# General Information:

The meanings of the names of the villages is important to Micah here. You may want to include the meanings of the names of the places in a footnote.

# Shaphir

The name of this city sounds like one meaning "beautiful." It contrasts with "nakedness and shame." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# in nakedness and shame

This idiom makes explicit that the people will be totally naked. AT: "totally naked and ashamed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# Zaanan

The name of this city means "go out." They are too afraid to go out and help.

# Beth Ezel

The name of this city means "house of taking away."

# for their protection is taken away

This can be translated in active form. AT: "for I have taken away everything that might protect them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# Maroth

The name of this city means "bitterness."

# disaster has come down from Yahweh

The abstract noun "disaster" is spoken of here as a solid object rolling down a hill. It can be translated as a verb. AT: "Yahweh has caused bad things to happen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shame]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gate]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jerusalem]]