They will shepherd(A) the land of Assyria with the sword,
the land of Nimrod(B) with a drawn blade.[a]
So he will rescue us(C) from Assyria
when it invades our land,
when it marches against our territory.

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  1. 5:6 Aq, Vg; MT, Sym read Nimrod at its gateways

who will rule[a] the land of Assyria with the sword,
    the land of Nimrod(A) with drawn sword.[b](B)
He will deliver us from the Assyrians
    when they invade our land
    and march across our borders.(C)

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