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Isaiah 34-35
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God’s Wrath against Nations

34 Come near, (A)you nations, to hear; and listen, you peoples!
(B)Let the earth and [a]all it contains hear, and the world and all that springs from it.
2 For the Lord’s (C)anger is against all the nations,
And His wrath against all their armies.
He has [b](D)utterly destroyed them,
He has turned them over to (E)slaughter.
3 So their slain will be (F)thrown out,
And their corpses [c]will give off their (G)stench,
And the mountains will [d]be drenched with their (H)blood.
4 And (I)all the heavenly [e]lights will [f]wear away,
And the (J)sky will be rolled up like a scroll;
All its [g]lights will also wither away
As a leaf withers from the vine,
Or as one withers from the fig tree.
5 For (K)My sword has drunk its fill in heaven;
Behold it shall descend for judgment upon (L)Edom,
And upon the people whom I have (M)designated for destruction.
6 The sword of the Lord is filled with blood,
It drips with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats,
With the fat of the kidneys of rams.
For the Lord has a sacrifice in (N)Bozrah,
And a great slaughter in the land of (O)Edom.
7 (P)Wild oxen will also [h]fall with them
And (Q)young bulls with strong ones;
So their land will be (R)soaked with blood,
And their dust [i]become greasy with fat.
8 For the Lord has a day of (S)vengeance,
A year of retribution for the [j]cause of Zion.
9 [k]Its streams will be turned into pitch,
And its loose earth into (T)brimstone,
And its land will become burning pitch.
10 It will (U)not be extinguished night or day;
Its (V)smoke will go up forever.
From (W)generation to generation it will be desolate;
(X)None will pass through it forever and ever.
11 But [l](Y)pelican and hedgehog will possess it,
And [m]owl and raven will dwell in it;
And He will stretch over it the (Z)line of [n]desolation
And the [o]plumb line of emptiness.
12 Its nobles—there is (AA)no one there
Whom they may proclaim king—
And all its officials will be (AB)nothing.
13 Thorns will come up in its (AC)fortified towers,
Weeds and thistles in its fortified cities;
It will also be a haunt of (AD)jackals
And a habitat of ostriches.
14 The desert (AE)creatures will meet with the [p]wolves,
The [q](AF)goat also will cry to its kind.
Yes, the [r]night-bird will settle there
And will find herself a resting place.
15 The tree snake will make its nest and lay eggs there,
And it will hatch and gather them under its [s]protection.
Yes, (AG)the [t]hawks will be gathered there,
Every one with its kind.

16 Seek from the (AH)book of the Lord, and read:

Not one of these will be missing;
None will lack its mate.
For [u](AI)His mouth has commanded,
And His Spirit has gathered them.
17 He has cast the (AJ)lot for them,
And His hand has divided it to them by the (AK)measuring line.
They shall possess it forever;
From (AL)generation to generation they will dwell in it.

