Parallel Verses
NET Bible
But now slash yourself, daughter surrounded by soldiers! We are besieged! With a scepter they strike Israel's ruler on the side of his face.
New American Standard Bible
With a rod they will
King James Version
Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
Holman Bible
you slash yourself in grief;
a siege is set against us!
They are striking the judge
on the cheek with a rod.
International Standard Version
"Now marshal yourselves as troops. He has laid siege to us. They will strike the judge of Israel on the cheek with a rod."
A Conservative Version
Now thou shall gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops. He has laid siege against us. They shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
American Standard Version
Now shalt thou gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us; they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
Amplified
A state of siege has been placed against us.
They shall strike the ruler of Israel on the cheek with a rod (scepter).
Bible in Basic English
Now you will give yourselves deep wounds for grief; they will put up a wall round us: they will give the judge of Israel a blow on the face with a rod.
Darby Translation
Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops; he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
Julia Smith Translation
Now thou shalt crowd thyself together, O daughter of a troop: besieging there against us; with a rod they will strike the judge of Israel upon the cheek.
King James 2000
Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops: he has laid siege against us: they shall strike the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now muster troops, O daughter of troops; a siege he puts against us. They strike the ruler of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
Modern King James verseion
Now gather yourself in troops, daughter of a troop; one sets a siege against us; they shall strike the Judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
After that shalt thou be robbed thyself, O thou robber's daughter: they shall lay siege against us, and smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
New Heart English Bible
Now you shall gather yourself in troops, daughter of troops. He has laid siege against us. They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
The Emphasized Bible
Meanwhile, shalt thou gather together in troops, thou daughter of a troop, siege, hath he laid against us, - with a sceptre, will they smite on the cheek, the judge of Israel!
Webster
Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
World English Bible
Now you shall gather yourself in troops, daughter of troops. He has laid siege against us. They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
Youngs Literal Translation
Now gather thyself together, O daughter of troops, A siege he hath laid against us, With a rod they smite on the cheek the judge of Israel.
Themes
Names » Of Christ » Judge of israel
Prophecies respecting Christ » His being smitten on the cheek
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Micah 5:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Ruler From Bethlehem
1 But now slash yourself, daughter surrounded by soldiers! We are besieged! With a scepter they strike Israel's ruler on the side of his face. 2 As for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, seemingly insignificant among the clans of Judah -- from you a king will emerge who will rule over Israel on my behalf, one whose origins are in the distant past.
Names
Cross References
Lamentations 3:30
Let him offer his cheek to the one who hits him; let him have his fill of insults.
Job 16:10
People have opened their mouths against me, they have struck my cheek in scorn; they unite together against me.
Deuteronomy 28:49
The Lord will raise up a distant nation against you, one from the other side of the earth as the eagle flies, a nation whose language you will not understand,
Deuteronomy 28:51-57
They will devour the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your soil until you are destroyed. They will not leave you with any grain, new wine, olive oil, calves of your herds, or lambs of your flocks until they have destroyed you.
1 Samuel 8:5-6
They said to him, "Look, you are old, and your sons don't follow your ways. So now appoint over us a king to lead us, just like all the other nations have."
1 Kings 22:24
Zedekiah son of Kenaanah approached, hit Micaiah on the jaw, and said, "Which way did the Lord's spirit go when he went from me to speak to you?"
2 Kings 24:2
The Lord sent against him Babylonian, Syrian, Moabite, and Ammonite raiding bands; he sent them to destroy Judah, as he had warned he would do through his servants the prophets.
2 Kings 25:1-3
So King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came against Jerusalem with his whole army and set up camp outside it. They built siege ramps all around it. He arrived on the tenth day of the tenth month in the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign.
Isaiah 8:9
You will be broken, O nations; you will be shattered! Pay attention, all you distant lands of the earth! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered!
Isaiah 10:6
I sent him against a godless nation, I ordered him to attack the people with whom I was angry, to take plunder and to carry away loot, to trample them down like dirt in the streets.
Isaiah 33:22
For the Lord, our ruler, the Lord, our commander, the Lord, our king -- he will deliver us.
Jeremiah 4:7
Like a lion that has come up from its lair the one who destroys nations has set out from his home base. He is coming out to lay your land waste. Your cities will become ruins and lie uninhabited.
Jeremiah 25:9
So I, the Lord, affirm that I will send for all the peoples of the north and my servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants and all the nations that surround it. I will utterly destroy this land, its inhabitants, and all the nations that surround it and make them everlasting ruins. I will make them objects of horror and hissing scorn.
Ezekiel 21:21-22
For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road at the head of the two routes. He looks for omens: He shakes arrows, he consults idols, he examines animal livers.
Ezekiel 24:2
"Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.
Joel 3:9
Proclaim this among the nations: "Prepare for a holy war! Call out the warriors! Let all these fighting men approach and attack!
Amos 2:3
I will remove Moab's leader; I will kill all Moab's officials with him." The Lord has spoken!
Habakkuk 1:6
Look, I am about to empower the Babylonians, that ruthless and greedy nation. They sweep across the surface of the earth, seizing dwelling places that do not belong to them.
Habakkuk 3:16
I listened and my stomach churned; the sound made my lips quiver. My frame went limp, as if my bones were decaying, and I shook as I tried to walk. I long for the day of distress to come upon the people who attack us.
Matthew 5:39
But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.
Matthew 26:67
Then they spat in his face and struck him with their fists. And some slapped him,
Matthew 27:30
They spat on him and took the staff and struck him repeatedly on the head.
Luke 19:43-44
For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and surround you and close in on you from every side.
John 18:22
When Jesus had said this, one of the high priest's officers who stood nearby struck him on the face and said, "Is that the way you answer the high priest?"
John 19:3
They came up to him again and again and said, "Hail, king of the Jews!" And they struck him repeatedly in the face.
Acts 23:2
At that the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
2 Corinthians 11:20
For you put up with it if someone makes slaves of you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone behaves arrogantly toward you, if someone strikes you in the face.