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Has your ruler perished, that pain seizes you like that of a woman in labor? <a href="/nlt/micah/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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. <a href="/esv/micah/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> Now why do you cry aloud? Is there no king in you? Has your counselor perished, that pain seized you like a woman in labor? <a href="/bsb/micah/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Why do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor? <a href="/kjv/micah/4.htm">King James Bible</a> Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counseller perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail. <a href="/nkjv/micah/4.htm">New King James Version</a> Now why do you cry aloud? Is there no king in your midst? Has your counselor perished? For pangs have seized you like a woman in labor. <a href="/nasb_/micah/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Now, why do you cry out loudly? Is there no king among you, Or has your counselor perished, That agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth? <a href="/nasb/micah/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Now, why do you cry out loudly? Is there no king among you, Or has your counselor perished, That agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth? <a href="/nasb77/micah/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Now, why do you cry out loudly? Is there no king among you, Or has your counselor perished, That agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth? <a href="/lsb/micah/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Now, why do you make a loud shout? Is there no king among you, Or has your counselor perished, That writhing has taken hold of you like a woman in childbirth? <a href="/amp/micah/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Now, why do you cry out loudly? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished? For agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth. <a href="/csb/micah/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Now, why are you shouting loudly? Is there no king with you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor? <a href="/hcsb/micah/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Now, why are you shouting loudly? Is there no king with you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor? <a href="/asv/micah/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> Now why dost thou cry out aloud? Is there no king in thee, is thy counsellor perished, that pangs have taken hold of thee as of a woman in travail? <a href="/cev/micah/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jerusalem, why are you crying? Don't you have a king? Have your advisors gone? Are you suffering like a woman in childbirth? <a href="/erv/micah/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> Now why dost thou cry out aloud? Is there no king in thee, is thy counsellor perished, that pangs have taken hold of thee as of a woman in travail? <a href="/gwt/micah/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Now why are you crying so loudly? Don't you have a king? Has your counselor died? Pain grips you like a woman in labor. <a href="/gnt/micah/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> Why do you cry out so loudly? Why are you suffering like a woman in labor? Is it because you have no king, and your counselors are dead? <a href="/isv/micah/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> Why are you crying so loud now? There's no king among you, is there? Perhaps your advisor has died? For pain has overtaken you like a woman in labor. <a href="/msb/micah/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Why do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor? <a href="/net/micah/4.htm">NET Bible</a> Jerusalem, why are you now shouting so loudly? Has your king disappeared? Has your wise leader been destroyed? Is this why pain grips you as if you were a woman in labor? <a href="/nheb/micah/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now why do you cry out aloud? Is there no king in you? Has your counselor perished, that pain has gripped you like a woman in labor? <a href="/wbt/micah/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now why dost thou cry aloud? is there no king in thee? hath thy counselor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail. <a href="/web/micah/4.htm">World English Bible</a> Now why do you cry out aloud? Is there no king in you? Has your counselor perished, that pains have taken hold of you as of a woman in travail? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/micah/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Now why do you shout aloud? Is there no king in you? Has your counselor perished, "" That pain as of a travailing woman has taken hold of you? <a href="/ylt/micah/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Now, why dost thou shout aloud? A king -- is there none in thee? Hath thy counsellor perished, That taken hold of thee hath pain as a travailing woman? <a href="/slt/micah/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Now wherefore wilt thou cry out with an outcry? is no king in thee? or thy counselor perished? for pain laid hold of thee as she bringing forth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/micah/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Now, why art thou drawn together with grief? Hast thou no king in thee, or is thy counsellor perished, because sorrow hath taken thee as a woman in labour? <a href="/cpdv/micah/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now, why have you come together in grief? Is there not a king in you, or has your counselor gone away? For sorrow has overtaken you, like the pain of giving birth. <a href="/nabre/micah/4.htm">New American Bible</a> Now why do you cry out so? Are you without a king? Or has your adviser perished, That you are seized with pains like a woman in labor? <a href="/nrsvce/micah/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now why do you cry aloud? Is there no king in you? Has your counselor perished, that pangs have seized you like a woman in labor?