Zion’s Happy Future

35 The (AM)wilderness and the desert will rejoice,
And the [v](AN)desert will shout for joy and blossom;
Like the crocus
2 It will (AO)blossom profusely
And (AP)rejoice with joy and jubilation.
The (AQ)glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
The majesty of (AR)Carmel and Sharon.
They will see the (AS)glory of the Lord,
The majesty of our God.
3 (AT)Strengthen the [w]exhausted, and make the [x]feeble strong.
4 Say to those with (AU)anxious heart,
“Take courage, fear not.
Behold, your God will come with (AV)vengeance;
The (AW)retribution of God will come,
But He will (AX)save you.”
5 Then the (AY)eyes of those who are blind will be opened,
And the ears of those who are deaf will be unstopped.
6 Then those who (AZ)limp will leap like a deer,
And the (BA)tongue of those who cannot speak will shout for joy.
For waters will burst forth in the (BB)wilderness,
And streams in the [y]desert.
7 The [z]scorched land will become a pool
And the thirsty ground (BC)springs of water;
In the (BD)haunt of jackals, its resting place,
Grass becomes reeds and rushes.
8 (BE)A highway will be there, (BF)a roadway,
And it will be called the Highway of (BG)Holiness.
The unclean will not travel on it,
But it will be for the one who walks that way,
And (BH)fools will not wander on it.
9 No (BI)lion will be there,
Nor will any vicious animal go up on it;
[aa]They will not be found there.
But (BJ)the redeemed will walk there,
10 And (BK)the redeemed of the Lord will return
And come to Zion with joyful shouting,
And everlasting joy will be on their heads.
They will obtain gladness and joy,
And (BL)sorrow and sighing will flee away.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 34:1 Lit its fullness
  2. Isaiah 34:2 Lit put under the ban
  3. Isaiah 34:3 Lit their stench will go up
  4. Isaiah 34:3 Lit dissolve
  5. Isaiah 34:4 Lit host; i.e., sun, stars, etc.
  6. Isaiah 34:4 Lit rot
  7. Isaiah 34:4 Lit host; i.e., sun, stars, etc.
  8. Isaiah 34:7 Lit go down
  9. Isaiah 34:7 Lit made fat
  10. Isaiah 34:8 Or controversy
  11. Isaiah 34:9 I.e., Edom’s
  12. Isaiah 34:11 Or owl; or jackdaw
  13. Isaiah 34:11 Or great horned owl
  14. Isaiah 34:11 Or formlessness
  15. Isaiah 34:11 Lit stones of void
  16. Isaiah 34:14 Or howling creatures
  17. Isaiah 34:14 Or goat demon
  18. Isaiah 34:14 Or a demon; Heb Lilith
  19. Isaiah 34:15 Lit shade
  20. Isaiah 34:15 Or kites
  21. Isaiah 34:16 As in DSS; MT My
  22. Isaiah 35:1 Or Arabah
  23. Isaiah 35:3 Lit slack hands
  24. Isaiah 35:3 Lit tottering knees
  25. Isaiah 35:6 Or Arabah
  26. Isaiah 35:7 Or mirage
  27. Isaiah 35:9 Lit It
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Isaiah 34-35
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Judgment Against the Nations

34 Come near, you nations, and listen;(A)
    pay attention, you peoples!(B)
Let the earth(C) hear, and all that is in it,
    the world, and all that comes out of it!(D)
2 The Lord is angry with all nations;
    his wrath(E) is on all their armies.
He will totally destroy[a](F) them,
    he will give them over to slaughter.(G)
3 Their slain(H) will be thrown out,
    their dead bodies(I) will stink;(J)
    the mountains will be soaked with their blood.(K)
4 All the stars in the sky will be dissolved(L)
    and the heavens rolled up(M) like a scroll;
all the starry host will fall(N)
    like withered(O) leaves from the vine,
    like shriveled figs from the fig tree.

5 My sword(P) has drunk its fill in the heavens;
    see, it descends in judgment on Edom,(Q)
    the people I have totally destroyed.(R)
6 The sword(S) of the Lord is bathed in blood,
    it is covered with fat—
the blood of lambs and goats,
    fat from the kidneys of rams.
For the Lord has a sacrifice(T) in Bozrah(U)
    and a great slaughter(V) in the land of Edom.
7 And the wild oxen(W) will fall with them,
    the bull calves and the great bulls.(X)
Their land will be drenched with blood,(Y)
    and the dust will be soaked with fat.

8 For the Lord has a day(Z) of vengeance,(AA)
    a year of retribution,(AB) to uphold Zion’s cause.
9 Edom’s streams will be turned into pitch,
    her dust into burning sulfur;(AC)
    her land will become blazing pitch!
10 It will not be quenched(AD) night or day;
    its smoke will rise forever.(AE)
From generation to generation(AF) it will lie desolate;(AG)
    no one will ever pass through it again.
11 The desert owl[b](AH) and screech owl[c] will possess it;
    the great owl[d] and the raven(AI) will nest there.
God will stretch out over Edom(AJ)
    the measuring line of chaos(AK)
    and the plumb line(AL) of desolation.
12 Her nobles will have nothing there to be called a kingdom,
    all her princes(AM) will vanish(AN) away.
13 Thorns(AO) will overrun her citadels,
    nettles and brambles her strongholds.(AP)
She will become a haunt for jackals,(AQ)
    a home for owls.(AR)
14 Desert creatures(AS) will meet with hyenas,(AT)
    and wild goats will bleat to each other;
there the night creatures(AU) will also lie down
    and find for themselves places of rest.
15 The owl will nest there and lay eggs,
    she will hatch them, and care for her young
    under the shadow of her wings;(AV)
there also the falcons(AW) will gather,
    each with its mate.

