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Micah 4:11-5:5
New American Standard Bible
Micah 4:11-5:5
New American Standard Bible
11 And now (A)many nations have been assembled against you
Who say, ‘Let her be defiled,
And let our eyes [a]gloat over Zion!’
12 But they do not (B)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 (C)thresh, daughter of Zion,
For I will make your horn iron,
And I will make your hoofs bronze,
So that you may (D)pulverize many peoples,
And (E)dedicate to the Lord their unjust profit,
And their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
Birth of the King in Bethlehem
5 “[b]Now muster yourselves in troops, daughter of troops;
[c]They have laid siege against us;
With a rod they will (F)strike the judge of Israel on the cheek.
2 [d]But as for (G)you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Too little to be among the clans of Judah,
From (H)you One will come forth for Me to be (I)ruler in Israel.
His times of coming forth are (J)from long ago,
From the days of eternity.”
3 Therefore He will (K)give them up until the time
When she (L)who is in labor has given birth.
Then the (M)remainder of His kinsmen
Will return to the sons of Israel.
4 And He will arise and (N)shepherd His flock
In the strength of the Lord,
In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God.
And they will [e]remain,
Because [f]at that time He will be great
To the (O)ends of the earth.
5 This One (P)will be our peace.
When the (Q)Assyrian invades our land,
When he tramples on our [g]citadels,
Then we will raise against him
Seven shepherds and eight leaders of people.
Micah 4:11-5:5
New International Version
Micah 4:11-5:5
New International Version
11 But now many nations
are gathered against you.
They say, “Let her be defiled,
let our eyes gloat(A) over Zion!”
12 But they do not know
the thoughts of the Lord;
they do not understand his plan,(B)
that he has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
13 “Rise and thresh,(C) 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.”(D)
You will devote their ill-gotten gains to the Lord,(E)
their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
A Promised Ruler From Bethlehem
5 [a]Marshal your troops now, city of troops,
for a siege is laid against us.
They will strike Israel’s ruler
on the cheek(F) with a rod.
2 “But you, Bethlehem(G) Ephrathah,(H)
though you are small among the clans[b] of Judah,
out of you will come for me
one who will be ruler(I) over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,(J)
from ancient times.”(K)
3 Therefore Israel will be abandoned(L)
until the time when she who is in labor bears a son,
and the rest of his brothers return
to join the Israelites.
Micah 4:11-5:5
King James Version
Micah 4:11-5:5
King James Version
11 Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.
12 But they know not the thoughts of the Lord, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.
13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.
5 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.
2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
3 Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.
4 And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
5 And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.
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