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/micah/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Now why do you commit iniquity? Is there no king in you? Or have your counsellors perished? For pangs have taken you like a woman in travail. <a href="/hpbt/micah/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Therefore why have you done evil? Is there no King in you, or are your Counselors destroyed? For pains have seized you like a woman in labor<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/micah/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Now why dost thou cry out aloud? Is there no King in thee, Is thy Counsellor perished, That pangs have taken hold of thee as of a woman in travail? <a href="/sep/micah/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And now, why hast thou known calamities? was there not a king to thee? or has thy counsel perished that pangs as of a woman in travail have seized upon thee? <a href="/parallel/micah/4-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9AM9A76_xQ?start=626" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/micah/4.htm">The Restoration of Zion</a> …8And you, O watchtower of the flock, O stronghold of the Daughter of Zion—the former dominion will be restored to you; sovereignty will come to the Daughter of Jerusalem.” 9<a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: lām·māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘at·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">do you now</a> <a href="/hebrew/7321.htm" title="7321: ṯā·rî·‘î (V-Hifil-Imperf-2fs) -- To raise a shout, give a blast. A primitive root; to mar; figuratively, to split the ears, i.e. Shout.">cry</a> <a href="/hebrew/7452.htm" title="7452: rê·a‘ (N-ms) -- Perhaps shouting, roar. From ruwa'; a crash, noise, shout.">aloud?</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên- (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">Is there no</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: hă·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">among you?</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">Has</a> <a href="/hebrew/3289.htm" title="3289: yō·w·‘ă·ṣêḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 2fs) -- To advise, counsel. A primitive root; to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve.">your counselor</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: ’ā·ḇāḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">perished</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/2427.htm" title="2427: ḥîl (N-ms) -- A writhing, anguish. And chiylah; from chuwl; a throe.">anguish</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: he·ḥĕ·zî·qêḵ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms:: 2fs) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">grips you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: kay·yō·w·lê·ḏāh (Prep-k, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">like a woman in labor?</a> 10Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued; there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Jeremiah 8:19-22</a> Listen to the cry of the daughter of my people from a land far away: “Is the LORD no longer in Zion? Is her King no longer there?” “Why have they provoked Me to anger with their carved images, with their worthless foreign idols?” / “The harvest has passed, the summer has ended, but we have not been saved.” / For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am crushed. I mourn; horror has gripped me. ... <a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">Isaiah 3:1-4</a> For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water, / the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder, / the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter. ... <a href="/hosea/13-10.htm">Hosea 13:10-11</a> Where is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”? / So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away. <a href="/lamentations/2-13.htm">Lamentations 2:13-14</a> What can I say for you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may console you, O Virgin Daughter of Zion? For your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can ever heal you? / The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading. <a href="/isaiah/37-3.htm">Isaiah 37:3</a> to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them. <a href="/jeremiah/4-31.htm">Jeremiah 4:31</a> For I hear a cry like a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child—the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands to say, “Woe is me, for my soul faints before the murderers!” <a href="/2_kings/19-3.htm">2 Kings 19:3</a> to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them. <a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Isaiah 13:8</a> Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear. <a href="/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Jeremiah 30:6-7</a> Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale? / How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it. <a href="/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Ezekiel 7:18</a> They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved. <a href="/isaiah/21-3.htm">Isaiah 21:3</a> Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see. <a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">Matthew 9:36</a> When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. <a href="/john/16-20.htm">John 16:20-22</a> Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. / A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world. / So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy. <a href="/revelation/12-2.htm">Revelation 12:2</a> She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth. <a href="/mark/13-8.htm">Mark 13:8</a> Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Now why do you cry out aloud? is there no king in you? is your counselor perished? for pangs have taken you as a woman in travail.why.