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.
7 I 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.
8 As 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.
11 And now (M)many nations have been assembled against you
Who say, ‘Let her be defiled,
And let our eyes [d]gloat over Zion!’
12 But 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.
13 Arise 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.
Footnotes
- Micah 4:7 Or are far removed
- Micah 4:8 Heb Migdal-eder
- Micah 4:8 Heb Ophel
- Micah 4:11 Lit see with pleasure
Micah 4:6-13
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Restoration Promised after Exile
6 On that day, says the Lord,
I will assemble the lame
and gather those who have been driven away
and those whom I have afflicted.(A)
7 The lame I will make the remnant,
and those who were cast off, a strong nation,
and the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion
now and forevermore.(B)
8 And you, O tower of the flock,
hill of daughter Zion,
to you it shall come,
the former dominion shall come,
the sovereignty of daughter Jerusalem.(C)
9 Now why do you cry aloud?
Is there no king in you?
Has your counselor perished,
that pangs have seized you like a woman in labor?(D)
10 Writhe and groan,[a] O daughter Zion,
like a woman in labor,
for now you shall go forth from the city
and camp in the open country;
you shall go to Babylon.
There you shall be rescued;
there the Lord will redeem you
from the hands of your enemies.(E)
11 Now many nations
are assembled against you,
saying, “Let her be profaned,
and let our eyes gaze upon Zion.”(F)
12 But they do not know
the thoughts of the Lord;
they do not understand his plan,
that he has gathered them as sheaves to the threshing floor.(G)
13 Arise and thresh,
O daughter Zion,
for I will make your horn iron
and your hoofs bronze;
you shall beat in pieces many peoples
and shall[b] devote their gain to the Lord,
their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth.(H)
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