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Micah 1:12

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12For the †inhabitant of pMaroth ||qwaited carefully for good:

But revil came down from the Lord unto the gate of Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. †Heb. inhabitress. See Jer. 21:13.
  2. pComp. Ex. 15:23.
  3. ||Or, was grieved. Jer. 5:3. & 30:23 text.
  4. qSo Job 35:14 (Heb.). Ps. 37:7.
  5. rSee Amos 3:6.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For the inhabitants of Maroth

wait anxiously for good,

because disaster has come down from the Lord

to the gate of Jerusalem.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Those who live in Maroth writhe in pain,

waiting for relief,

because disaster has come from the Lord,

even to the gate of Jerusalem.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Though the residents of Maroth

anxiously wait for something good,

disaster has come from the Lord

to the gate of Jerusalem.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For the inhabitants of Maroth

writhed for good,

because disaster has come down from Yahweh

to the gate of Jerusalem.