16 Look in the scroll(AX) of the Lord and read:

None of these will be missing,(AY)
    not one will lack her mate.
For it is his mouth(AZ) that has given the order,(BA)
    and his Spirit will gather them together.
17 He allots their portions;(BB)
    his hand distributes them by measure.
They will possess it forever
    and dwell there from generation to generation.(BC)

Joy of the Redeemed

35 The desert(BD) and the parched land will be glad;
    the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.(BE)
Like the crocus,(BF) 2 it will burst into bloom;
    it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.(BG)
The glory of Lebanon(BH) will be given to it,
    the splendor of Carmel(BI) and Sharon;(BJ)
they will see the glory(BK) of the Lord,
    the splendor of our God.(BL)

3 Strengthen the feeble hands,
    steady the knees(BM) that give way;
4 say(BN) to those with fearful hearts,(BO)
    “Be strong, do not fear;(BP)
your God will come,(BQ)
    he will come with vengeance;(BR)
with divine retribution
    he will come to save(BS) you.”

5 Then will the eyes of the blind be opened(BT)
    and the ears of the deaf(BU) unstopped.
6 Then will the lame(BV) leap like a deer,(BW)
    and the mute tongue(BX) shout for joy.(BY)
Water will gush forth in the wilderness
    and streams(BZ) in the desert.
7 The burning sand will become a pool,
    the thirsty ground(CA) bubbling springs.(CB)
In the haunts where jackals(CC) once lay,
    grass and reeds(CD) and papyrus will grow.

8 And a highway(CE) will be there;
    it will be called the Way of Holiness;(CF)
    it will be for those who walk on that Way.
The unclean(CG) will not journey on it;
    wicked fools will not go about on it.
9 No lion(CH) will be there,
    nor any ravenous beast;(CI)
    they will not be found there.
But only the redeemed(CJ) will walk there,
10     and those the Lord has rescued(CK) will return.
They will enter Zion with singing;(CL)
    everlasting joy(CM) will crown their heads.
Gladness(CN) and joy will overtake them,
    and sorrow and sighing will flee away.(CO)

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 34:2 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 5.
  2. Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
  3. Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
  4. Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
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Micah 2-5
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Woe to Oppressors

2 Woe to those who (A)devise wrongdoing,
Who practice evil on their beds!
[a](B)When morning comes, they do it,
Because it is in the (C)power of their hands.
2 They (D)covet fields, so they (E)seize them;
And houses, so they take them.
They [b](F)exploit a man and his house,
A person and his inheritance.

3 Therefore this is what the Lord says:

“Behold, I am (G)planning against this (H)family a catastrophe
From which you (I)cannot remove your necks;
And you will not walk (J)haughtily,
For it will be an (K)evil time.
4 On that day they will (L)take up against you a [c]song of mocking
And [d](M)utter a song of mourning and say,
‘We are completely (N)destroyed!
He exchanges the share of my people;
How He removes it from me!
To the apostate He (O)apportions our fields.’
5 Therefore you will have no one [e](P)applying a measuring line
For you by lot in the assembly of the Lord.

6 ‘(Q)Do not prophesy,’ so they prophesy.
But if [f]they do (R)not prophesy about these things,
(S)Insults will not be turned back.
7 Is it being said, house of Jacob:
‘Is the Spirit of the Lord (T)impatient?
Are these His works?’
Do My words not (U)do good
For the one (V)walking rightly?
8 [g]Recently My people have arisen as an (W)enemy—
You (X)strip the robe off the garment
From (Y)unsuspecting passers-by,
From those returned from war.
9 You (Z)evict the women of My people,
Each one from her pleasant house.
From her children you take My (AA)splendor forever.
10 Arise and go,
For this is no place (AB)of rest
Because of the (AC)uncleanness that brings on destruction,
A painful destruction.
11 If someone walking after wind and (AD)falsehood
Had lied and said,
‘I will prophesy to you about (AE)wine and liquor,’
He would become a prophet to (AF)this people.

