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Micah 4:8

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8And you, watchtower of the flocks, n hill of Jerusalem,

to you will come the kingdom as in the past.

Jerusalem, the right to rule will come again to you.”

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Footnotes

  1. nwatchtower … flocks This probably means a part of Jerusalem. The leaders would be like shepherds in a tower watching their sheep.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And you, O tower of the flock,

hill of the daughter of Zion,

to you shall it come,

the former dominion shall come,

kingship for the daughter of Jerusalem.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As for you, watchtower of the flock,

stronghold of Daughter Zion,

the former dominion will be restored to you;

kingship will come to Daughter Jerusalem.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And you, watchtower for the flock,

fortified hill of Daughter Zion,

the former rule will come to you;

sovereignty will come to Daughter Jerusalem.

NLTNew Living Translation

As for you, Jerusalem,

the citadel of God’s people,

your royal might and power

will come back to you again.

The kingship will be restored

to my precious Jerusalem.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And you, O Migdal-Eder,

hill of the daughter of Zion,

to you it will come,

and the former dominion will come,

the reign of the daughter of Jerusalem.

KJV 1900King James Version

And thou, O tower of the flock,

The strong hold of the daughter of Zion,

Unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion;

The kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.