And he shall be (A)their peace.

(B)When the Assyrian comes into our land
    and treads in our palaces,
then we will raise against him seven (C)shepherds
    and eight princes of men;
they shall shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
    and the land of (D)Nimrod at its entrances;
and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian
    (E)when he comes into our land
    and treads within our border.

A Remnant Shall Be Delivered

Then (F)the remnant of Jacob shall be
    in the midst of many peoples
like dew from the Lord,
    like showers on the grass,
which delay not for a man
    nor wait for the children of man.
And (G)the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations,
    in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,
    like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,
(H)which, when it goes through, treads down
    and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
Your hand shall (I)be lifted up over your adversaries,
    and all your enemies shall be cut off.

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        he will become one of peace.[a]
When Assyria invades our land and treads down our fortresses,
        then we will raise up against him seven shepherds and eight human princes.
They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
        the land of Nimrod with the drawn sword.
    He will rescue us from Assyria
        when he invades our land
            and treads within our territory.
Then the few remaining in Jacob will be amid many peoples
        like dew from the Lord,
        like spring showers upon the grass,
            which does not hope for humans or wait for human ones.
Then the few remaining in Jacob will be among the nations,
            amid many peoples,
        like a lion among the creatures of the forest,
        like a young lion among flocks
            of sheep, which when it passes by, tramples and tears to pieces
                with no one to deliver.
Your hand will be lifted over your foes;
        all your enemies will be cut off.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 5:5 Or this will ensure peace.

And he will be our peace(A)
    when the Assyrians invade(B) our land
    and march through our fortresses.
We will raise against them seven shepherds,
    even eight commanders,(C)
who will rule[a] the land of Assyria with the sword,
    the land of Nimrod(D) with drawn sword.[b](E)
He will deliver us from the Assyrians
    when they invade our land
    and march across our borders.(F)

The remnant(G) of Jacob will be
    in the midst of many peoples
like dew(H) from the Lord,
    like showers on the grass,(I)
which do not wait for anyone
    or depend on man.
The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,
    in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,(J)
    like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which mauls and mangles(K) as it goes,
    and no one can rescue.(L)
Your hand will be lifted up(M) in triumph over your enemies,
    and all your foes will be destroyed.

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  1. Micah 5:6 Or crush
  2. Micah 5:6 Or Nimrod in its gates