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For the inhabitant of Maroth waits anxiously for good, because evil is come down from Yahweh to the gate of Jerusalem.
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Hoping for Good, Living in Bitterness
Commentators highlight the irony in the verse. The town's name, Maroth, is related to the Hebrew word for "bitterness." The people living in the bitterness of sin were anxiously waiting for good things. This serves as a timeless spiritual lesson: one cannot expect God's blessing while actively choosing to live in ways that displease Him. True good is found in God Himself, not just in the things He can give.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For the inhabitant of Maroth – (bitterness) – waited carefully for good. She waited carefully for the good which God gives, not for the Good…
19th Century
Anglican
Waited carefully. —There are various ways of arriving at the interpretation of the words, but the result is the same. The people o…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet here mentions another city, Maroth, and others as well in the following verses. But in this verse he says that Maroth would be in sorro…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good Or, "though [they] waited for good" F18 ; expected to h…
The prophet laments that Israel's case is desperate; but declare it not in Gath. Do not gratify those who make merry with the sins or with…