12 “I will certainly (AG)assemble all of you, Jacob,
I will certainly gather the (AH)remnant of Israel.
I will put them together like sheep in the fold;
Like a flock in the midst of its pasture
They will be noisy with people.
13 The one who breaks through goes up before them;
They break through, pass through the gate, and go out by it.
So their king passes on before them,
And the Lord at their head.”

Rulers Denounced

3 And I said,

“(AI)Hear now, you [h]leaders of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel:
Is it not for you to (AJ)know justice?
2 You who hate good and love evil,
Who (AK)tear off their skin from them
And their flesh from their bones,
3 Who (AL)eat the flesh of my people,
Strip off their skin from them,
Smash their bones,
And (AM)chop them up as for the pot,
And as meat in a cauldron!”
4 Then they will (AN)cry out to the Lord,
But He will not answer them.
Instead, He will (AO)hide His face from them at that time
Because they have (AP)practiced evil deeds.

5 This is what the Lord says concerning the prophets who (AQ)lead my people astray:

When they have something to bite with their teeth,
They (AR)cry out, “Peace!”
But against him who puts nothing in their mouths
They declare holy war.
6 Therefore it will be (AS)night for you—without vision,
And darkness for you—without divination.
The (AT)sun will go down on the prophets,
And the day will become dark over them.
7 The seers will be (AU)put to shame,
And the (AV)diviners will be ashamed.
Indeed, they will all (AW)cover their [i]lips
Because there is (AX)no answer from God.
8 On the other hand, (AY)I am filled with power—
With the Spirit of the Lord—
And with justice and courage
To (AZ)make known to Jacob his rebellious act,
And to Israel his sin.
9 Now hear this, you (BA)heads of the house of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel,
Who (BB)despise justice
And twist everything that is straight,
10 Who (BC)build Zion with bloodshed,
And Jerusalem with malice.
11 Her leaders pronounce (BD)judgment for a bribe,
Her (BE)priests teach for pay,
And her prophets divine for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“(BF)Is the Lord not in our midst?
Catastrophe will not come upon us.”
12 Therefore on account of you,
(BG)Zion will be plowed like a field,
(BH)Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins,
And the (BI)mountain of the [j]temple will become high places of a forest.

Peaceful Latter Days

4 And it will come about in the (BJ)last days
That the (BK)mountain of the house of the Lord
Will be established [k]as the chief of the mountains.
It will be raised above the hills,
And the (BL)peoples will stream to it.
2 (BM)Many nations will come and say,
“(BN)Come and let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord
And to the house of the God of Jacob,
So that (BO)He may teach us about His ways,
And that we may walk in His paths.”
For (BP)from Zion will go forth the law,
And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
3 And He will (BQ)judge between many peoples
And render decisions for mighty, [l]distant nations.
Then they will beat their swords (BR)into plowshares,
And their spears into pruning hooks;
Nation will not lift a sword against nation,
And never again will they [m]train for war.
4 Instead, each of them will (BS)sit under his vine
And under his fig tree,
With (BT)no one to make them afraid,
Because the (BU)mouth of the Lord of armies has spoken.
5 Though all the peoples walk,
Each in the (BV)name of his god,
As for us, (BW)we will walk
In the name of the (BX)Lord our God forever and ever.

6 “On that day,” declares the Lord,
“I will assemble those who (BY)limp
And (BZ)gather the scattered,
Those whom I have afflicted.
7 I will make those who limp a (CA)remnant,
And those who [n]have strayed a mighty nation,
And the (CB)Lord will reign over them on Mount Zion
From now on and forever.
8 As for you, [o](CC)tower of the flock,
[p]Hill of the daughter of Zion,
To you it will come—
Yes, the (CD)former dominion will come,
The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

9 “Now, why do you (CE)cry out loudly?
Is there no king among you,
Or has your (CF)counselor perished,
That agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth?
10 (CG)Writhe and scream,
Daughter of Zion,
Like a woman in childbirth;
For now you will (CH)go out of the city,
Live in the field,
And go to Babylon.
(CI)There you will be rescued,
(CJ)There the Lord will redeem you
From the hand of your enemies.
11 And now (CK)many nations have been assembled against you
Who say, ‘Let her be defiled,
And let our eyes [q]gloat over Zion!’
12 But they do not (CL)know the thoughts of the Lord,
And they do not understand His plan;
For He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
13 Arise and (CM)thresh, daughter of Zion,
For I will make your horn iron,
And I will make your hoofs bronze,
So that you may (CN)pulverize many peoples,
And (CO)dedicate to the Lord their unjust profit,
And their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

