Protestantism
English
¶Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.1
- Aphrah: that is, Dust
Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all: at Beth-le-aphrah have I rolled myself in the dust.
Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all; at Beth-le-aphrah roll thyself in the dust.
Declare ye it not at Gath, neither weepe ye: for the house of Aphrah roule thy selfe in the dust.
Tell it not in Gath. Weep not at all. I have rolled myself in the dust at Beth-le-aphrah.
Declare you it not at Gath, weep you not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll yourself in the dust.
Give no word of it in Gath, let there be no weeping at all: at Beth-le-aphrah be rolling in the dust.
Do not tell it in Gath;1 do not weep at all. Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.2
- Gath sounds like the Hebrew for tell.
- Beth-leaphrah means house of dust.
Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all; at Beth-le-aphrah roll thyself in the dust.
Do not declare [it] in Gath, weep little; roll thyself in the dust for the house of Aphrah.
¶ Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.
Do not tell it in Gath; you must not weep at all. In Beth-le-Aphrah roll yourself in dust.
Do not declare it in Gath; do not sorely weep. In the house of Leaphrah wallow in dust.
Do not declare it in Gath; weep not at all; in the house of Leaphrah roll in the dust.
Do not tell it in Gath. Do not weep at all. At Beth Ophrah1 I have rolled myself in the dust.
- Beth Ophrah means literally "House of Dust"
Do not tell it in Gath. Do not weep at all. At Beth Ophrah1 I have rolled myself in the dust.
- Beth Ophrah means literally "House of Dust"
Do not tell it in Gath. Do not weep at all. At Beth Ophrah1 I have rolled myself in the dust.
- Beth Ophrah means literally "House of Dust"
Tell it not in Gath! weep not in Acco! In Beth-Aprah roll yourselves in the dust!
¶ Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.1
- Aphrah: that is, Dust.
Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.
In Gath, do not tell, in Accho, do not weep,—in Beth-l’aphrah, roll yourselves in dust.
Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.1
- Aphrah: that is, Dust
Declare all of you it not at Gath, weep all of you not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll yourself in the dust.
Catholicism
English
Declare ye it not in Geth, weep ye not with tears: in the house of Dust sprinkle yourselves with dust.
Do not be willing to announce it in Gath; may you not lament with tears. In the house of Dust, besprinkle yourselves with dust.12
- 1:10Declare ye it not in Geth: Viz., amongst the Philistines, lest they rejoice at your calamity.(Challoner)
- 1:10Weep ye not, etc: Keep in your tears, that you may not give your enemies an occasion of insulting over you; but in your own houses, or in your house of dust, your earthly habitation, sprinkle yourselves with dust, and put on the habit of penitents. Some take the house of dust (in Hebrew, Aphrah) to be the proper name of a city.(Challoner)