Micah 1:12

“For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.”

"For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem." - Micah 1:12
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What does Micah 1:12 mean?

Micah 1:12 in the King James Version (KJV) reads: "For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the Lord unto the gate of Jerusalem." In order to fully comprehend the significance of this verse, it is important to first understand the…

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The Burden of Waiting: Understanding Maroth’s Lament

As we gather to reflect on the profound message embedded in Micah 1:12, *“For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem,”* we are confronted with an image of earnest anticipation met with unexpected despair…

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A Prayer for Discernment and Hope in Troubling Times

O Lord God, Sovereign Creator of all that is seen and unseen, we gather before You in deep humility, recognizing Your sovereignty over our lives and the world in which we dwell. We come acknowledging the potency of Your Holy Word and seeking the wisdom that flows from it. As the…

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Micah 1:12 - "For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem."
Judges 17:12 - "And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah."
"And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah." - Judges 17:12
Micah 1:1 - "The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem."
Micah 1:2 - "Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple."
Micah 5:12 - "And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:"
Micah 4:12 - "But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor."
Micah 6:12 - "For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth."
Micah 5:2-5
Micah 3:12 - "Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest."
Judges 17:1 - "And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah."
1 Chronicles 8:35 - "And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz."
1 Chronicles 9:41 - "And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz."
1 Chronicles 9:40 - "And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal: and Merib-baal begat Micah."
"The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem." - Micah 1:1
1 Chronicles 8:34 - "And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah."
1 Chronicles 5:5 - "Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,"
1 Chronicles 9:15 - "And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;"
Micah 7:12 - "In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain."
Micah 1:10 - "¶ Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust."
Micah 1:14 - "Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moresheth-gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel."
Micah 1:9 - "For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem."
Micah 1:3 - "For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth."
"And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah." - Judges 17:1
"Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple." - Micah 1:2
Micah 1:8 - "Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls."
"And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:" - Micah 5:12
Micah 2:1 - "Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand."
Micah 1:5 - "For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem?"