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Forכִּיthe inhabitantיוֹשֶׁבֶתof Marothמָרוֹתis in anguishחָלָהfor good,לְטוֹבforכִּיevilרָעhas come downיָרַדfromמֵאֵתYHWHיְהוָהto the gateלְשַׁעַרof Jerusalem.יְרוּשָׁלִָם
Micah 1:12
Study it in the app“For the inhabitant of Maroth is in anguish for good, for evil has come down from YHWH to the gate of Jerusalem.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Micah 1:12, word by word
- the inhabitantיוֹשֶׁבֶתyoshevet
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshevet” appears- of Marothמָרוֹתmarot
Maroth
Maroth, a town of Judah. The name means "bitterness."
Where else “marot” appears- is in anguishחָלָהchala
writhe
To twist and shudder from sharp pain or from fear.
Where else “chala” appears- for goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- has come downיָרַדyarad
come down
God comes down to see or act.
Where else “yarad” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- to the gateשַׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
11Pass on, inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame; the inhabitant of Zaanan has not come out; the lament of Beth-ezel will take from you its support.
12 · This verse (above)
13Harness the chariot to the steed, inhabitant of Lachish; she was the beginning of sin for the daughter of Zion, for in you were found the transgressions of Israel.