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MIC A H 5
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to the house of Jacob’s God.
There he will teach us his ways,
and we will walk in his paths.”
For the Lord’s teaching will go out
from Zion;
his word will go out from Jerusalem.
The Lord will mediate between peoples
and will settle disputes between strong
nations far away.
They will hammer their swords into
plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will no longer fight against nation,
nor train for war anymore.
Everyone will live in peace and prosperity,
enjoying their own grapevines and
fig trees,
for there will be nothing to fear.
The Lord of Heaven’s Armies
has made this promise!
Though the nations around us follow
their idols,
we will follow the Lord our God
forever and ever.
— promises —
from God
People from many nations
will come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the
mountain of the Lord.”
M I C A H 4:2
Israel’s Return from Exile
6 “In that coming day,” says the Lord,
“I will gather together those who are lame,
those who have been exiles,
and those whom I have filled with grief.
7 Those who are weak will survive as a
remnant;
those who were exiles will become
a strong nation.
Then I, the Lord, will rule from Jerusalem*
as their king forever.”
8 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.
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But why are you now screaming in terror?
Have you no king to lead you?
Have your wise people all died?
Pain has gripped you like a woman in
childbirth.
Writhe and groan like a woman in labor,
you people of Jerusalem,*
for now you must leave this city
to live in the open country.
You will soon be sent in exile
to distant Babylon.
But the Lord will rescue you there;
he will redeem you from the grip of your
enemies.
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Now many nations have gathered
against you.
“Let her be desecrated,” they say.
“Let us see the destruction of
Jerusalem.*”
But they do not know the Lord’s thoughts
or understand his plan.
These nations don’t know
that he is gathering them together
to be beaten and trampled
like sheaves of grain on a threshing floor.
“Rise up and crush the nations,
O Jerusalem!”*
says the Lord.
“For I will give you iron horns and bronze
hooves,
so you can trample many nations to
pieces.
You will present their stolen riches to
the Lord,
their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.”
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1*Mobilize!
Marshal your troops!
The enemy is laying siege to
Jerusalem.
They will strike Israel’s leader
in the face with a rod.
A Ruler from Bethlehem
2*But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
are only a small village among all
the people of Judah.
Yet a ruler of Israel,
whose origins are in the distant past,
will come from you on my behalf.
3 The people of Israel will be abandoned
to their enemies
until the woman in labor gives birth.
Then at last his fellow countrymen
will return from exile to their own land.
4 And he will stand to lead his flock with the
Lord’s strength,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord
his God.
Then his people will live there undisturbed,
for he will be highly honored around
the world.
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And he will be the source of peace.
4:7 Hebrew Mount Zion. 4:8 Hebrew As for you, Migdal-eder, /
the Ophel of the daughter of Zion. 4:10 Hebrew O daughter of
Zion. 4:11 Hebrew of Zion. 4:13 Hebrew “Rise up and thresh,
O daughter of Zion.” 5:1 Verse 5:1 is numbered 4:14 in Hebrew
text. 5:2 Verses 5:2-15 are numbered 5:1-14 in Hebrew text.