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Micah 5:6-6:8
New American Standard Bible
Micah 5:6-6:8
New American Standard Bible
6 They will (A)shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
The land of (B)Nimrod at its entrances;
And He will (C)rescue us from the Assyrian
When he invades our land,
And when he tramples our territory.
7 Then the (D)remnant of Jacob
Will be among many peoples
Like (E)dew from the Lord,
Like (F)showers on vegetation
That do not wait for man,
Or delay for [a]mankind.
8 The remnant of Jacob
Will be among the nations,
Among many peoples
(G)Like a lion among the animals of the forest,
Like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
Which, if he passes through,
(H)Tramples and (I)tears,
And there is (J)no one who can rescue.
9 Your hand will be (K)lifted up against your adversaries,
And all your enemies will be eliminated.
10 “And it will be on that day,” declares the Lord,
“(L)That I will eliminate your (M)horses from among you,
And destroy your chariots.
11 I will also eliminate the (N)cities of your land,
And tear down all your (O)fortifications.
12 I will eliminate (P)sorceries from your hand,
And you will have no fortune-tellers.
13 (Q)I will eliminate your carved images
And your memorial stones from among you,
So that you will no longer bow down
To the work of your hands.
14 I will uproot your [b](R)Asherim from among you,
And destroy your cities.
15 And I will (S)execute vengeance in anger and wrath
On the nations which have not obeyed.”
God’s Indictment of His People
6 Hear now what the Lord is saying,
“Arise, plead your case [c]before the mountains,
And let the hills hear your voice.
2 Listen, you mountains, to the indictment by the Lord,
And you enduring (T)foundations of the earth,
Because the (U)Lord has a case against His people;
And He will dispute with Israel.
3 (V)My people, (W)what have I done to you,
And (X)how have I wearied you? Answer Me.
4 Indeed, I (Y)brought you up from the land of Egypt,
I (Z)redeemed you from the house of slavery,
And I sent before you (AA)Moses, Aaron, and (AB)Miriam.
5 My people, remember now
What (AC)Balak king of Moab planned
And what Balaam son of Beor answered him,
And what happened from (AD)Shittim to (AE)Gilgal,
[d]So that you might know the (AF)righteous acts of the Lord.”
What God Requires of Mankind
6 (AG)With what shall I come to the Lord
And bow myself before the God on high?
Shall I come to Him with (AH)burnt offerings,
With yearling calves?
7 Does the Lord take pleasure in (AI)thousands of rams,
In ten thousand rivers of [e]oil?
Shall I give Him my (AJ)firstborn for my wrongdoings,
The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has (AK)told you, mortal one, what is good;
And (AL)what does the Lord require of you
But to (AM)do justice, to (AN)love [f]kindness,
And to walk [g](AO)humbly with your God?
מיכה 5:6-6:8
The Westminster Leningrad Codex
מיכה 5:6-6:8
The Westminster Leningrad Codex
6 וְהָיָ֣ה׀ שְׁאֵרִ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֗ב בְּקֶ֙רֶב֙ עַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים כְּטַל֙ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה כִּרְבִיבִ֖ים עֲלֵי־עֵ֑שֶׂב אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־יְקַוֶּה֙ לְאִ֔ישׁ וְלֹ֥א יְיַחֵ֖ל לִבְנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃
7 וְהָיָה֩ שְׁאֵרִ֨ית יַעֲקֹ֜ב בַּגּוֹיִ֗ם בְּקֶ֙רֶב֙ עַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים כְּאַרְיֵה֙ בְּבַהֲמ֣וֹת יַ֔עַר כִּכְפִ֖יר בְּעֶדְרֵי־צֹ֑אן אֲשֶׁ֧ר אִם עָבַ֛ר וְרָמַ֥ס וְטָרַ֖ף וְאֵ֥ין מַצִּֽיל׃
8 תָּרֹ֥ם יָדְךָ֖ עַל־צָרֶ֑יךָ וְכָל־אֹיְבֶ֖יךָ יִכָּרֵֽתוּ׃ פ
9 וְהָיָ֤ה בַיּוֹם־הַהוּא֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י סוּסֶ֖יךָ מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖י מַרְכְּבֹתֶֽיךָ׃
10 וְהִכְרַתִּ֖י עָרֵ֣י אַרְצֶ֑ךָ וְהָרַסְתִּ֖י כָּל־מִבְצָרֶֽיךָ׃
11 וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י כְשָׁפִ֖ים מִיָּדֶ֑ךָ וּֽמְעוֹנְנִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִֽהְיוּ־לָֽךְ׃
12 וְהִכְרַתִּ֧י פְסִילֶ֛יךָ וּמַצֵּבוֹתֶ֖יךָ מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְלֹֽא־תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה ע֖וֹד לְמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָדֶֽיךָ׃
13 וְנָתַשְׁתִּ֥י אֲשֵׁירֶ֖יךָ מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖י עָרֶֽיךָ׃
