Micah 1:12

1:12 Indeed, the residents of Maroth hope for something good to happen,

though the Lord has sent disaster against the city of Jerusalem.


sn The place name Maroth sounds like the Hebrew word for “bitter.”

tc The translation assumes an emendation of חָלָה (khalah; from חִיל, khil, “to writhe”) to יִחֲלָה (yikhalah; from יָחַל, yakhal, “to wait”).

tn Heb “though disaster has come down from the Lord to the gate of Jerusalem.”