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“In that day,” declares Yahweh,
“I will assemble the (A)lame
And (B)gather the banished,
Even those upon whom I have brought calamity.
I will make the lame a (C)remnant
And the outcasts a mighty nation,
And (D)Yahweh will reign over them in Mount Zion
From now on and forever.
And as for you, [a](E)tower of the flock,
[b]Hill of the daughter of Zion,
To you it will come—
Even the (F)former dominion will come,
The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

“Now, why do you (G)make a loud shout?
Is there no king among you,
Or has your (H)counselor perished,
That writhing has taken hold of you like a woman in childbirth?
10 (I)Writhe and labor to give birth,
Daughter of Zion,
Like a woman in childbirth;
For now you will (J)go out of the city,
Dwell in the field,
And go to Babylon.
(K)There you will be delivered;
(L)There Yahweh will redeem you
From the hand of your enemies.
11 But now (M)many nations have been assembled against you
Who say, ‘Let her be polluted,
And let our eyes behold Zion in triumph.’
12 But they do not (N)know the thoughts of Yahweh,
And they do not understand His counsel;
For He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
13 Arise and (O)thresh, daughter of Zion,
For your horn I will make iron,
And your hoofs I will make bronze,
That you may (P)pulverize many peoples,
That you may (Q)devote to Yahweh their greedy gain unto destruction
And their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 4:8 Heb Migdal-eder
  2. Micah 4:8 Heb Ophel

The Lord’s Plan

“In that day,” declares the Lord,

“I will gather the lame;(A)
    I will assemble the exiles(B)
    and those I have brought to grief.(C)
I will make the lame my remnant,(D)
    those driven away a strong nation.(E)
The Lord will rule over them in Mount Zion(F)
    from that day and forever.(G)
As for you, watchtower of the flock,
    stronghold[a] of Daughter Zion,
the former dominion will be restored(H) to you;
    kingship will come to Daughter Jerusalem.(I)

Why do you now cry aloud—
    have you no king[b](J)?
Has your ruler[c] perished,
    that pain seizes you like that of a woman in labor?(K)
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;(L)
    there you will be rescued.
There the Lord will redeem(M) 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(N) over Zion!”
12 But they do not know
    the thoughts of the Lord;
they do not understand his plan,(O)
    that he has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
13 “Rise and thresh,(P) 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.”(Q)
You will devote their ill-gotten gains to the Lord,(R)
    their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 4:8 Or hill
  2. Micah 4:9 Or King
  3. Micah 4:9 Or Ruler

In that day, saith the Lord, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;

And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the Lord shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.

And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.

Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.

10 Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the Lord shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.

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.

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