New International Version (NIV)
13You who live in Lachish,
harness fast horses to the chariot.
You are where the sin of Daughter Zion began,
for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
Micah 1:13
Micah 1:13 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
13Harness the chariot to the team of horses,
You inhabitant of Lachish—
She was the beginning of sin
To the daughter of Zion—
Because in you were found
The rebellious acts of Israel.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
13Harness the chariot to the team of horses [to escape the invasion],
O inhabitant of Lachish—
She was the beginning of sin
To the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem)—
Because in you were found
The rebellious acts of Israel.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
13Harness 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
13Bind 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.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
13O thou inhabitant of Lachish, binde the charet to the beastes of price: she is the beginning of the sinne to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
13Harness the chariot to the swift steed, inhabitant of Lachish.
She was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion;
for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
13You who live in Lachish,
get your fast horses ready to pull their chariots.
You trust in military power.
Lachish was where sin began
for the people of Zion.
The wrong things Israel did
were also done by you.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
13You people of Lachish,
get your horses and chariots ready to run away!
You were the first people in Judah to copy Israel's sins.
You caused Jerusalem's people to turn against God.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
13Bind the chariot to a swift beast, O inhabitant of Lachish, || The beginning of sin [is] she to the daughter of Zion, || For in you have been found the transgressions of Israel.