Micah 1:12

10 Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.

11 Pass 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 the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.

13 O 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.

14 Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moresheth-gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie 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

    Hast 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!

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  • Micah 1:9

    For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.

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  • Amos 3:6

    Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?

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  • Job 30:26

    When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

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  • Isaiah 45:7

    I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

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  • Isaiah 59:9–11

    Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.

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  • Jeremiah 8:15

    We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!

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  • Ruth 1:20

    And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

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