Read Micah 5

World English Bible · 15 verses

1. ¹ Now you shall gather yourself in troops, daughter of troops. He has laid siege against us. They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
2. ² But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me who is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
3. ³ Therefore he will abandon them until the time that she who is in labor gives birth. Then the rest of his brothers will return to the children of Israel.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
4. ⁴ He shall stand, and shall shepherd in the strength of Yahweh, in the majesty of the name of Yahweh his God. They will live, for then he will be great to the ends of the earth.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
5. ⁵ He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and when he marches through our fortresses, then we will raise against him seven shepherds, and eight leaders of men.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
6. ⁶ They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in its gates. He will deliver us from the Assyrian, when he invades our land, and when he marches within our border.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
7. ⁷ The remnant of Jacob will be among many peoples like dew from Yahweh, like showers on the grass, that don’t wait for man nor wait for the sons of men.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
8. ⁸ The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, among many peoples, like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep; who, if he goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is no one to deliver.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
9. ⁹ Let your hand be lifted up above your adversaries, and let all of your enemies be cut off.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
10. ¹⁰ “It will happen in that day”, says Yahweh, “that I will cut off your horses from among you and will destroy your chariots.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
11. ¹¹ I will cut off the cities of your land and will tear down all your strongholds.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
12. ¹² I will destroy witchcraft from your hand. You shall have no soothsayers.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
13. ¹³ I will cut off your engraved images and your pillars from among you; and you shall no more worship the work of your hands.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
14. ¹⁴ I will uproot your Asherah poles from among you; and I will destroy your cities.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
15. ¹⁵ I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath on the nations that didn’t listen.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org