14 וְעָשִׂ֜יתִי בְּאַ֧ף וּבְחֵמָ֛ה נָקָ֖ם אֶת־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֥א שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃ ס
6 שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֕א אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֖ה אֹמֵ֑ר ק֚וּם רִ֣יב אֶת־הֶהָרִ֔ים וְתִשְׁמַ֥עְנָה הַגְּבָע֖וֹת קוֹלֶֽךָ׃
2 שִׁמְע֤וּ הָרִים֙ אֶת־רִ֣יב יְהוָ֔ה וְהָאֵתָנִ֖ים מֹ֣סְדֵי אָ֑רֶץ כִּ֣י רִ֤יב לַֽיהוָה֙ עִם־עַמּ֔וֹ וְעִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יִתְוַכָּֽח׃
3 עַמִּ֛י מֶה־עָשִׂ֥יתִי לְךָ֖ וּמָ֣ה הֶלְאֵתִ֑יךָ עֲנֵ֥ה בִֽי׃
4 כִּ֤י הֶעֱלִתִ֙יךָ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם וּמִבֵּ֥ית עֲבָדִ֖ים פְּדִיתִ֑יךָ וָאֶשְׁלַ֣ח לְפָנֶ֔יךָ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֖ה אַהֲרֹ֥ן וּמִרְיָֽם׃
5 עַמִּ֗י זְכָר־נָא֙ מַה־יָּעַ֗ץ בָּלָק֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מוֹאָ֔ב וּמֶה־עָנָ֥ה אֹת֖וֹ בִּלְעָ֣ם בֶּן־בְּע֑וֹר מִן־הַשִּׁטִּים֙ עַד־הַגִּלְגָּ֔ל לְמַ֕עַן דַּ֖עַת צִדְק֥וֹת יְהוָֽה׃
6 בַּמָּה֙ אֲקַדֵּ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה אִכַּ֖ף לֵאלֹהֵ֣י מָר֑וֹם הַאֲקַדְּמֶ֣נּוּ בְעוֹל֔וֹת בַּעֲגָלִ֖ים בְּנֵ֥י שָׁנָֽה׃
7 הֲיִרְצֶ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בְּאַלְפֵ֣י אֵילִ֔ים בְּרִֽבְב֖וֹת נַֽחֲלֵי־שָׁ֑מֶן הַאֶתֵּ֤ן בְּכוֹרִי֙ פִּשְׁעִ֔י פְּרִ֥י בִטְנִ֖י חַטַּ֥את נַפְשִֽׁי׃
8 הִגִּ֥יד לְךָ֛ אָדָ֖ם מַה־טּ֑וֹב וּמָֽה־יְהוָ֞ה דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ מִמְּךָ֗ כִּ֣י אִם־עֲשׂ֤וֹת מִשְׁפָּט֙ וְאַ֣הֲבַת חֶ֔סֶד וְהַצְנֵ֥עַ לֶ֖כֶת עִם־אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ פ
Micah 5:6-6:8
New International Version
Micah 5:6-6:8
New International Version
6 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)
7 The remnant(D) of Jacob will be
in the midst of many peoples
like dew(E) from the Lord,
like showers on the grass,(F)
which do not wait for anyone
or depend on man.
8 The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,
in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,(G)
like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which mauls and mangles(H) as it goes,
and no one can rescue.(I)
9 Your hand will be lifted up(J) in triumph over your enemies,
and all your foes will be destroyed.
10 “In that day,” declares the Lord,
“I will destroy your horses from among you
and demolish your chariots.(K)
11 I will destroy the cities(L) of your land
and tear down all your strongholds.(M)
12 I will destroy your witchcraft
and you will no longer cast spells.(N)
13 I will destroy your idols(O)
and your sacred stones from among you;(P)
you will no longer bow down
to the work of your hands.(Q)
14 I will uproot from among you your Asherah poles[c](R)
when I demolish your cities.
15 I will take vengeance(S) in anger and wrath
on the nations that have not obeyed me.”
The Lord’s Case Against Israel
6 Listen to what the Lord says:
“Stand up, plead my case before the mountains;(T)
let the hills hear what you have to say.
2 “Hear,(U) you mountains, the Lord’s accusation;(V)
listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth.
For the Lord has a case(W) against his people;
he is lodging a charge(X) against Israel.
3 “My people, what have I done to you?
How have I burdened(Y) you?(Z) Answer me.
4 I brought you up out of Egypt(AA)
and redeemed you from the land of slavery.(AB)
I sent Moses(AC) to lead you,
also Aaron(AD) and Miriam.(AE)
5 My people, remember
what Balak(AF) king of Moab plotted
and what Balaam son of Beor answered.
Remember your journey from Shittim(AG) to Gilgal,(AH)
that you may know the righteous acts(AI) of the Lord.”
6 With what shall I come before(AJ) the Lord
and bow down before the exalted God?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?(AK)
7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,(AL)
with ten thousand rivers of olive oil?(AM)
Shall I offer my firstborn(AN) for my transgression,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?(AO)
8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly(AP) and to love mercy
and to walk humbly[d](AQ) with your God.(AR)
Footnotes
- Micah 5:6 Or crush
- Micah 5:6 Or Nimrod in its gates
- Micah 5:14 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah
- Micah 6:8 Or prudently
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