Micah 4:6-13

New American Standard Bible

⁶“On that day,” declares the Lord,
“I will assemble those who ^(A)limp
And ^(B)gather the scattered,
Those whom I have afflicted.
⁷I will make those who limp a ^(C)remnant,
And those who ^[a]have strayed a mighty nation,
And the ^(D)Lord will reign over them on Mount Zion
From now on and forever.
⁸As for you, ^[b]^(E)tower of the flock,
^[c]Hill of the daughter of Zion,
To you it will come—
Yes, the ^(F)former dominion will come,
The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

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