ESV: For the inhabitants of Maroth wait anxiously for good, because disaster has come down from the Lord to the gate of Jerusalem.
NIV: Those who live in Maroth writhe in pain, waiting for relief, because disaster has come from the Lord, even to the gate of Jerusalem.
NASB: For the inhabitant of Maroth Waits for something good, Because a disaster has come down from the Lord To the gate of Jerusalem.
CSB: Though the residents of Maroth anxiously wait for something good, disaster has come from the Lord to the gate of Jerusalem.
NLT: 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.
KJV: For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the Lord unto the gate of Jerusalem.
NKJV: For the inhabitant of Maroth pined for good, But disaster came down from the Lord To the gate of Jerusalem.
