But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness came.
Micah 1:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Though the residents of Maroth anxiously wait for something good, disaster has come from the Lord to the gate of Jerusalem. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the inhabitant of Maroth [bitterness] writhes in pain [at its losses] and waits anxiously for good, because evil comes down from the Lord to the gate of Jerusalem. American Standard Version (1901) For the inhabitant of Maroth waiteth anxiously for good, because evil is come down from Jehovah unto the gate of Jerusalem. Common English Bible How she longs for good, inhabitants of Maroth! Calamity has come down from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem. Catholic Public Domain Version For she has been weakened in goodness, who dwells in bitterness. For disaster has descended from the Lord to the gate of Jerusalem. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For she is become weak unto good that dwelleth in bitterness: for evil is come down from the Lord into the gate of Jerusalem. |
But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness came.
I form light and create darkness, I make success and create disaster; I am the Lord, who does all these things.
Have you completely rejected Judah? Do you detest Zion? Why do you strike us with no hope of healing for us? We hoped for peace, but there was nothing good; for a time of healing, but there was only terror.
We hoped for peace, but there was nothing good; for a time of healing, but there was only terror.
If a ram’s horn is blown in a city, aren’t people afraid? If a disaster occurs in a city, hasn’t the Lord done it?
For her wound is incurable and has reached even Judah; it has approached my people’s city gate, as far as Jerusalem.
‘Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara,’ she answered, ‘for the Almighty has made me very bitter.
When he arrived, there was Eli sitting on his chair beside the road waiting, because he was anxious about the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the entire city cried out.