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¹⁰ Tell it not in Gath,
   weep not at all;
in Beth-leaphrah
   roll yourselves in the dust.
¹¹ Pass on your way,
   inhabitants of Shaphir,
   in nakedness and shame;
the inhabitants of Zaanan
   do not come forth;
Beth-ezel is wailing
   and shall remove its support from you.
¹² For the inhabitants of Maroth
   wait anxiously for good,
yet disaster has come down from the Lord
   to the gate of Jerusalem.
¹³ Harness the steeds to the chariots,
   inhabitants of Lachish;
it was the beginning of sin
   to daughter Zion,
for in you were found
   the transgressions of Israel.
¹⁴ Therefore you shall give parting gifts
   to Moresheth-gath;
the houses of Achzib shall be a deception
   to the kings of Israel.
¹⁵ I will again bring a conqueror upon you,
   inhabitants of Mareshah;
the glory of Israel
   shall come to Adullam.
¹⁶ Make yourselves bald and cut off your hair
   for your pampered children;
make yourselves as bald as the eagle,
   for they have gone from you into exile.