Micah 1:12

10 Do not tell it in Gath; do not weep at all. Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.

11 Depart in shameful nakedness, O dwellers of Shaphir. The dwellers of Zaanan will not come out. Beth-ezel is in mourning; its support is taken from you.

For the dwellers of Maroth pined for good, but calamity came down from the LORD, even to the gate of Jerusalem.

13 Harness your chariot horses, O dweller of Lachish. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.

14 Therefore, send farewell gifts to Moresheth-gath; the houses of Achzib will prove deceptive to the kings of Israel.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
For the dwellers of Maroth pined for good, but calamity came down from the LORD, even to the gate of Jerusalem.
KJV
For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.
WEB
For the inhabitant of Maroth waits anxiously for good, because evil has come down from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem.
ASV
For the inhabitant of Maroth waiteth anxiously for good, because evil is come down from Jehovah unto the gate of Jerusalem.
DARBY
For the inhabitress of Maroth waited anxiously for good; but evil hath come down from Jehovah unto the gate of Jerusalem.
BLB
For the dweller of Maroth has waited anxiously for good, because calamity has come down from YHWH to the gate of Jerusalem!
ÅB
For de som bor i Marot,
vrir seg i smerte etter det gode.
Men ulykke er kommet ned fra Herren,
like til Jerusalems port.
OTB
For innbyggeren av Marot
Venter på det gode, men ulykke har kommet ned fra Herren
Til Jerusalems port.
B1930
For Marots innbyggere vrir sig i smerte over sin tapte lykke; for ulykke er faret ned fra Herren, like til Jerusalems port.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 14:19

    Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror.

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  • Micah 1:9

    For her wound is incurable; it has reached even Judah; it has approached the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem itself.

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  • Amos 3:6

    If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?

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  • Job 30:26

    But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.

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  • Isaiah 45:7

    I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.

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  • Isaiah 59:9–11

    Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.

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  • Jeremiah 8:15

    We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror.

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  • Ruth 1:20

    “Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.

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