KJV ORIGINAL
For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The people in Maroth were holding their breath, waiting and hoping for something good to finally happen. But instead, disaster came straight from God himself, rolling right up to Jerusalem's front door.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes we're desperately waiting for our breakthrough, but God's plan includes the hard stuff too.
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