Micah 5:5-9
Legacy Standard Bible
5 And this One (A)will be peace.
When the (B)Assyrian enters our land,
When he treads on our [a]citadels,
Then we will raise against him
Seven shepherds and eight princes of men.
6 And they will (C)shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
The land of (D)Nimrod at its entrances;
And He will (E)deliver us from the Assyrian
When he enters our land
And when he treads within our borders.
7 Then the (F)remnant of Jacob
Will be among many peoples
Like (G)dew from Yahweh,
Like (H)showers on vegetation
Which do not hope for man
Or wait for the sons of men.
8 Then the remnant of Jacob
Will be among the nations,
Among many peoples
(I)Like a lion among the beasts of the forest,
Like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
Which, if it passes through,
(J)Tramples down and (K)tears,
And there is (L)none to deliver.
9 Your hand will be (M)raised up against your adversaries,
And all your enemies will be cut off.
Footnotes
- Micah 5:5 Or palaces
Micah 5:5-9
International Standard Version
5 And he will be our peace.”
God’s Judgment on Assyria
“When the Assyrian invades our land,
trampling through our palaces,
we will raise up seven shepherds against him,
even eight significant men.
6 The shepherds[a] will devastate the land of Assyria with the sword,
along with the entrances to the land of Nimrod.
“This is how he will vanquish[b] Assyria
when he invades our land,
trampling within our borders:
7 The survivors of Jacob will live among many nations,
as dew from the Lord,
as showers upon the grass.
They will look to no one,
and will place no hope in human beings.
8 The survivors of Jacob will live among the nations;
they will live among many nations,
like a lion among flocks of sheep,
who, if he passes through,
will trample and tear down
with no one to deliver.
9 You will turn your power[c] against your adversaries,
and all of your enemies will be cut down.”
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