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I will assemble the exiles and those I have brought to grief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/micah/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/micah/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In that day, declares the LORD, I will assemble the lame and gather those who have been driven away and those whom I have afflicted;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/micah/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“On that day,” declares the LORD, “I will gather the lame; I will assemble the outcast, even those whom I have afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/micah/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/micah/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“In that day,” says the LORD, “I will assemble the lame, I will gather the outcast And those whom I have afflicted;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/micah/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“On that day,” declares the LORD, “I will assemble those who limp And gather the scattered, Those whom I have afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/micah/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220In that day,&#8221 declares the LORD, &#8220I will assemble the lame And gather the outcasts, Even those whom I have afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/micah/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will assemble the lame, And gather the outcasts, Even those whom I have afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/micah/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“In that day,” declares Yahweh, “I will assemble the lame And gather the banished, Even those <i>upon</i> whom I have brought calamity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/micah/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“In that day,” says the LORD, “I shall assemble the lame, And gather the outcasts [from foreign captivity], Even those whom I have caused pain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/micah/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On that day — this is the LORD’s declaration — I will assemble the lame and gather the scattered, those I have injured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/micah/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On that day— this is the LORD&#8217s declaration— I will assemble the lame and gather the scattered, those I have injured. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/micah/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In that day, saith Jehovah, will I assemble that which is lame, and I will gather that which is driven away, and that which I have afflicted;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/micah/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD said: At that time I will gather my people--the lame and the outcasts, and all others into whose lives I have brought sorrow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/micah/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven away, and her that I have afflicted;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/micah/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"When that day comes," declares the LORD, "I will gather those who are lame. I will bring together those who are scattered and those whom I have injured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/micah/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"The time is coming," says the LORD, "when I will gather together the people I punished, those who have suffered in exile. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/micah/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"At that time," declares the LORD, "I will assemble the lame; and I will gather those whom I have scattered, along with those whom I have afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/micah/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?On that day,? declares the LORD, ?I will gather the lame; I will assemble the outcast, even those whom I have afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/micah/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"In that day," says the LORD, "I will gather the lame, and assemble the outcasts whom I injured. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/micah/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"In that day," says the LORD, "I will assemble that which is lame, and I will gather that which is driven away, and that which I have afflicted;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/micah/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In that day, saith the LORD, I will assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/micah/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“In that day,” says Yahweh, “I will assemble that which is lame, and I will gather that which is driven away, and that which I have afflicted; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/micah/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“In that day,” a declaration of YHWH, "" “I gather the halting one, "" And the driven away one I bring together, "" And she whom I have afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/micah/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In that day -- an affirmation of Jehovah, I do gather the halting one, And the driven away one I bring together, And she whom I have afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/micah/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In that day, says Jehovah, I will assemble her halting, and I will gather her thrust out, and whom I broke in pieces.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/micah/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In that day, saith the Lord, I will gather up her that halteth: and her that I had cast out, I will gather up: and her whom I had afflicted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/micah/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In that day, says the Lord, I will gather together the lame. And I will recover her whom I had rejected, and her whom I had afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/micah/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On that day—oracle of the LORD— I will gather the lame, And I will assemble the outcasts, and those whom I have afflicted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/micah/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In that day, says the LORD, I will assemble the lame and gather those who have been driven away, and those whom I have afflicted.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/micah/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In that day, says the LORD, I will gather those who are afar off, and I will bring near those who have been driven out and those whom I have afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/micah/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But in that day, says LORD JEHOVAH, I shall gather the distant ones and the scattered ones, I shall bring those near whom I afflicted<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/micah/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, And I will gather her that is driven away, And her that I have afflicted;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/micah/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />In that day, saith the Lord, I will gather her that is bruised, and will receive her that is cast out, and those whom I rejected.