English Standard Version
Micah 1:12
12For the inhabitants of Maroth wait anxiously for good, because disaster has come down from the Lord to the gate of Jerusalem.
Micah 1:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the Lord unto the gate of Jerusalem.
- New International Version (NIV)Those who live in Maroth writhe in pain, waiting for relief, because disaster has come from the Lord, even to the gate of Jerusalem.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the inhabitant of Maroth pined for good, But disaster came down from the Lord To the gate of Jerusalem.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The people of Maroth anxiously wait for relief, but only bitterness awaits them as the Lord’s judgment reaches even to the gates of Jerusalem.
Context of Micah 1:12
10Tell it not in Gath; weep not at all; in Beth-le-aphrah roll yourselves in the dust. 11Pass on your way, inhabitants of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame; the inhabitants of Zaanan do not come out; the lamentation of Beth-ezel shall take away from you its standing place. For the inhabitants of Maroth wait anxiously for good, because disaster has come down from the Lord to the gate of Jerusalem. 13Harness the steeds to the chariots, inhabitants of Lachish; it was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion, for in you were found the transgressions of Israel. 14Therefore you shall give parting gifts to Moresheth-gath; the houses of Achzib shall be a deceitful thing to the kings of Israel.
Read all of Micah 1Micah 1:12 word by word
כִּֽי־חָ֥לָֽה לְט֖וֹב יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת מָר֑וֹת כִּֽי־יָ֤רַד רָע֙ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה לְשַׁ֖עַר יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For the inhabitantיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- of Marothמָרוֹתmârôth · MarothH4796
- waited carefullyחוּלchûl chîyl · to twist: anticipateH2342
- for goodטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
- but evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
- came downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
- from the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- unto the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
Cross-references for Micah 1:12
- Ruth 1:20She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
- 1 Samuel 4:13When he arrived, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching, for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city and told the news, all the city cried out.
- Job 30:26But when I hoped for good, evil came, and when I waited for light, darkness came.
- Isaiah 59:9Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not overtake us; we hope for light, and behold, darkness, and for brightness, but we walk in gloom.
- Jeremiah 8:15We looked for peace, but no good came; for a time of healing, but behold, terror.
- Jeremiah 14:19Have you utterly rejected Judah? Does your soul loathe Zion? Why have you struck us down so that there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; for a time of healing, but behold, terror.
- Micah 1:9For her wound is incurable, and it has come to Judah; it has reached to the gate of my people, to Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 45:7I form light and create darkness; I make well-being and create calamity; I am the Lord, who does all these things.
- Amos 3:6Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city, unless the Lord has done it?
Commentaries on Micah 1:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The inhabitant of Maroth - There was a city of a similar name in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:59.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12For the inhabitant of Maroth - (bitterness) waited carefully for good She waited carefully for the good which God gives, not for the Good which God is. She looked, longed for, good, as men do; but therewith her longing ended. She longed for it, amid her own evil, which brought God‘s judgments upon her. Maroth is mentioned here only in Holy Scripture, and has not been identified. It too was probably selected for its meaning. The inhabitant of bitternesses…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-16Verses 8-16 The prophet laments that Israel's case is desperate; but declare it not in Gath. Gratify not those that make merry with the sins or with the sorrows of God's Israel. Roll thyself in the dust, as mourners used to do; let every house in Jerusalem become a house of Aphrah, "a house of dust." When God makes the house dust it becomes us to humble ourselves to the dust under his mighty hand. Many places should share this mourning. The names have…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12even to … Jerusalem: God's judgment reaches everywhere corruption has spread (compare Micah 1:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Maroth--possibly the same as Maarath (Jos 15:59). Perhaps a different town, lying between the previously mentioned towns and the capital, and one of those plundered by Rab-shakeh on his way to it. waited carefully for good--that is, for better fortune, but in vain [Calvin]. Gesenius translates, "is grieved for her goods," "taken away" from her. This accords with the meaning of Maroth, "bitterness," to which allusion is made in "is grieved." But the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Micah 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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