pleasant.”
  2. 1:11b Zaanan sounds like the Hebrew term for “come out.”
  3. 1:11c Beth-ezel means “adjoining house.”
  4. 1:12 Maroth sounds like the Hebrew term for “bitter.”
  5. 1:13a Lachish sounds like the Hebrew term for “team of horses.”
  6. 1:13b Hebrew the daughter of Zion.

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