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/micah/4-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9AM9A76_xQ?start=586" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/micah/4.htm">The Restoration of Zion</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">“On that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: ’ō·sə·p̄āh (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">“I will gather</a> <a href="/hebrew/6760.htm" title="6760: haṣ·ṣō·lê·‘āh (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To limp. A primitive root: probably to curve; used only as denominative from tsela', to limp.">the lame;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6908.htm" title="6908: ’ă·qab·bê·ṣāh (V-Piel-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To gather, collect. A primitive root; to grasp, i.e. Collect.">I will assemble</a> <a href="/hebrew/5080.htm" title="5080: wə·han·nid·dā·ḥāh (Conj-w, Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To impel, thrust, banish. A primitive root; to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively.">the outcast,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: wa·’ă·šer (Conj-w:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">even those whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/7489.htm" title="7489: hă·rê·‘ō·ṯî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to spoil; figuratively, to make good for nothing, i.e. Bad.">I have afflicted.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>And I will make the lame into a remnant, and the outcast into a strong nation. Then the LORD will rule over them in Mount Zion from that day and forever.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11-12</a></span><br />On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. / He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-8.htm">Jeremiah 31:8</a></span><br />Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-19.htm">Zephaniah 3:19-20</a></span><br />Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth. / At that time I will bring you in; yes, at that time I will gather you. For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your captives before your very eyes,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Ezekiel 34:16</a></span><br />I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3-6</a></span><br />Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees! / Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.” / Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-3.htm">Jeremiah 23:3</a></span><br />Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a></span><br />He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Ezekiel 37:21-22</a></span><br />you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the Israelites out of the nations to which they have gone, and I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land. / I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-4.htm">Hosea 14:4</a></span><br />I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-6.htm">Zechariah 10:6</a></span><br />I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-30.htm">Matthew 15:30-31</a></span><br />Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them. / The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-13.htm">Luke 14:13-14</a></span><br />But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, / and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-16.htm">John 10:16</a></span><br />I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Romans 11:25-26</a></span><br />I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. / And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-16.htm">Acts 15:16-17</a></span><br />‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, / so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In that day, said the LORD, will I assemble her that halts, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;</p><p class="hdg">will I.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/2-12.htm">Micah 2:12</a></b></br> I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of <i>the multitude of</i> men.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/38-17.htm">Psalm 38:17</a></b></br> For I <i>am</i> ready to halt, and my sorrow <i>is</i> continually before me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3-6</a></b></br> Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees… </p><p class="hdg">and I.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/147-2.htm">Psalm 147:2</a></b></br> The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/56-8.htm">Isaiah 56:8</a></b></br> The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather <i>others</i> to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-18.htm">Jeremiah 3:18</a></b></br> In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/obadiah/1-8.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/amos/2-7.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/micah/2-12.htm">Assemble</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-8.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-7.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/micah/3-4.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-20.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/micah/2-12.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/micah/2-13.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-19.htm">Halteth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-10.htm">Halting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-8.htm">Lame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Outcasts</a> <a href="/amos/2-7.htm">Steps</a> <a href="/micah/2-12.htm">Together</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-32.htm">Uncertain</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/micah/5-10.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/micah/5-6.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-1.htm">Assemble</a> <a href="/micah/5-10.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/micah/4-7.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/micah/7-3.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-10.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/micah/4-12.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/micah/5-8.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/micah/5-1.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-19.htm">Halteth</a> <a href="/micah/4-7.htm">Halting</a> <a href="/micah/4-7.htm">Lame</a> <a href="/micah/4-7.htm">Outcasts</a> <a href="/micah/4-7.htm">Steps</a> <a href="/micah/4-11.htm">Together</a> <a href="/micah/4-7.htm">Uncertain</a><div class="vheading2">Micah 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/4-1.htm">The glory,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/4-5.htm">and the peace of Christ's kingdom.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/4-6.htm">The restoration,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/4-11.htm">and victory of the church.</a></span><br></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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In the context of Micah, it points to a time when God will restore His people. It is a common prophetic expression found throughout the Old Testament, indicating a significant event in God's redemptive plan (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Isaiah 2:11</a>, <a href="/zechariah/14.htm">Zechariah 14:1</a>).<p><b>declares the LORD,</b><br>This emphasizes the authority and certainty of the message. The use of "declares the LORD" is a prophetic formula that assures the reader of the divine origin of the prophecy. It underscores that the following actions are initiated and guaranteed by God Himself.