1:13 Residents of Lachish, 1 hitch the horses to the chariots!
You 2 influenced Daughter Zion 3 to sin, 4
for Israel’s rebellious deeds can be traced back 5 to you!
1:14 Therefore you 6 will have to say farewell 7 to Moresheth Gath.
The residents 8 of Achzib 9 will be as disappointing
as a dried up well 10 to the kings of Israel. 11
1:15 Residents of Mareshah, 12 a conqueror will attack you, 13
the leaders of Israel shall flee to Adullam. 14
1:16 Shave your heads bald as you mourn for the children you love; 15
shave your foreheads as bald 16 as an eagle, 17
for they are taken from you into exile.