Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
Micah 1:10 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all: at Beth-le-Aphrah have I rolled myself in the dust. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In Gath [a city in Philistia] announce it not; in Acco weep not at all, [betraying your grief to foreigners; but among your own people] in Beth-le-aphrah [house of dust] roll yourself in the dust. American Standard Version (1901) Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all: at Beth-le-aphrah have I rolled myself in the dust. Common English Bible In Gath tell it not; no need to weep there! In Beth-le-aphrah, roll yourself in the dust! Catholic Public Domain Version Do not be willing to announce it in Gath; may you not lament with tears. In the house of Dust, besprinkle yourselves with dust. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Declare ye it not in Geth, weep ya not with tears: in the house of Dust sprinkle yourselves with dust. |
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat among the ashes.
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.
Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.
And when a man's uncle shall take him up, even he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is in the innermost parts of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No; then shall he say, Hold thy peace; for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.