Micah 2:12–13

12 fI will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee;

fI will surely ggather hthe remnant of Israel;

I will put them together as the sheep of iBozrah,

As gthe flock in the midst of jtheir fold:

kThey shall lmake great noise by reason of the multitude of kmen.

13 mThe breaker is come up before them:

They have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it:

And ntheir king shall pass before them,

And othe Lord on the head of them.

Micah 2:12–13 — The New International Version (NIV)

12 “I will surely gather all of you, Jacob;

I will surely bring together the remnant of Israel.

I will bring them together like sheep in a pen,

like a flock in its pasture;

the place will throng with people.

13 The One who breaks open the way will go up before them;

they will break through the gate and go out.

Their King will pass through before them,

the Lord at their head.”

Micah 2:12–13 — English Standard Version (ESV)

12 I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob;

I will gather the remnant of Israel;

I will set them together

like sheep in a fold,

like a flock in its pasture,

a noisy multitude of men.

13 He who opens the breach goes up before them;

they break through and pass the gate,

going out by it.

Their king passes on before them,

the Lord at their head.

Micah 2:12–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)

12 “Someday, O Israel, I will gather you;

I will gather the remnant who are left.

I will bring you together again like sheep in a pen,

like a flock in its pasture.

Yes, your land will again

be filled with noisy crowds!

13 Your leader will break out

and lead you out of exile,

out through the gates of the enemy cities,

back to your own land.

Your king will lead you;

the Lord himself will guide you.”

Micah 2:12–13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

12 “I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob,

I will surely gather the remnant of Israel;

I will put them together like sheep of the fold,

Like a flock in the midst of their pasture;

They shall make a loud noise because of so many people.

13 The one who breaks open will come up before them;

They will break out,

Pass through the gate,

And go out by it;

Their king will pass before them,

With the Lord at their head.”

Micah 2:12–13 — New Century Version (NCV)

12 “Yes, people of Jacob, I will bring all of you together;

I will bring together all those left alive in Israel.

I will put them together like sheep in a pen,

like a flock in its pasture;

the place will be filled with many people.

13 Someone will open the way and lead the people out.

The people will break through the gate and leave the city where they were held captive.

Their king will go out in front of them,

and the Lord will lead them.”

Micah 2:12–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)

12 I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst of their pasture; they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men. 13 The breaker is gone up before them: they have broken forth and passed on to the gate, and are gone out thereat; and their king is passed on before them, and Jehovah at the head of them.

Micah 2:12–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

12 I will surely assemble, O Jacob, the whole of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst of their pasture: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men. 13 One that breaketh through is gone up before them: they have broken forth, and have passed on to the gate, and are gone out by it; and their king passeth on before them, and Jehovah at the head of them.

Micah 2:12–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

12 I will surely gather all of you, Jacob.

I will surely bring together the few people left in Israel.

I will gather them together like sheep in a pen,

like a flock in its pasture.

They will make a lot of noise

because there will be so many people.

13 ⸤The Lord⸥ will open the way and lead them.

They will break out, go through the gate, and leave.

Their king will travel in front of them.

The Lord will lead the people.

Micah 2:12–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

12 I will indeed gather all of you, Jacob;

I will collect the remnant of Israel.

I will bring them together like sheep in a pen,

like a flock in the middle of its fold.

It will be noisy with people.

13 One who breaks open the way

will advance before them;

they will break out, pass through the gate,

and leave by it.

Their King will pass through before them,

the Lord as their leader.

Micah 2:12–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

12 I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob,

I will gather the survivors of Israel;

I will set them together

like sheep in a fold,

like a flock in its pasture;

it will resound with people.

13 The one who breaks out will go up before them;

they will break through and pass the gate,

going out by it.

Their king will pass on before them,

the Lord at their head.

Micah 2:12–13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

12 I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob;

I will surely gather together the remainder of Israel.

I will set them like sheep of Bozrah.

Like a herd in the midst of their pasture

they will be in tumult from people.

13 The one who breaks out before them goes up;

they break through and pass the gate,

going out through it.

Their king passes before them,

Yahweh at their head.

Micah 2:12–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

12 “People of Jacob, I will gather all of you.

I will bring together

you who are still left alive in Israel.

I will gather you together like sheep in a pen.

You will be like a flock in its grasslands.

Your country will be filled with people.

13 I will open the way for you to return.

I will march in front of you.

You will break through the city gates and go free.

I am your King. I will pass through the gates

in front of you.

I will lead the way.”

Micah 2:12–13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

12 “I will surely assemble all of you, Jacob,

I will surely gather the remnant of Israel.

I will put them together like sheep in the fold;

Like a flock in the midst of its pasture

They will be noisy with men.

13 “The breaker goes up before them;

They break out, pass through the gate and go out by it.

So their king goes on before them,

And the Lord at their head.”

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f	See ch. 4:6.
f	See ch. 4:6.
g	Je 31:10
h	See ch. 4:7.
i	See 1 Chr. 1:44.
g	Je 31:10
j	Is. 5:17 (Heb.).
k	So Ezek. 34:31. & 36:37, 38.
l	Ps 55:2
k	So Ezek. 34:31. & 36:37, 38.
m	Comp. Ps. 107:16. Acts 2:24.
n	See ch. 4:7. Comp. Hos. 3:5.
o	So Isai. 52:12