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href="/bsb/micah/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/micah/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Those who live in Maroth writhe in pain, waiting for relief, because disaster has come from the LORD, even to the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/micah/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/micah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For the inhabitants of Maroth wait anxiously for good, because disaster has come down from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/micah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the dwellers of Maroth pined for good, but calamity came down from the LORD, even to the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/micah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/micah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the inhabitant of Maroth pined for good, But disaster came down from the LORD To the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/micah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the inhabitant of Maroth Waits for <i>something</i> good, Because a disaster has come down from the LORD To the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/micah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For the inhabitant of Maroth Becomes weak waiting for good, Because a calamity has come down from the LORD To the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/micah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For the inhabitant of Maroth Becomes weak waiting for good, Because a calamity has come down from the LORD To the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/micah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the inhabitant of Maroth Writhes <i>in waiting</i> for good Because a calamity has come down from Yahweh To the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/micah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For the inhabitant of Maroth (Bitterness) Writhes in pain [at its losses] and waits anxiously for good, Because a catastrophe has come down from the LORD To the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/micah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though the residents of Maroth anxiously wait for something good, disaster has come from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/micah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though the residents of Maroth anxiously wait for something good, disaster has come from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/micah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the inhabitant of Maroth waiteth anxiously for good, because evil is come down from Jehovah unto the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/micah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everyone in Maroth hoped for the best, but the LORD sent disaster down on Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/micah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the inhabitant of Maroth waiteth anxiously for good: because evil is come down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/micah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Wait anxiously for good, inhabitants of Maroth. From the LORD disaster will come on the gates of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/micah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The people of Maroth anxiously wait for relief, because the LORD has brought disaster close to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/micah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Even though the inhabitants of Maroth long for success, nevertheless evil descended from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/micah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the dwellers of Maroth pined for good, but calamity came down from the LORD, even to the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/micah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, the residents of Maroth hope for something good to happen, though the LORD has sent disaster against the city of Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/micah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the inhabitant of Maroth waits anxiously for good, because evil has come down from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/micah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the inhabitant of Maroth waited anxiously for good: but evil came down from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/micah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the inhabitant of Maroth waits anxiously for good, because evil has come down from Yahweh to the gate of Jerusalem. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/micah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For the inhabitant of Maroth has stayed for good, "" For calamity has come down from YHWH to the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/micah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For stayed for good hath the inhabitant of Maroth, For evil hath come down from Jehovah to the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/micah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For she dwelling in bitterness was anxious for good: but evil came down from Jehovah to the gate of Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/micah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For she is become weak unto good that dwelleth in bitterness: for evil is come down from the Lord into the gate of Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/micah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For she has been weakened in goodness, who dwells in bitterness. For disaster has descended from the Lord to the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/micah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The inhabitants of Maroth hope for good, But evil has come down from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/micah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For the inhabitants of Maroth wait anxiously for good, yet disaster has come down from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/micah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the rebellious inhabitant is sick of waiting for good; for disaster is come down from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/micah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because the inhabitant who rebelled is weakened for good, because his evil came down from before LORD JEHOVAH on the gates of Jerusalem<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/micah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the inhabitant of Maroth waiteth anxiously for good; Because evil is come down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/micah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Who has begun <i>to act</i> for good to her that dwells in sorrow? for calamities have come down from the Lord upon the gates of Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/micah/1-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9AM9A76_xQ?start=140" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/micah/1.htm">Weeping and Mourning</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>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. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fsc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">the dwellers</a> <a href="/hebrew/4796.htm" title="4796: mā·rō·wṯ (N-proper-fs) -- A place in Judah. Plural of mar feminine; bitter springs; Maroth, a place in Palestine.">of Maroth</a> <a href="/hebrew/2342.htm" title="2342: ḥā·lāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- Or chiyl; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl, i.e. to dance, to writhe in pain or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert.">pined</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: lə·ṭō·wḇ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">for good,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">but</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">calamity</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: yā·raḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">came down</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: mê·’êṯ (Prep-m:: DirObjM) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: lə·ša·‘ar (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">even to the gate</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">of Jerusalem.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-30.htm">Isaiah 10:30-32</a></span><br />Cry aloud, O Daughter of Gallim! Listen, O Laishah! O wretched Anathoth! / Madmenah flees; the people of Gebim take refuge. / Yet today they will halt at Nob, shaking a fist at the mount of Daughter Zion, at the hill of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26</a></span><br />O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-12.htm">Lamentations 1:12</a></span><br />Is this nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around and see! Is there any sorrow like mine, which was inflicted on me, which the LORD made me suffer on the day of His fierce anger?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Zephaniah 1:10-11</a></span><br />On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills. / Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-9.htm">Isaiah 59:9-11</a></span><br />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. / Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead. / We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-20.htm">Jeremiah 4:20-21</a></span><br />Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment. / How long must I see the signal flag and hear the sound of the horn?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-5.htm">Ezekiel 7:5-7</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Disaster! An unprecedented disaster—behold, it is coming! / The end has come! The end has come! It has roused itself against you. Behold, it has come! / Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Hosea 10:5-6</a></span><br />The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn over it with its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced in its glory—for it has been taken from them into exile. / Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-7.htm">Nahum 3:7</a></span><br />Then all who see you will recoil from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated; who will grieve for her?’ Where can I find comforters for you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15-18</a></span><br />So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), / then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-14.htm">Mark 13:14-16</a></span><br />So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21-24</a></span><br />“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. / And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13-15</a></span><br />Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. / But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. / And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem.</p><p class="hdg">Maroth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/1-20.htm">Ruth 1:20</a></b></br> And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.</p><p class="hdg">waited carefully.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/4-13.htm">1 Samuel 4:13</a></b></br> And 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 <i>it</i>, all the city cried out.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/30-26.htm">Job 30:26</a></b></br> When I looked for good, then evil came <i>unto me</i>: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-9.htm">Isaiah 59:9-11</a></b></br> Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, <i>but</i> we walk in darkness… </p><p class="hdg">but.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/1-9.htm">Micah 1:9</a></b></br> For her wound <i>is</i> incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, <i>even</i> to Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a></b></br> I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these <i>things</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6</a></b></br> 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 <i>it</i>?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/41-23.htm">Anxiously</a> <a href="/jonah/3-10.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/daniel/10-11.htm">Carefully</a> <a href="/jonah/3-10.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Doorways</a> <a href="/jonah/4-6.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/micah/1-9.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/jonah/4-9.htm">Good</a> <a href="/micah/1-11.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/micah/1-11.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/micah/1-9.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jonah/4-8.htm">Live</a> <a href="/amos/8-3.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-56.htm">Relief</a> <a href="/hosea/13-7.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/jonah/4-5.htm">Waited</a> <a href="/daniel/12-12.htm">Waiteth</a> <a href="/hosea/12-6.htm">Waiting</a> <a href="/daniel/12-12.htm">Waits</a> <a href="/joel/3-10.htm">Weak</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-16.htm">Writhe</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/2-4.htm">Anxiously</a> <a href="/micah/2-3.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/matthew/2-8.htm">Carefully</a> <a href="/micah/2-3.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/nahum/2-6.htm">Doorways</a> <a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/micah/2-13.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/micah/2-7.htm">Good</a> <a href="/micah/1-13.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/micah/1-13.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/micah/3-10.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/micah/1-15.htm">Live</a> <a href="/micah/4-9.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/nahum/3-19.htm">Relief</a> <a href="/micah/5-7.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-11.htm">Waited</a> <a href="/micah/5-7.htm">Waiteth</a> <a href="/micah/5-7.htm">Waiting</a> <a href="/luke/12-37.htm">Waits</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-16.htm">Weak</a> <a href="/micah/4-10.htm">Writhe</a><div class="vheading2">Micah 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/1-1.htm">The time when Micah prophesied.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/1-2.htm">He shows the wrath of God against Jacob for idolatry.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/1-10.htm">He exhorts to mourning.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/micah/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/micah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/micah/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For the dwellers of Maroth pined for good</b><br>Maroth, likely a town in the Shephelah region of Judah, is mentioned only here in the Bible. The name "Maroth" is derived from the Hebrew word for "bitterness," which may reflect the town's experience or the nature of its inhabitants' suffering. The phrase "pined for good" suggests a longing or hope for relief and prosperity amidst adversity. This reflects a common theme in the prophetic books, where the people of Israel and Judah often yearn for deliverance from their troubles. The longing for good can be seen as a desire for God's blessing and favor, which is a recurring motif throughout the Old Testament.