The people of Maroth anxiously wait for relief, but only bitterness awaits them as the Lord’s judgment reaches even to the gates of Jerusalem.

玛律的居民心甚忧急，切望得好处，因为灾祸从耶和华那里临到耶路撒冷的城门。

玛律的居民心甚忧急，切望得着福气，因为灾祸已从耶和华那里临到耶路撒冷的城门。

玛律的居民心甚忧急，切望得着福气，因为灾祸已从耶和华那里临到耶路撒冷的城门。

玛律的居民痛苦不堪，渴望得到拯救，因为耶和华已把灾难降到耶路撒冷的城门。

玛律的居民，急待得着幸福，因有灾祸从耶和华那里降下，临到耶路撒冷的城门。

瑪律的居民心甚憂急，切望得好處，因為災禍從耶和華那裏臨到耶路撒冷的城門。

瑪律的居民心甚憂急，切望得着福氣，因為災禍已從耶和華那裏臨到耶路撒冷的城門。

瑪律的居民心甚憂急，切望得着福氣，因為災禍已從耶和華那裏臨到耶路撒冷的城門。

瑪律的居民痛苦不堪，渴望得到拯救，因為耶和華已把災難降到耶路撒冷的城門。

瑪律的居民，急待得著幸福，因有災禍從耶和華那裡降下，臨到耶路撒冷的城門。

瑪律苦境的居民焦急等候着福利，因為有災禍從永恆主那裏降到耶路撒冷的城門。

瑪律居民憂慮、而望福祉、因禍自耶和華降於耶路撒冷之門、

馬律居民、貨財見奪、中心懷憂、蓋耶和華降災於耶路撒冷門、

瑪律居民、因貨財見奪、中心憂傷、或作瑪律居民為己貨財憂戚蓋主降災於耶路撒冷之門、蓋主降災於耶路撒冷之門原文作因有災自主而降於耶路撒冷之門

Those who live in Maroth writhe in pain, waiting for relief, because disaster has come from the Lord, even to the gate of Jerusalem.

Those who live in Maroth will groan with pain as they wait for help. That’s because the Lord will bring trouble on them. It will reach the very gate of Jerusalem.

For the inhabitants of Maroth wait anxiously for good, because disaster has come down from the Lord to the gate of Jerusalem.

Though the residents of Maroth anxiously wait for something good, disaster has come from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem.

For the inhabitant of Maroth Waits for something good, Because a disaster has come down from the Lord To the gate of Jerusalem.

For the inhabitant of Maroth pined for good, But disaster came down from the Lord To the gate of Jerusalem.

For the inhabitant of Maroth waiteth anxiously for good, because evil is come down from Jehovah unto the gate of Jerusalem.

Though the residents of Maroth anxiously wait for something good, disaster has come from the Lord to 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.

Indeed, the residents of Maroth hope for something good to happen, though the LORD has sent disaster against the city of Jerusalem.

For the inhabitant of Maroth waits anxiously for good, because evil has come down from Yahweh to the gate of Jerusalem.

Lord, have you completely rejected Judah? Do you really hate Jerusalem? Why have you wounded us past all hope of healing? We hoped for peace, but no peace came. We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.

For my people’s wound is too deep to heal. It has reached into Judah, even to the gates of Jerusalem.

When the ram’s horn blows a warning, shouldn’t the people be alarmed? Does disaster come to a city unless the Lord has planned it?

We hoped for peace, but no peace came. We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.’

So there is no justice among us, and we know nothing about right living. We look for light but find only darkness. We look for bright skies but walk in gloom.We grope like the blind along a wall, feeling our way like people without eyes. Even at brightest noontime, we stumble as though it were dark. Among the living, we are like the dead.We growl like hungry bears; we moan like mournful doves. We look for justice, but it never comes. We look for rescue, but it is far away from us.

I create the light and make the darkness. I send good times and bad times. I, the Lord, am the one who does these things.

So I looked for good, but evil came instead. I waited for the light, but darkness fell.

Eli was waiting beside the road to hear the news of the battle, for his heart trembled for the safety of the Ark of God. When the messenger arrived and told what had happened, an outcry resounded throughout the town.

“ Don’t call me Naomi,” she responded.“ Instead, call me Mara, for the Almighty has made life very bitter for me.