Micah 5

From Defeated Ruler to Conquering King

5^tNow, daughter who is under attack,

you slash yourself in grief;

a siege is set against us!

They are striking the judge ^uof Israel

on the cheek with a rod.

^2vBethlehem Ephrathah, ^w

you are small among the clans of Judah;

One will come from you ^x

to be ruler over Israel for Me. ^y

His origin ^zis from antiquity, ^a

from eternity. ^b

³Therefore, He will abandon them ^cuntil the time

when she who is in labor ^dhas given birth;

then the rest of His brothers ^ewill return

to the people of Israel. ^f

⁴He will stand and shepherd them ^g

in the strength of Yahweh,

in the majestic name of Yahweh His God.

They will live securely,

for then His greatness will extend

to the ends of the earth. ^h

⁵He will be their peace. ⁱ

When Assyria invades our land, ^j

when it marches against our fortresses,

we will raise against it seven shepherds,

even eight leaders of men.

⁶They will shepherd ^kthe land of Assyria with the sword,

the land of Nimrod ^lwith a drawn blade. ^m

So He will rescue us ⁿfrom Assyria

when it invades our land,

when it marches against our territory.

The Glorious and Purified Remnant

⁷Then the remnant of Jacob ^o

will be among many peoples

like dew from the Lord, ^p

like showers on the grass, ^q

which do not wait for anyone

or linger for mankind.

⁸Then the remnant of Jacob

will be among the nations, among many peoples,

like a lion among animals of the forest, ^r

like a young lion among flocks of sheep,

which tramples ^sand tears ^tas it passes through,

and there is no one to rescue them. ^u

⁹Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries, ^v

and all your enemies will be destroyed.

¹⁰In that day—

this is the Lord’s declaration—

I will remove your horses from you ^w

and wreck your chariots.

¹¹I will remove the cities of your land ^x

and tear down all your fortresses. ^y

¹²I will remove sorceries from your hands, ^z

and you will not have any more fortune-tellers.

¹³I will remove your carved images ^a

and sacred pillars from you

so that you will not bow down again

to the work of your hands.

¹⁴I will pull up the Asherah poles ^bfrom among you ^c

and demolish your cities. ^d

¹⁵I will take vengeance in anger and wrath ^e

against the nations that have not obeyed Me.