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 King James Version (NKJV)For the inhabitant of Maroth pined for good, But disaster came down from the Lord To the gate of Jerusalem.

Context of Micah 1:12

10Don’t tell our enemies in Gath; don’t weep at all. You people in Beth-leaphrah, roll in the dust to show your despair. 11You people in Shaphir, go as captives into exile—naked and ashamed. The people of Zaanan dare not come outside their walls. The people of Beth-ezel mourn, for their house has no support. 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. 13Harness your chariot horses and flee, you people of Lachish. You were the first city in Judah to follow Israel in her rebellion, and you led Jerusalem into sin. 14Send farewell gifts to Moresheth-gath; there is no hope of saving it. The town of Aczib has deceived 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 1:20“Don’t call me Naomi,” she responded. “Instead, call me Mara, for the Almighty has made life very bitter for me.
• 1 Samuel 4:13Eli was waiting beside the road to hear the news of the battle, for his heart trembled for the safety of the Ark of God. When the messenger arrived and told what had happened, an outcry resounded throughout the town.
• Job 30:26So I looked for good, but evil came instead. I waited for the light, but darkness fell.
• Isaiah 59:9So there is no justice among us, and we know nothing about right living. We look for light but find only darkness. We look for bright skies but walk in gloom.
• Jeremiah 8:15We hoped for peace, but no peace came. We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.’
• Jeremiah 14:19Lord, have you completely rejected Judah? Do you really hate Jerusalem? Why have you wounded us past all hope of healing? We hoped for peace, but no peace came. We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.
• Micah 1:9For my people’s wound is too deep to heal. It has reached into Judah, even to the gates of Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 45:7I create the light and make the darkness. I send good times and bad times. I, the Lord, am the one who does these things.
• Amos 3:6When the ram’s horn blows a warning, shouldn’t the people be alarmed? Does disaster come to a city unless the Lord has planned 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
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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