Micah 5

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Micah 5

From Defeated Ruler to Conquering King

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^(a)Now, daughter who is under attack,
you slash yourself in grief;
a siege is set against us!
They are striking the judge^(A) of Israel
on the cheek with a rod.

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^(b)Bethlehem Ephrathah,^(B)
you are small among the clans of Judah;
One will come from you^(C)
to be ruler over Israel for Me.^(D)
His origin^(c) is from antiquity,^(E)
from eternity.^(d)

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Therefore, He will abandon them^(F) until the time
when she who is in labor^(G) has given birth;
then the rest of His brothers^(H) will return
to the people of Israel.^(I)

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He will stand and shepherd them^(J)
in the strength of Yahweh,
in the majestic name of Yahweh His God.
They will live securely,
for then His greatness will extend
to the ends of the earth.^(K)

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He will be their peace.^(L)
When Assyria invades our land,^(M)
when it marches against our fortresses,
we will raise against it seven shepherds,
even eight leaders of men.

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They will shepherd^(N) the land of Assyria with the sword,
the land of Nimrod^(O) with a drawn blade.^(e)
So He will rescue us^(P) from Assyria
when it invades our land,
when it marches against our territory.

The Glorious and Purified Remnant

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Then the remnant of Jacob^(Q)
will be among many peoples
like dew from the Lord,^(R)
like showers on the grass,^(S)
which do not wait for anyone
or linger for mankind.

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Then the remnant of Jacob
will be among the nations, among many peoples,
like a lion among animals of the forest,^(T)
like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which tramples^(U) and tears^(V) as it passes through,
and there is no one to rescue them.^(W)

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Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries,^(X)
and all your enemies will be destroyed.

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In that day—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
I will remove your horses from you^(Y)
and wreck your chariots.

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I will remove the cities of your land^(Z)
and tear down all your fortresses.^(AA)

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I will remove sorceries from your hands,^(AB)
and you will not have any more fortune-tellers.

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I will remove your carved images^(AC)
and sacred pillars from you
so that you will not bow down again
to the work of your hands.

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I will pull up the Asherah poles^(AD) from among you^(AE)
and demolish your cities.^(f)

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I will take vengeance in anger and wrath^(AF)
against the nations that have not obeyed Me.

Footnotes:

a. Micah 5:1: Mc 4:14 in Hb

b. Micah 5:2: Mc 5:1 in Hb

c. Micah 5:2: Lit His going out

d. Micah 5:2: Or from ancient times

e. Micah 5:6: Aq, Vg; MT, Sym read Nimrod at its gateways

f. Micah 5:14: Or shrines

Cross references:

A. Micah 5:1: Job 16:10

B. Micah 5:2: Genesis 35:19; Ruth 4:11; Matthew 2:6

C. Micah 5:2: Isaiah 11:1; Luke 2:4

D. Micah 5:2: 2 Chronicles 7:18; Isaiah 11:1; Jeremiah 30:21; Matthew 2:6

E. Micah 5:2: Psalm 74:2; Psalm 102:25; Proverbs 8:22-23; Habakkuk 1:12

F. Micah 5:3: Hosea 11:8; Micah 4:10; Micah 7:13

G. Micah 5:3: Micah 4:9-10

H. Micah 5:3: Isaiah 10:20-22

I. Micah 5:3: Micah 4:6-7

J. Micah 5:4: Isaiah 40:11; Isaiah 49:9; Ezekiel 34:13-15; Ezekiel 34:23-24

K. Micah 5:4: Isaiah 45:22; Isaiah 52:10

L. Micah 5:5: Isaiah 9:6

M. Micah 5:5: Isaiah 8:7-8; Isaiah 10:24-27

N. Micah 5:6: Nahum 2:11-13

O. Micah 5:6: Genesis 10:8-12

P. Micah 5:6: Isaiah 14:25; Isaiah 37:36-37

Q. Micah 5:7: Isaiah 10:21; Isaiah 7:18

R. Micah 5:7: Deuteronomy 32:2; Psalm 110:3

S. Micah 5:7: Psalm 72:6; Isaiah 44:3

T. Micah 5:8: Genesis 49:9; Numbers 24:9

U. Micah 5:8: Psalm 44:5; Isaiah 41:15-16

V. Micah 5:8: Hosea 5:14

W. Micah 5:8: Psalm 50:22

X. Micah 5:9: Psalm 10:12; Psalm 21:8; Isaiah 26:11

Y. Micah 5:10: Deuteronomy 17:16; Isaiah 2:7

Z. Micah 5:11: Isaiah 1:7; Isaiah 6:11

AA. Micah 5:11: Isaiah 2:12-17; Amos 5:9

AB. Micah 5:12: Deuteronomy 18:10-12; Isaiah 2:6; Isaiah 8:19

AC. Micah 5:13: Isaiah 2:18; Isaiah 2:20; Isaiah 17:8; Ezekiel 6:9

AD. Micah 5:14: Deuteronomy 16:21

AE. Micah 5:14: Exodus 34:13; Isaiah 27:9

AF. Micah 5:15: Isaiah 1:24; Isaiah 65:12