Micah 1:12

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 

Micah 3:12

3:12 Therefore, because of you, ⁴  Zion will be plowed up like ⁵  a field,

Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins,

and the Temple Mount ⁶  will become a hill overgrown with brush! ⁷ 

[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.”

[3:12]  ⁴ tn The plural pronoun refers to the leaders, priests, and prophets mentioned in the preceding verse.

[3:12]  ⁵ tn Or “into” (an adverbial accusative of result).

[3:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “the mountain of the house” (so KJV, ASV, NRSV).

[3:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “a high place of overgrowth.”