Birth of the King in Bethlehem

5 “[r]Now muster yourselves in troops, daughter of troops;
[s]They have laid siege against us;
With a rod they will (CP)strike the judge of Israel on the cheek.
2 [t]But as for (CQ)you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Too little to be among the clans of Judah,
From (CR)you One will come forth for Me to be (CS)ruler in Israel.
His times of coming forth are (CT)from long ago,
From the days of eternity.”
3 Therefore He will (CU)give them up until the time
When she (CV)who is in labor has given birth.
Then the (CW)remainder of His kinsmen
Will return to the sons of Israel.
4 And He will arise and (CX)shepherd His flock
In the strength of the Lord,
In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God.
And they will [u]remain,
Because [v]at that time He will be great
To the (CY)ends of the earth.
5 This One (CZ)will be our peace.
When the (DA)Assyrian invades our land,
When he tramples on our [w]citadels,
Then we will raise against him
Seven shepherds and eight leaders of people.
6 They will (DB)shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
The land of (DC)Nimrod at its entrances;
And He will (DD)rescue us from the Assyrian
When he invades our land,
And when he tramples our territory.

7 Then the (DE)remnant of Jacob
Will be among many peoples
Like (DF)dew from the Lord,
Like (DG)showers on vegetation
That do not wait for man,
Or delay for [x]mankind.
8 The remnant of Jacob
Will be among the nations,
Among many peoples
(DH)Like a lion among the animals of the forest,
Like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
Which, if he passes through,
(DI)Tramples and (DJ)tears,
And there is (DK)no one who can rescue.
9 Your hand will be (DL)lifted up against your adversaries,
And all your enemies will be eliminated.

10 “And it will be on that day,” declares the Lord,
“(DM)That I will eliminate your (DN)horses from among you,
And destroy your chariots.
11 I will also eliminate the (DO)cities of your land,
And tear down all your (DP)fortifications.
12 I will eliminate (DQ)sorceries from your hand,
And you will have no fortune-tellers.
13 (DR)I will eliminate your carved images
And your memorial stones from among you,
So that you will no longer bow down
To the work of your hands.
14 I will uproot your [y](DS)Asherim from among you,
And destroy your cities.
15 And I will (DT)execute vengeance in anger and wrath
On the nations which have not obeyed.”

Footnotes

  1. Micah 2:1 Lit In the light of the morning
  2. Micah 2:2 Or oppress
  3. Micah 2:4 Or proverb
  4. Micah 2:4 Lit lament
  5. Micah 2:5 Lit casting
  6. Micah 2:6 I.e., God’s prophets
  7. Micah 2:8 Lit And yesterday
  8. Micah 3:1 Lit heads
  9. Micah 3:7 Lit mustache
  10. Micah 3:12 Lit house
  11. Micah 4:1 Lit on
  12. Micah 4:3 Lit at a distance
  13. Micah 4:3 Lit learn
  14. Micah 4:7 Or are far removed
  15. Micah 4:8 Heb Migdal-eder
  16. Micah 4:8 Heb Ophel
  17. Micah 4:11 Lit see with pleasure
  18. Micah 5:1 Ch 4:14 in Heb
  19. Micah 5:1 Lit He has
  20. Micah 5:2 Ch 5:1 in Heb
  21. Micah 5:4 Or live in safety
  22. Micah 5:4 Lit now
  23. Micah 5:5 Or palaces
  24. Micah 5:7 Lit sons of mankind
  25. Micah 5:14 I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah)
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Micah 2-5
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Human Plans and God’s Plans

2 Woe to those who plan iniquity,
    to those who plot evil(A) on their beds!(B)
At morning’s light they carry it out
    because it is in their power to do it.
2 They covet fields(C) and seize them,(D)
    and houses, and take them.
They defraud(E) people of their homes,
    they rob them of their inheritance.(F)

3 Therefore, the Lord says:

“I am planning disaster(G) against this people,
    from which you cannot save yourselves.
You will no longer walk proudly,(H)
    for it will be a time of calamity.
4 In that day people will ridicule you;
    they will taunt you with this mournful song:
‘We are utterly ruined;(I)
    my people’s possession is divided up.(J)
He takes it from me!
    He assigns our fields to traitors.’”

