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And they shall rule and waste the land of Assyria with the sword and the land of Nimrod within her [Assyria’s own] gates. Thus shall He [the Messiah] deliver us from the Assyrian [representing the opposing powers] when he comes into our land and when he treads on our borders.

Then the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers upon the grass which [come suddenly and] tarry not for man nor wait for the sons of men.(A)

And 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 [suddenly appearing] among the flocks of sheep which, when it goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is no deliverer.

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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)

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.
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)

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Footnotes

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