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Micah 1:13

Harness your chariot horses, O dweller of Lachish. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.

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ASV

Bind the chariot to the swift steed, O inhabitant of Lachish: she was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion; for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.

KJV

O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.

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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
רְתֹ֧םre.TomharnessH7573 →
הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הha.mer.ka.Vahthe chariotH4818 →
לָרֶ֖כֶשׁla.Re.kheshto the steedH7409 →
יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetO inhabitant[s] ofH3427 →
לָכִ֑ישׁla.KhishLachishH3923 →
רֵאשִׁ֨יתre.Shit[was the] beginning ofH7225 →
חַטָּ֥אתcha.TatsinH2403 →
הִיא֙hi'itH1931 →
לְבַת־le.vat-for [the] daughter ofH1323 →
צִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonZionH6726 →
כִּי־ki-forH3588 →
בָ֥ךְvakhin you
נִמְצְא֖וּnim.tze.'Uthey were foundH4672 →
פִּשְׁעֵ֥יpish.'Ei[the] transgressions ofH6588 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →

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1 Kings 18:44On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”2 Kings 18:17Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.1 Kings 4:28Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.Joshua 10:3Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,2 Chronicles 32:9Later, as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem:Hosea 10:8The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”1 Kings 13:33–34Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places.Isaiah 10:31Madmenah flees; the people of Gebim take refuge.Ezekiel 23:11Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.2 Kings 18:13–14In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.1 Kings 14:16So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”2 Kings 16:3–4Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.Jeremiah 4:29Every city flees at the sound of the horseman and archer. They enter the thickets and climb among the rocks. Every city is abandoned; no inhabitant is left.1 Kings 16:31And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.2 Kings 8:18And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.Genesis 19:17As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!”2 Chronicles 11:9Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,

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