Micah 5:7–15

THE GLORIOUS AND PURIFIED REMNANT

7 Then the remnant of Jacobw

will be among many peoples

like dew from the Lord,x

like showers on the grass,y

which do not wait for anyone

or linger for mankind.

8 Then the remnant of Jacob

will be among the nations, among many peoples,

like a lion among animals of the forest,z

like a young lion among flocks of sheep,

which tramplesaa and tearsab as it passes through,

and there is no one to rescue them.ac

9 Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries,ad

and all your enemies will be destroyed.

10 In that day—

this is the Lord’s declaration—

I will remove your horses from youae

and wreck your chariots.

11 I will remove the cities of your landaf

and tear down all your fortresses.ag

12 I will remove sorceries from your hands,ah

and you will not have any more fortune-tellers.

13 I will remove your carved imagesai

and sacred pillars from you

so that you will no longer worship

the work of your hands.

14 I will pull up the Asherah polesaj from among youak

and demolish your cities.B

15 I will take vengeance in anger and wrathal

against the nations that have not obeyed me.