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Atomic Bible
Micah 1:10
Do not tell it in Gath; do not weep at all.
from Weeping and Mourning, Micah 1:8-16
What it says

Micah begins a lament over Judah's towns, mingling restraint and grief in the face of approaching ruin.

What it is doing

This verse opens the local mourning sequence that personalizes the judgment.

In context

8Because of this I will lament and wail; 9For her wound is incurable; 10Do not tell it in Gath; do not weep at all. 11Depart in shameful nakedness, 12For the dwellers of Maroth pined for good, 13Harness your chariot horses, 14Therefore, send farewell gifts to Moresheth-gath; 15I will again bring a conqueror against you, 16Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair