Micah 1:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The inhabitants of Maroth writhe in pain, waiting for relief, because disaster has come from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For the inhabitant of Maroth waited for good, but evil came down from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For the inhabitant{H3427} of Maroth{H4796} waiteth anxiously{H2342} for good,{H2896} because evil{H7451} is come down{H3381} from Jehovah{H3068} unto the gate{H8179} of Jerusalem.{H3389}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For the inhabitant{H3427}{(H8802)} of Maroth{H4796} waited carefully{H2342}{(H8804)} for good{H2896}: but evil{H7451} came down{H3381}{(H8804)} from the LORD{H3068} unto the gate{H8179} of Jerusalem{H3389}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The rebellious cite hopeth, that it shal not be so euell: but for all that, the plage shal come from the LORDE, euen in to the porte of Ierusalem.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For the inhabitant of Maroth wayted for good, but euill came from the Lorde vnto the gate of Ierusalem.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For the inhabitautes of Maroth wayled for good, but the plague shall come from the Lorde, euen vnto the gates of Hierusalem.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    For the inhabitant of Maroth waits anxiously for good, Because evil has come down from Yahweh to the gate of Jerusalem.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    For stayed for good hath the inhabitant of Maroth, For evil hath come down from Jehovah to the gate of Jerusalem.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For the inhabitant of Maroth waiteth anxiously for good, because evil is come down from Jehovah unto the gate of Jerusalem.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For the inhabitant of Maroth waiteth anxiously for good, because evil is come down from Jehovah unto the gate of Jerusalem.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For the one living in Maroth is waiting for good: for evil has come down from the Lord to the doorways of Jerusalem.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    For the inhabitant of Maroth waits anxiously for good, because evil has come down from Yahweh to the gate of Jerusalem.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Indeed, the residents of Maroth hope for something good to happen, though the LORD has sent disaster against the city of Jerusalem.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 14:19 : 19 Have You utterly rejected Judah? Does Your soul loathe Zion? Why have You struck us so that we cannot be healed? We hoped for peace, but no good has come; for a time of healing, but there was only terror.
  • Amos 3:6 : 6 Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city unless the Lord has done it?
  • Mic 1:9 : 9 For her wound is incurable; it has even reached Judah. It has reached the gates of my people, even to Jerusalem itself.
  • Isa 45:7 : 7 I form the light and create darkness; I make peace and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
  • Isa 59:9-9 : 9 Therefore, justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but behold, there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom. 10 We grope along the wall like the blind; we grope as if we had no eyes. At midday, we stumble as if it were twilight; among the strong, we are like the dead. 11 We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but it is nowhere, and for salvation, but it is far from us.
  • Jer 8:15 : 15 We hoped for peace, but no good has come. We looked for a time of healing, but there is only terror.
  • Ruth 1:20 : 20 She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.
  • 1 Sam 4:13 : 13 When he arrived, Eli was sitting on his seat by the side of the road, watching, for his heart trembled for the Ark of God. When the man entered the city to report the news, the entire city cried out.
  • Job 30:26 : 26 But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness came.

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