Micah 1:10 Meaning
Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.
Context Explained
8Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.
9For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.
10Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.
11Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth-ezel; he shall receive of you his standing.
12For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Jeremiah 30:12
Both passages describe an incurable wound as a metaphor for judgment.
Isaiah 1:6
Isaiah also speaks of wounds that are not healed, reflecting the state of Judah.
Revelation 3:17
Jesus warns the Laodiceans about their spiritual condition, similar to Micah's warning.
Source: Micah 1:10