Micah 1:12

Good News Translation

The people of Maroth anxiously wait for relief, because the Lord has brought disaster close to Jerusalem.

Cross References

Job 30:26

I hoped for happiness and light, but trouble and darkness came instead.

Isaiah 45:7

I create both light and darkness; I bring both blessing and disaster. I, the Lord, do all these things.

Jeremiah 14:19

Lord, have you completely rejected Judah? Do you hate the people of Zion? Why have you hurt us so badly that we cannot be healed? We looked for peace, but nothing good happened; we hoped for healing, but terror came instead.

Jeremiah 8:15

We hoped for peace and a time of healing, but it was no use; terror came instead.

Amos 3:6

Does the war trumpet sound in a city without making the people afraid? Does disaster strike a city unless the Lord sends it?

Micah 1:9

Samaria's wounds cannot be healed, and Judah is about to suffer in the same way; destruction has reached the gates of Jerusalem itself, where my people live.”

Ruth 1:20

“Don't call me Naomi,” she answered; “call me Marah, because Almighty God has made my life bitter.

1 Samuel 4:13

Eli, who was very worried about the Covenant Box, was sitting in his seat beside the road, staring. The man spread the news throughout the town, and everyone cried out in fear.