<a href="/jeremiah/4-21.htm">Jeremiah 4:21</a> How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?<a href="/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Jeremiah 8:19</a> Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?<a href="/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Jeremiah 30:6,7</a> Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? … is there.<a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">Isaiah 3:1-7</a> For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, … <a href="/lamentations/4-20.htm">Lamentations 4:20</a> The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.<a href="/hosea/3-4.htm">Hosea 3:4</a> For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:for.<a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Isaiah 13:8</a> And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.<a href="/isaiah/21-3.htm">Isaiah 21:3</a> Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.<a href="/isaiah/26-17.htm">Isaiah 26:17</a> Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/30-16.htm">Agony</a> <a href="/hosea/5-8.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/hosea/13-13.htm">Childbirth</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-28.htm">Counsellor</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-28.htm">Counselor</a> <a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/micah/3-4.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/micah/2-10.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-43.htm">Gripped</a> <a href="/hosea/13-9.htm">Helper</a> <a href="/micah/4-8.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/esther/4-1.htm">Loudly</a> <a href="/micah/1-12.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Pains</a> <a href="/hosea/13-13.htm">Pangs</a> <a href="/jonah/4-10.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/hosea/10-6.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-29.htm">Seizes</a> <a href="/amos/1-14.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-5.htm">Travail</a> <a href="/hosea/13-13.htm">Travailing</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-8.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/9-5.htm">Agony</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/matthew/24-8.htm">Childbirth</a> <a href="/nahum/1-11.htm">Counsellor</a> <a href="/nahum/1-11.htm">Counselor</a> <a href="/nahum/2-8.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/micah/6-9.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/micah/5-10.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/mark/16-8.htm">Gripped</a> <a href="/john/14-16.htm">Helper</a> <a href="/micah/6-14.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/matthew/9-23.htm">Loudly</a> <a href="/micah/4-10.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/matthew/4-24.htm">Pains</a> <a href="/matthew/24-8.htm">Pangs</a> <a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/matthew/14-3.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/mark/9-18.htm">Seizes</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-14.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/micah/4-10.htm">Travail</a> <a href="/revelation/12-2.htm">Travailing</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-2.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Micah 4</div>1. <a href="/micah/4-1.htm">The glory,</a> 5. <a href="/micah/4-5.htm">and the peace of Christ's kingdom.</a> 6. <a href="/micah/4-6.htm">The restoration,</a> 11. <a href="/micah/4-11.htm">and victory of the church.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase addresses the people of Judah, who are in distress. The prophet Micah is questioning their loud lamentation, which indicates a state of panic and desperation. Historically, this period was marked by the threat of Assyrian invasion, causing fear among the people. The rhetorical question suggests that their cries are due to a lack of faith and trust in God, who has been their deliverer in past crises.Is there no king among you? The question implies a loss of leadership or the ineffectiveness of the current king. At this time, the monarchy in Judah was under threat, and the king's ability to protect and lead the nation was in question. This reflects a deeper spiritual issue, as the king was seen as God's representative. The absence or failure of a king symbolizes a spiritual void and a turning away from divine guidance.Has your counselor perished The term "counselor" refers to wise leadership, possibly pointing to the king or prophetic figures who provided guidance. In ancient Israel, counselors were crucial for decision-making and maintaining justice. The absence of such figures suggests a breakdown in governance and spiritual direction. This can also be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate Counselor, Jesus Christ, who provides perfect wisdom and guidance.so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor? This simile vividly describes the intense pain and fear experienced by the people. Labor pains are often used in scripture to depict sudden and unavoidable distress (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Isaiah 13:8</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/4-31.htm">Jeremiah 4:31</a>). The imagery suggests that the suffering is both inevitable and necessary, leading to a new beginning or deliverance. In a prophetic sense, it points to the coming of the Messiah, who would bring about a new era of peace and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/micah.htm">Micah</a> A prophet in the 8th century BC, Micah delivered messages of judgment and hope to the people of Judah and Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, often the focus of Micah's prophecies, facing impending judgment and exile. 3. <a href="/topical/k/king.htm">King</a> Refers to the leadership of Judah, which was failing to provide guidance and protection to the people. 