Mic 1:13 | NETfull | STEP | Residents of Lachish, hitch the horses to the chariots! You influenced Daughter Zion to sin, for Israel’s rebellious deeds can be traced back to you!

Micah 1:13

13 Residents of Lachish, ^{▼▼ The place name Lachish sounds like the Hebrew word for “team [of horses].”} hitch the horses to the chariots!
You ^{▼▼ Heb “she”; this has been translated as second person (“you”) in keeping with the direct address to the residents of Lachish in the previous line.} influenced Daughter Zion ^{▼▼ The epithet Daughter Zion pictures the city of Jerusalem as a young lady.} to sin, ^{▼▼ Heb “She was the beginning of sin for Daughter Zion.”}
for Israel’s rebellious deeds can be traced back ^{▼▼ Heb “for in you was found the transgressions of Israel.”} to you!