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Micah 1:12 KJV
Micah · chapter 1 · verse 12 · King James Version
For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.Micah 1:12 · King James Version
Micah 1:12 in context
10Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.
11Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Bethezel; he shall receive of you his standing.
12For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.
13O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.
14Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moreshethgath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.
Key words (Strong's)
- inhabitantyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- carefullychûwlproperly, to twist or whirlH2342 →
- MarothMârôwthMaroth, a place in PalestineH4796 →
- goodṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
- evilraʻbad or evilH7451 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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