5 Therefore you will have no one in the assembly of the Lord
    to divide the land(K) by lot.(L)

False Prophets

6 “Do not prophesy,” their prophets say.
    “Do not prophesy about these things;
    disgrace(M) will not overtake us.(N)”
7 You descendants of Jacob, should it be said,
    “Does the Lord become[a] impatient?
    Does he do such things?”

“Do not my words do good(O)
    to the one whose ways are upright?(P)
8 Lately my people have risen up
    like an enemy.
You strip off the rich robe
    from those who pass by without a care,
    like men returning from battle.
9 You drive the women of my people
    from their pleasant homes.(Q)
You take away my blessing
    from their children forever.
10 Get up, go away!
    For this is not your resting place,(R)
because it is defiled,(S)
    it is ruined, beyond all remedy.
11 If a liar and deceiver(T) comes and says,
    ‘I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,’(U)
    that would be just the prophet for this people!(V)

Deliverance Promised

12 “I will surely gather all of you, Jacob;
    I will surely bring together the remnant(W) of Israel.
I will bring them together like sheep in a pen,
    like a flock in its pasture;
    the place will throng with people.(X)
13 The One who breaks open the way will go up before(Y) them;
    they will break through the gate(Z) and go out.
Their King will pass through before them,
    the Lord at their head.”

Leaders and Prophets Rebuked

3 Then I said,

“Listen, you leaders(AA) of Jacob,
    you rulers of Israel.
Should you not embrace justice,
2     you who hate good and love evil;
who tear the skin from my people
    and the flesh from their bones;(AB)
3 who eat my people’s flesh,(AC)
    strip off their skin
    and break their bones in pieces;(AD)
who chop(AE) them up like meat for the pan,
    like flesh for the pot?(AF)”

4 Then they will cry out to the Lord,
    but he will not answer them.(AG)
At that time he will hide his face(AH) from them
    because of the evil they have done.(AI)

5 This is what the Lord says:

“As for the prophets
    who lead my people astray,(AJ)
they proclaim ‘peace’(AK)
    if they have something to eat,
but prepare to wage war against anyone
    who refuses to feed them.
6 Therefore night will come over you, without visions,
    and darkness, without divination.(AL)
The sun will set for the prophets,(AM)
    and the day will go dark for them.(AN)
7 The seers will be ashamed(AO)
    and the diviners disgraced.(AP)
They will all cover(AQ) their faces(AR)
    because there is no answer from God.(AS)”
8 But as for me, I am filled with power,
    with the Spirit of the Lord,
    and with justice and might,
to declare to Jacob his transgression,
    to Israel his sin.(AT)

9 Hear this, you leaders of Jacob,
    you rulers of Israel,
who despise justice
    and distort all that is right;(AU)
10 who build(AV) Zion with bloodshed,(AW)
    and Jerusalem with wickedness.(AX)
11 Her leaders judge for a bribe,(AY)
    her priests teach for a price,(AZ)
    and her prophets tell fortunes for money.(BA)
Yet they look(BB) for the Lord’s support and say,
    “Is not the Lord among us?
    No disaster will come upon us.”(BC)
12 Therefore because of you,
    Zion will be plowed like a field,
Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble,(BD)
    the temple(BE) hill a mound overgrown with thickets.(BF)

The Mountain of the Lord(BG)

4 In the last days

the mountain(BH) of the Lord’s temple will be established
    as the highest of the mountains;
it will be exalted above the hills,(BI)
    and peoples will stream to it.(BJ)

2 Many nations will come and say,

“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,(BK)
    to the temple of the God of Jacob.(BL)
He will teach us(BM) his ways,(BN)
    so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law(BO) will go out from Zion,
    the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
3 He will judge between many peoples
    and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide.(BP)
They will beat their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.(BQ)
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
    nor will they train for war(BR) anymore.(BS)
4 Everyone will sit under their own vine
    and under their own fig tree,(BT)
and no one will make them afraid,(BU)
    for the Lord Almighty has spoken.(BV)
5 All the nations may walk
    in the name of their gods,(BW)
but we will walk in the name of the Lord
    our God for ever and ever.(BX)

