Mic 1:12 | NETfull | STEP | Indeed, the residents of Maroth hope for something good to happen, though the Lord has sent disaster against the city of Jerusalem.

Micah 1:12

12 Indeed, the residents of Maroth ^{▼▼ The place name Maroth sounds like the Hebrew word for “bitter.”} hope for something good to happen, ^{▼▼ The translation assumes an emendation of חָלָה (khalah; from חִיל, khil, “to writhe”) to יִחֲלָה (yikhalah; from יָחַל, yakhal, “to wait”).} ^{▼▼ Heb “[the residents of Maroth] writhe [= “anxiously long for”?] good.”}
though the Lord has sent disaster against the city of Jerusalem. ^{▼▼ Heb “though disaster has come down from the Lord to the gate of Jerusalem.”}