Micah 4:1–2

Better Days Ahead for Jerusalem

4:1 In the future1 the Lord’s Temple Mount will be the most important mountain of all;2

it will be more prominent than other hills.3

People will stream to it.

4:2 Many nations will come, saying,

“Come on! Let’s go up to the Lord’s mountain,

to the temple4 of Jacob’s God,

so he can teach us his commands5

and we can live by his laws.”6

For Zion will be the source of instruction;

the Lord’s teachings will proceed from Jerusalem.7

1	tn Heb “at the end of days.”
2	tn Heb “will be established as the head of the mountains.”
3	tn Heb “it will be lifted up above the hills.”
4	tn Heb “house.”
5	tn Heb “ways.”
6	tn Heb “and we can walk in his paths.”
7	tn Heb “instruction [or, “law”] will go out from Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.” map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.