The Lord’s Plan

6 “In that day,” declares the Lord,

“I will gather the lame;(BY)
    I will assemble the exiles(BZ)
    and those I have brought to grief.(CA)
7 I will make the lame my remnant,(CB)
    those driven away a strong nation.(CC)
The Lord will rule over them in Mount Zion(CD)
    from that day and forever.(CE)
8 As for you, watchtower of the flock,
    stronghold[b] of Daughter Zion,
the former dominion will be restored(CF) to you;
    kingship will come to Daughter Jerusalem.(CG)”

9 Why do you now cry aloud—
    have you no king[c](CH)?
Has your ruler[d] perished,
    that pain seizes you like that of a woman in labor?(CI)
10 Writhe in agony, Daughter Zion,
    like a woman in labor,
for now you must leave the city
    to camp in the open field.
You will go to Babylon;(CJ)
    there you will be rescued.
There the Lord will redeem(CK) you
    out of the hand of your enemies.

11 But now many nations
    are gathered against you.
They say, “Let her be defiled,
    let our eyes gloat(CL) over Zion!”
12 But they do not know
    the thoughts of the Lord;
they do not understand his plan,(CM)
    that he has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
13 “Rise and thresh,(CN) Daughter Zion,
    for I will give you horns of iron;
I will give you hooves of bronze,
    and you will break to pieces many nations.”(CO)
You will devote their ill-gotten gains to the Lord,(CP)
    their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

A Promised Ruler From Bethlehem

5 [e]Marshal your troops now, city of troops,
    for a siege is laid against us.
They will strike Israel’s ruler
    on the cheek(CQ) with a rod.

2 “But you, Bethlehem(CR) Ephrathah,(CS)
    though you are small among the clans[f] of Judah,
out of you will come for me
    one who will be ruler(CT) over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,(CU)
    from ancient times.”(CV)

3 Therefore Israel will be abandoned(CW)
    until the time when she who is in labor bears a son,
and the rest of his brothers return
    to join the Israelites.

4 He will stand and shepherd his flock(CX)
    in the strength of the Lord,
    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they will live securely, for then his greatness(CY)
    will reach to the ends of the earth.

5 And he will be our peace(CZ)
    when the Assyrians invade(DA) our land
    and march through our fortresses.
We will raise against them seven shepherds,
    even eight commanders,(DB)
6 who will rule[g] the land of Assyria with the sword,
    the land of Nimrod(DC) with drawn sword.[h](DD)
He will deliver us from the Assyrians
    when they invade our land
    and march across our borders.(DE)

7 The remnant(DF) of Jacob will be
    in the midst of many peoples
like dew(DG) from the Lord,
    like showers on the grass,(DH)
which do not wait for anyone
    or depend on man.
8 The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,
    in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,(DI)
    like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which mauls and mangles(DJ) as it goes,
    and no one can rescue.(DK)
9 Your hand will be lifted up(DL) in triumph over your enemies,
    and all your foes will be destroyed.

10 “In that day,” declares the Lord,

“I will destroy your horses from among you
    and demolish your chariots.(DM)
11 I will destroy the cities(DN) of your land
    and tear down all your strongholds.(DO)
12 I will destroy your witchcraft
    and you will no longer cast spells.(DP)
13 I will destroy your idols(DQ)
    and your sacred stones from among you;(DR)
you will no longer bow down
    to the work of your hands.(DS)
14 I will uproot from among you your Asherah poles[i](DT)
    when I demolish your cities.
15 I will take vengeance(DU) in anger and wrath
    on the nations that have not obeyed me.”

Footnotes

  1. Micah 2:7 Or Is the Spirit of the Lord
  2. Micah 4:8 Or hill
  3. Micah 4:9 Or King
  4. Micah 4:9 Or Ruler
  5. Micah 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1 is numbered 4:14, and 5:2-15 is numbered 5:1-14.
  6. Micah 5:2 Or rulers
  7. Micah 5:6 Or crush
  8. Micah 5:6 Or Nimrod in its gates
  9. Micah 5:14 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah
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