For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.
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HopeJustice and mercyHumilityJustice
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Glossary
- Jerusalem Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Maroth Place
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Bitterness; i. e., “perfect grief”, a place not far from Jerusalem; mentioned in connection with the invasion of the Assyrian army ( Micah 1:12 ). Modern identification: Khirbet Qufin.