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Micah 1:12

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1:12 Indeed, the residents of Maroth 1  hope for something good to happen, 2 

though the Lord has sent disaster against the city of Jerusalem. 3 

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[1:12]  1 sn The place name Maroth sounds like the Hebrew word for “bitter.”

[1:12]  2 tc The translation assumes an emendation of חָלָה (khalah; from חִיל, khil, “to writhe”) to יִחֲלָה (yikhalah; from יָחַל, yakhal, “to wait”).

[1:12]  3 tn Heb “though disaster has come down from the Lord to the gate of Jerusalem.”



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