Micah

Micah 1:12

12For the dwellers of Marothh pined for good,

but calamity came down from the LORD,

even to the gate of Jerusalem.

Footnotes

  • h 1:12 Maroth sounds like the Hebrew for bitter.

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the dwellersיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyō·wō·še·ḇeṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular constructH3427 sit, remain, dwell
of Marothמָר֑וֹתmā·rō·wṯNoun - proper - feminine singularH4796 Maroth
pinedחָ֥לָֽהḥā·lāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH2342 whirl, dance, writhe
for goodלְט֖וֹבlə·ṭō·wḇPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
butכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
calamityרָע֙rā‘Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
came downיָ֤רַדyā·raḏVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3381 come or go down, descend
fromמֵאֵ֣תmê·’êṯPreposition-m; Direct object markerH854 with
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
even to the gateלְשַׁ֖עַרlə·ša·‘arPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH8179 gate
of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃yə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 14:19 · Micah 1:9 · Amos 3:6 · Jeremiah 8:15 · Isaiah 59:9–11 · Job 30:26 · Isaiah 45:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.