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.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the dwellers | יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת | yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| of Maroth | מָר֑וֹת | mā·rō·wṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4796 Maroth |
| pined | חָ֥לָֽה | ḥā·lāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H2342 whirl, dance, writhe |
| for good | לְט֖וֹב | lə·ṭō·wḇ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| but | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| calamity | רָע֙ | rā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| came down | יָ֤רַד | yā·raḏ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| from | מֵאֵ֣ת | mê·’êṯ | Preposition-m; Direct object marker | H854 with |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| even to the gate | לְשַׁ֖עַר | lə·ša·‘ar | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8179 gate |
| of Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 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.