Micah 1:12

Micah 1:12 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

12Those who live in Maroth1:12 Maroth sounds like the Hebrew for bitter. writhe in pain,

waiting for relief,

because disaster has come from the Lord,

even to the gate of Jerusalem.

12For the inhabitant of 1:12 I.e., bitternessMaroth

1:12 Or possibly has been in agony forWaits for something good,

Because a disaster has come down from the Lord

To the gate of Jerusalem.

12For the inhabitant of I.e. bitternessMaroth

Becomes weak waiting for good,

Because a calamity has come down from the Lord

To the gate of Jerusalem.

12For the inhabitant of Maroth (Bitterness)

Writhes in pain [at its losses] and waits anxiously for good,

Because a catastrophe has come down from the Lord

To the gate of Jerusalem.

12For the dwellers of Maroth1:12 Maroth sounds like the Hebrew for bitter. pined for good,

but calamity came down from the Lord,

even to the gate of Jerusalem.

12Those who live in Maroth will groan with pain

as they wait for help.

That’s because the Lord will bring trouble on them.

It will reach the very gate of Jerusalem.