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

10Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust. 11Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth–ezel; he shall receive of you his standing. For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from Yhwh unto the gate of Jerusalem. 13O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee. 14Therefore shalt thou 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

• 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 Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• unto the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for Micah 1:12

• Ruth 1:20And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
• 1 Samuel 4:13And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon 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 30:26When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
• Isaiah 59:9Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.
• Jeremiah 8:15We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!
• Jeremiah 14:19Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
• Micah 1:9For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 45:7I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I Yhwh do all these things.
• Amos 3:6Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, And Yhwh hath not 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