Micah 5:5-15

English Standard Version

⁵And 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;
⁶they 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

⁷Then ^(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.
⁸And ^(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.
⁹Your hand shall ^(I)be lifted up over your adversaries,
    and all your enemies shall be cut off.

¹⁰And ^(J)in that day, declares the Lord,
    ^(K)I will cut off your horses from among you
    and will destroy your chariots;
¹¹^(L)and I will cut off the cities of your land
    and throw down all your strongholds;
¹²and I will cut off ^(M)sorceries from your hand,
    and ^(N)you shall have no more tellers of fortunes;
¹³and ^(O)I will cut off your carved images
    and ^(P)your pillars from among you,
^(Q)and you shall bow down no more
    to the work of your hands;
¹⁴and I will root out your ^(R)Asherah images from among you
    ^(S)and destroy your cities.
¹⁵And in anger and wrath ^(T)I will execute vengeance
    on the nations that did not obey.