<p><b>but calamity came down from the LORD</b><br>The calamity mentioned here is understood as divine judgment. In the context of Micah's prophecy, this refers to the impending Assyrian invasion, which was a tool of God's judgment against the sins of Israel and Judah. The phrase emphasizes the sovereignty of God in using nations to execute His judgment, a theme also found in other prophetic books like Isaiah and Jeremiah. This calamity serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commandments and the importance of repentance.<p><b>even to the gate of Jerusalem</b><br>The mention of Jerusalem's gate signifies the extent of the calamity, reaching even the capital city of Judah. Jerusalem, often seen as the spiritual and political center of the nation, was considered a place of refuge and divine protection. However, the prophecy indicates that even Jerusalem would not be spared from the consequences of the nation's sins. This foreshadows the eventual siege and fall of Jerusalem, which is detailed in <a href="/2_kings/25.htm">2 Kings 25</a>. The reference to the gate highlights the vulnerability of the city and serves as a warning to its inhabitants to heed the prophetic message.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/maroth.htm">Maroth</a></b><br>A town mentioned in the prophecy of Micah, whose name means "bitterness." The residents are depicted as suffering and in pain, awaiting relief that does not come.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, significant in biblical history as the center of worship and the location of the Temple. The disaster reaching its gates signifies the severity of the judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>Refers to Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel, who is depicted as the source of the disaster due to the people's sins.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/micah.htm">Micah</a></b><br>A prophet in the 8th century BC, who delivered messages of judgment and hope to the people of Judah and Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/disaster.htm">Disaster</a></b><br>Represents the judgment and calamity that God allows to come upon the people due to their disobedience and sin.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The disaster reaching Maroth and Jerusalem serves as a reminder of the serious consequences of turning away from God. Sin leads to pain and suffering, and we must be vigilant in our walk with the Lord.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>The passage underscores that the disaster comes from the LORD, highlighting His sovereignty. We must recognize God's authority and submit to His will, even in times of difficulty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_the_midst_of_suffering.htm">Hope in the Midst of Suffering</a></b><br>Although the residents of Maroth writhe in pain, the broader message of Micah includes hope and restoration. We should hold onto God's promises and seek His deliverance in our trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>The judgment serves as a call to repentance. We must examine our lives, turn from sin, and seek God's forgiveness to avoid spiritual disaster.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_intercession.htm">Community Intercession</a></b><br>The suffering of Maroth and the threat to Jerusalem remind us of the importance of interceding for our communities and nations, praying for God's mercy and intervention.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_micah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Micah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_f._f._bruce.htm">Why did Jesus resolutely head to Jerusalem?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_skeptics_view_micah_3_12's_timing.htm">In Micah 3:12, the destruction of Jerusalem is foretold--how do skeptics explain discrepancies with other accounts or timelines of Jerusalem's fall?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_micah_2_3_vague_about_calamity.htm">Why does Micah 2:3 predict calamity without specifying verifiable events or a known historical timeline?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_jesus'_birthplace.htm">What is Jesus' birthplace?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/micah/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">Waited carefully.</span>--There are various ways of arriving at the interpretation of the words, but the result is the same. The people of Maroth were in distress; they were grieved at the spoiling of their property; they longed for good, but evil was the Lord's decree against Jerusalem.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Maroth</span>; <span class="accented">bitterness</span>. Its site is unknown; but it was in the immediate neighbourhood of Jerusalem. Ewald suggests that it is the same as Maarath (<a href="/joshua/15-59.htm">Joshua 15:59</a>), <span class="accented">hod</span>. <span class="accented">Beit Ummar</span>, six miles north of Hebron. <span class="cmt_word">Waited carefully for good;</span> waited, expecting succour. But the better translation is, <span class="accented">writhed in anguish on account of good</span>, which they have lost, whether property or liberty. <span class="cmt_word">But evil came;</span> <span class="accented">for</span> (or, <span class="accented">because</span>) <span class="accented">evil is come. <span class="cmt_word"></span>Unto the gate of Jerusalem</span> (comp. ver. 9). The prophet refers to the invasion of the Assyrian kings, Sargon or Sennacherib, also mentioned by Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/22-7.htm">Isaiah 22:7</a>), and the haughty message (<a href="/isaiah/36-2.htm">Isaiah 36:2</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/micah/1-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the residents</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Maroth</span><br /><span class="heb">מָר֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mā·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4796.htm">Strong's 4796: </a> </span><span class="str2">Maroth -- a place in Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pined</span><br /><span class="heb">חָ֥לָֽה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2470.htm">Strong's 2470: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be weak or sick</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for good,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְט֖וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">calamity</span><br /><span class="heb">רָע֙</span> <span class="translit">(rā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came down</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֤רַד</span> <span class="translit">(yā·raḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֵ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’êṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">even to the gate</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשַׁ֖עַר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ša·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jerusalem.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/1-12.htm">Micah 1:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/micah/1-12.htm">Micah 1:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/micah/1-12.htm">Micah 1:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/micah/1-12.htm">Micah 1:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/micah/1-12.htm">Micah 1:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/1-12.htm">Micah 1:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/1-12.htm">Micah 1:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/1-12.htm">Micah 1:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/micah/1-12.htm">Micah 1:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/micah/1-12.htm">Micah 1:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/micah/1-12.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 1:12 For the inhabitant of Maroth waits anxiously (Mc Mic. 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