1:12 Indeed, the residents of Maroth 1 hope for something good to happen, 2
though the Lord has sent disaster against the city of Jerusalem. 3
1 sn The place name Maroth sounds like the Hebrew word for “bitter.”
2 tc The translation assumes an emendation of חָלָה (khalah; from חִיל, khil, “to writhe”) to יִחֲלָה (yikhalah; from יָחַל, yakhal, “to wait”).
tn Heb “[the residents of Maroth] writhe [= “anxiously long for”?] good.”
3 tn Heb “though disaster has come down from the