Micah 1:12

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the inhabitants of Maroth wait anxiously for good, because disaster has come 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 Aphrah Roll yourself in the dust. 11Pass by in naked shame, you inhabitant of Shaphir; The inhabitant of Zaanan does not go out. Beth Ezel mourns; Its place to stand is taken away from you. For the inhabitant of Maroth pined for good, But disaster came down from the Lord To the gate of Jerusalem. 13O inhabitant of Lachish, Harness the chariot to the swift steeds (She was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion), For the transgressions of Israel were found in you. 14Therefore you shall give presents to Moresheth Gath; The houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.

Micah 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 1:20But she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
• 1 Samuel 4:13Now when he came, there was Eli, sitting on a seat by the wayside watching, for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city and told it, all the city cried out.
• Job 30:26But when I looked for good, evil came to me; And when I waited for light, then came darkness.
• Isaiah 59:9Therefore justice is far from us, Nor does righteousness overtake us; We look for light, but there is darkness! For brightness, but we walk in blackness!
• Jeremiah 8:15“We looked for peace, but no good came; And for a time of health, and there was trouble!
• Jeremiah 14:19Have You utterly rejected Judah? Has Your soul loathed Zion? Why have You stricken us so that there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but there was no good; And for the time of healing, and there was trouble.
• Micah 1:9For her wounds are incurable. For it has come to Judah; It has come to the gate of My people— To Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 45:7I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the Lord, do all these things.’
• Amos 3:6If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? If there is calamity in a city, will not the Lord have 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

Topics related to Micah 1:12

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Maroth

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Heir
• Lie
• Maroth
• Roll
• Wail
• Carefully
• Jarmuth
• Micah (2)
• Names, Proper

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