Shared Word Translation
Micah 5
The Coming Ruler from Bethlehem
Now muster your troops,
O daughter of troops.
A siege is laid against us.
With a rod they strike
the judge of Israel
upon the cheek.
But you,
Bethlehem Ephrathah,
though you are small
among the clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to be ruler in Israel,
whose origins are from of old,
from ancient days.
Therefore he shall give them up
until the time
when she who is in labor has given birth.
Then the rest of his brothers
shall return
to the people of Israel.
And he shall stand
and shepherd his flock
in the strength of the LORD,
in the majesty of the name
of the LORD his God.
And they shall dwell secure,
for now he shall be great
to the ends of the earth.
And he shall be their peace.
Deliverance from the Assyrian
They shall shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
and the land of Nimrod at its entrances.
And he shall deliver us from the Assyrian
when he comes into our land
and treads within our border.
The Remnant Among the Nations
Then the remnant of Jacob
shall be in the midst of many peoples
like dew from the LORD,
like showers upon the grass,
which do not wait for man
nor delay for the children of men.
And the remnant of Jacob
shall be among the nations,
in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,
like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,
which, when it passes through,
treads down and tears in pieces,
and there is none to deliver.
Your hand shall be lifted up
over your adversaries,
and all your enemies shall be cut off.
The LORD Will Purify His People
“And in that day,” declares the LORD,
“I will cut off your horses from among you
and destroy your chariots.
I will cut off the cities of your land
and throw down all your strongholds.
I will cut off sorceries from your hand,
and you shall have no more fortune-tellers.
I will cut off your carved images
and your sacred pillars from among you,
and you shall no longer bow down
to the work of your hands.
I will uproot your Asherah poles from among you
and destroy your cities.
And in anger and wrath
I will execute vengeance
upon the nations
that did not obey.”