Though the residents of Maroth anxiously wait for something good, disaster has come from the Lord to the gate of Jerusalem.

House of Jacob, should it be asked, “Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient? Are these the things He does?” Don’t My words bring good to the one who walks uprightly?

You hate good and love evil. You tear off people’s skin and strip their flesh from their bones.

Mankind, He has told you what is good and what it is the Lord requires of you: to act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God.

Both hands are good at accomplishing evil: the official and the judge demand a bribe; when the powerful man communicates his evil desire, they plot it together.