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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Micah 5 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/micah/5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/micah/5-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GNT</a> > Micah 5</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../micah/4.htm" title="Micah 4">◄</a> Micah 5 <a href="../micah/6.htm" title="Micah 6">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><p class="par"><span class="v33_5_1"><span class="reftext" id="Mic.5.1" class="v33_5_1">1</span>People of Jerusalem, gather your forces!<a href="#fn" id="link_Mic.5.1!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> We are besieged! They are attacking the leader of Israel!</span></p><h3 class="s">God Promises a Ruler from Bethlehem</h3><p class="par"><span class="v33_5_2"><span class="reftext" id="Mic.5.2" class="v33_5_2">2</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Mic.5.2!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> The <span class="nd">Lord</span> says, “Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are one of the smallest towns in Judah, but out of you I will bring a ruler for Israel, whose family line goes back to ancient times.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v33_5_3"><span class="reftext" id="Mic.5.3" class="v33_5_3">3</span>So the <span class="nd">Lord</span> will abandon his people to their enemies until the woman who is to give birth has her son. Then those Israelites who are in exile will be reunited with their own people. </span><span class="v33_5_4"><span class="reftext" id="Mic.5.4" class="v33_5_4">4</span>When he comes, he will rule his people with the strength that comes from the <span class="nd">Lord</span> and with the majesty of the <span class="nd">Lord</span> God himself. His people will live in safety because people all over the earth will acknowledge his greatness, </span><span class="v33_5_5"><span class="reftext" id="Mic.5.5" class="v33_5_5">5</span>and he will bring peace.</span></p><h3 class="s">Deliverance and Punishment</h3><p class="par"><span class="v33_5_5">When the Assyrians invade our country and break through our defenses, we will send our strongest leaders to fight them. </span><span class="v33_5_6"><span class="reftext" id="Mic.5.6" class="v33_5_6">6</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Mic.5.6!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> By force of arms they will conquer Assyria, the land of Nimrod, and they<a href="#fn" id="link_Mic.5.6!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> will save us from the Assyrians when they invade our territory.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v33_5_7"><span class="reftext" id="Mic.5.7" class="v33_5_7">7</span>The people of Israel who survive will be like refreshing dew sent by the <span class="nd">Lord</span> for many nations, like showers on growing plants. They will depend on God, not people. </span><span class="v33_5_8"><span class="reftext" id="Mic.5.8" class="v33_5_8">8</span>Those who are left among the nations will be like a lion hunting for food in a forest or a pasture: it gets in among the sheep, pounces on them, and tears them to pieces—and there is no hope of rescue. </span><span class="v33_5_9"><span class="reftext" id="Mic.5.9" class="v33_5_9">9</span>Israel will conquer her enemies and destroy them all.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v33_5_10"><span class="reftext" id="Mic.5.10" class="v33_5_10">10</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> says, “At that time I will take away your horses and destroy your chariots. </span><span class="v33_5_11"><span class="reftext" id="Mic.5.11" class="v33_5_11">11</span>I will destroy the cities in your land and tear down all your defenses. </span><span class="v33_5_12"><span class="reftext" id="Mic.5.12" class="v33_5_12">12</span>I will destroy the magic charms you use and leave you without any fortunetellers. </span><span class="v33_5_13"><span class="reftext" id="Mic.5.13" class="v33_5_13">13</span>I will destroy your idols and sacred stone pillars; no longer will you worship the things that you yourselves have made. </span><span class="v33_5_14"><span class="reftext" id="Mic.5.14" class="v33_5_14">14</span>I will pull down the images of the goddess Asherah in your land and destroy your cities. </span><span class="v33_5_15"><span class="reftext" id="Mic.5.15" class="v33_5_15">15</span>And in my great anger I will take revenge on all nations that have not obeyed me.”</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">5.1: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Probable text </char><char style="fq" closed="false">People … forces!; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew unclear.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">5.6: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Probable text </char><char style="fq" closed="false">they; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew </char><char style="fq" closed="false">he.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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