Maroth
מָרוֹת/MAY-roth/
“Bitternesses or bitter fountains”
Summary
Maroth was a town in the lowlands of Judah mentioned only in Micah's prophecy, whose name ('bitternesses') the prophet used to describe the grief that would come upon its inhabitants.
☩Prophetic Reference
Maroth appears only in Micah's prophecy concerning the judgment coming upon the towns of Judah. The prophet employs a wordplay on the town's name, which means 'bitternesses': 'For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the Lord unto the gate of Jerusalem.' The inhabitants hoped for good but received bitterness—the very meaning of their town's name.
Key verses:Micah 1:12
Related Verses1 mention
Micah· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Maroth," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. V (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Maroth," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Maroth," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).