Micah 4:6-5:15 - ESV Online

MICAH 4:6-5:15

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The Lord Shall Rescue Zion

In that day, declares the Lord,

I will assemble the lame

and gather those who have been driven away

and those whom I have afflicted; 7

and the lame I will make the remnant,

and those who were cast off, a strong nation;

and the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion

from this time forth and forevermore.
8

And you, O tower of the flock,

hill of the daughter of Zion,

to you shall it come,

the former dominion shall come,

kingship for the daughter of Jerusalem.
9

Now why do you cry aloud?

Is there no king in you?

Has your counselor perished,

that pain seized you like a woman in labor? 10

Writhe and groan, O daughter of Zion,

like a woman in labor,

for now you shall go out from the city

and dwell in the open country;

you shall go to Babylon.

There you shall be rescued;

there the Lord will redeem you

from the hand of your enemies.
11

Now many nations

are assembled against you,

saying, “Let her be defiled,

and let our eyes gaze upon Zion.” 12

But they do not know

the thoughts of the Lord;

they do not understand his plan,

that he has gathered them as sheaves to the threshing floor. 13

Arise and thresh,

O daughter of Zion,

for I will make your horn iron,

and I will make your hoofs bronze;

you shall beat in pieces many peoples;

and shall devote their gain to the Lord,

their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth. The Ruler to Be Born in Bethlehem

5:1

Now muster your troops, O daughter of troops;

siege is laid against us;

with a rod they strike the judge of Israel

on the cheek. 2

But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,

who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,

from you shall come forth for me

one who is to be ruler in Israel,

whose coming forth is from of old,

from ancient days. 3

Therefore he shall give them up until the time

when she who is in labor has given birth;

then the rest of his brothers shall return

to the people of Israel. 4

And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord,

in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.

And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great

to the ends of the earth.
5

And he shall be their peace.

When the Assyrian comes into our land

and treads in our palaces,

then we will raise against him seven shepherds

and eight princes of men; 6

they shall shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,

and the land of Nimrod at its entrances;

and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian

when he comes into our land

and treads within our border. A Remnant Shall Be Delivered

Then the remnant of Jacob shall be

in the midst of many peoples

like dew from the Lord,

like showers on the grass,

which delay not for a man

nor wait for the children of man. 8

And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations,

in the midst of many peoples,

like a lion among the beasts of the forest,

like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,

which, when it goes through, treads down

and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver. 9

Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries,

and all your enemies shall be cut off.
10

And in that day, declares the Lord,

I will cut off your horses from among you

and will destroy your chariots; 11

and I will cut off the cities of your land

and throw down all your strongholds; 12

and I will cut off sorceries from your hand,

and you shall have no more tellers of fortunes; 13

and I will cut off your carved images

and your pillars from among you,

and you shall bow down no more

to the work of your hands; 14

and I will root out your Asherah images from among you

and destroy your cities. 15

And in anger and wrath I will execute vengeance

on the nations that did not obey.

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