4. <a href="/topical/c/counselor.htm">Counselor</a> Symbolizes the wise guidance and leadership that was absent, leading to the people's distress. 5. <a href="/topical/w/woman_in_labor.htm">Woman in Labor</a> A metaphor for intense pain and distress, illustrating the people's suffering and turmoil.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a> Earthly leaders can fail, but God remains the ultimate source of guidance and wisdom. <a href="/topical/r/recognizing_spiritual_anguish.htm">Recognizing Spiritual Anguish</a> Just as physical pain signals a problem, spiritual anguish can indicate a need for repentance and turning back to God. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Prophets like Micah serve as God's messengers, calling people to awareness and action in times of moral and spiritual crisis. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a> Even when human leaders fail, God’s plan remains intact, and His sovereignty is our ultimate assurance. <a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_judgment.htm">Hope Amidst Judgment</a> While Micah speaks of judgment, he also points to future restoration and hope, reminding us of God's redemptive plan.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_micah_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Micah 4</a> <a href="/q/were_adam_and_eve_first,_or_cavemen.htm">What is his son's name?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_2_chr_9_25_and_1_kgs_4_26_differ.htm">Why do the numbers listed in 2 Chronicles 9:25 about Solomon's horses and chariots differ from related passages like 1 Kings 4:26?</a> <a href="/q/solomon's_horse_stalls_count.htm">How many stalls of horses did Solomon have? (1 Kings 4:26 vs. 2 Chronicles 9:25)</a> <a href="/q/solomon's_horse_stalls__40k_or_4k.htm">How many stalls for horses did Solomon have? Forty thousand (I Kings 4:26) Four thousand (2 chronicles 9:25)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/micah/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) Now why dost thou cry out aloud?--The prophet places again, side by side with his vision of returned glory, the circumstances of misery which will intervene. The king and the counsellors of Jerusalem will be powerless to help in the moment of emergency.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - Before this glorious revival the prophet foresees calamity and exile in the nearer future; yet he bids the people not to despair. Why dost thou cry out aloud? The prophet hears the cry of Zion, and asks the cause. Septuagint, Ἱνατί ἔγνως κακά; "Why knowest thou evils?" from a variation in reading. Is there no king in thee? Hast thou lost thy king? Is this the reason of thy sorrow? The allusion is to the captivity of Jehoiachin and Zedekiah (<a href="/2_kings/24.htm">2 Kings 24, 25</a>.). The loss of the king, the representative of the help and favour of God, was a token of the withdrawal of the Divine protection (comp. <a href="/lamentations/4-20.htm">Lamentations 4:20</a>; <a href="/hosea/13-10.htm">Hosea 13:10</a>). Thy counsellor. A synonym for "king." Cheyne notes that the root of melech ("king") in Aramaic means "to counsel." In <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a> Messiah is called "Counsellor." The Septuagint, treating the word as a collective, renders, ἡ βουλή σου, "thy counsel." Pangs, etc. The comparison of sorrow of heart to the anguish of labour pains is very common (comp. <a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Isaiah 13:8</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/6-24.htm">Jeremiah 6:24</a>; 6:43; <a href="/hosea/13-13.htm">Hosea 13:13</a>). <a href="/commentaries/micah/4-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Why לָ֥מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what do you now עַתָּ֕ה (‘at·tāh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time cry תָרִ֖יעִי (ṯā·rî·‘î) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7321.htm">Strong's 7321: </a> To mar, to split the ears, shout aloud? רֵ֑עַ (rê·a‘) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7452.htm">Strong's 7452: </a> Perhaps shouting, roar Is there no אֵֽין־ (’ên-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle king הֲמֶ֣לֶךְ (hă·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king among you? בָּ֗ךְ (bāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> Has אִֽם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not your counselor יוֹעֲצֵךְ֙ (yō·w·‘ă·ṣêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3289.htm">Strong's 3289: </a> To advise, to deliberate, resolve perished אָבָ֔ד (’ā·ḇāḏ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> To wander away, lose oneself, to perish so that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction anguish חִ֖יל (ḥîl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2427.htm">Strong's 2427: </a> A writhing, anguish grips you הֶחֱזִיקֵ֥ךְ (he·ḥĕ·zî·qêḵ) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer like a woman in labor? כַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃ (kay·yō·w·lê·ḏāh) Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/4-9.htm">Micah 4:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/micah/4-9.htm">Micah 4:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/micah/4-9.htm">Micah 4:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/micah/4-9.htm">Micah 4:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/micah/4-9.htm">Micah 4:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/4-9.htm">Micah 4:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/4-9.htm">Micah 4:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/4-9.htm">Micah 4:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/micah/4-9.htm">Micah 4:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/micah/4-9.htm">Micah 4:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/micah/4-9.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 4:9 Now why do you cry out aloud? 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