<p><b>I will gather the lame;</b><br>The "lame" symbolizes those who are weak, marginalized, or disadvantaged. In ancient Israel, physical disability often led to social and economic exclusion. God's promise to gather them highlights His compassion and intention to restore those who are powerless. This can be seen as a type of Christ's ministry, where He healed the lame and brought them into His fold (<a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5</a>).<p><b>I will assemble the outcast,</b><br>The "outcast" refers to those who have been exiled or rejected by society. Historically, this could relate to the Israelites who were scattered due to conquest and exile. The promise to assemble them reflects God's commitment to restore His people and bring them back to their land, reminiscent of the return from Babylonian exile (<a href="/jeremiah/23-3.htm">Jeremiah 23:3</a>).<p><b>even those whom I have afflicted.</b><br>This acknowledges that some of the suffering experienced by the people was a result of divine discipline. God's affliction was often a response to Israel's disobedience, intended to bring about repentance and restoration. The inclusion of these individuals in the promise of gathering demonstrates God's mercy and readiness to forgive and restore those who turn back to Him (<a href="/deuteronomy/30.htm">Deuteronomy 30:1-3</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who speaks through the prophet Micah, promising restoration and gathering of His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lame.htm">The Lame</a></b><br>Symbolic of those who are weak, marginalized, or disadvantaged, both physically and spiritually, within the community of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_outcast.htm">The Outcast</a></b><br>Refers to those who have been exiled or rejected, either by society or due to their own circumstances, representing the dispersed people of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_afflicted.htm">The Afflicted</a></b><br>Those who have suffered due to divine judgment or life's hardships, indicating God's discipline and the resulting need for restoration.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/micah.htm">Micah</a></b><br>A prophet in the 8th century BC, who delivered messages of judgment and hope to the people of Judah and Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_heart_for_the_marginalized.htm">God's Heart for the Marginalized</a></b><br>God shows special concern for those who are weak, outcast, and afflicted. This reflects His compassionate nature and calls us to mirror His love in our communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a></b><br>The promise of gathering and restoration offers hope to those who feel abandoned or judged. It reminds us that God's discipline is not the end but a pathway to renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_in_god's_kingdom.htm">Inclusivity in God's Kingdom</a></b><br>The inclusion of the lame and outcast in God's gathering challenges us to embrace inclusivity in our churches and communities, welcoming all regardless of their status or past.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_sovereignty_and_compassion.htm">Divine Sovereignty and Compassion</a></b><br>God's ability to gather and restore highlights His sovereignty and compassion. We can trust in His plans, even when circumstances seem dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_god's_call.htm">Responding to God's Call</a></b><br>As recipients of God's grace, we are called to participate in His mission by reaching out to the marginalized and sharing the message of hope and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_micah_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Micah 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_claim_god_gathers_outcasts_if_no_event.htm">Why does Micah 4:6–7 claim God will gather the lame and outcasts if no recorded mass restoration event for these groups exists? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_loving_your_neighbor.htm">What is loving your neighbor as yourself?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_teachings_events_in_luke.htm">What are the key teachings and events in Luke?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_faith_lead_to_prosperity.htm">How can we show mercy to others daily?</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>(6, 7) <span class= "bld">Her that halted.</span>--Like flocks wearied with heat and journeyings. The promise immediately refers to the return when God would re-establish the Jews, and eventually come Himself to the restored Temple. And, further, His own promise sanctions the words of Micah as to the abiding character of His rule, that legacy which He left to the Church--"Lo, I am with yon alway, even unto the end of the world."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 6, 7.</span> - § 5. <span class="accented">In this promised restoration all Israel is included, if they choose to accept, the offer.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In that day.</span> The Messianic age of ver. 1. <span class="cmt_word">Her that halteth;</span> Septuagint, <span class="greek">τὴν</span> <span class="greek">συντετριμμένην</span>, "her that is bruised;" Vulgate, <span class="accented">claudicantem</span>. Under the image of a flock footsore and dispersed, the prophet signifies the depressed condition of the excelled Hebrews (comp. <a href="/micah/2-12.htm">Micah 2:12</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/3-19.htm">Zephaniah 3:19</a>). It is the sick and afflicted here who are to he gathered together, the remnant, that is (ver. 7), wherever found, which turns to the Lord in repentance and humility. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/micah/4-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“On that</span><br /><span class="heb">הַה֜וּא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day,”</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיּ֨וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻם־</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I will gather</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹֽסְפָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·sə·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the lame;</span><br /><span class="heb">הַצֹּ֣לֵעָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(haṣ·ṣō·lê·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6760.htm">Strong's 6760: </a> </span><span class="str2">To limp</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will assemble</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲקַבֵּ֑צָה</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·qab·bê·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6908.htm">Strong's 6908: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather, collect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the outcast,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַנִּדָּחָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·han·nid·dā·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5080.htm">Strong's 5080: </a> </span><span class="str2">To impel, thrust, banish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">even those whom</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲשֶׁ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have afflicted.</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲרֵעֹֽתִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(hă·rê·‘ō·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7489.htm">Strong's 7489: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/4-6.htm">Micah 4:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/micah/4-6.htm">Micah 4:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/micah/4-6.htm">Micah 4:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/micah/4-6.htm">Micah 4:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/micah/4-6.htm">Micah 4:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/4-6.htm">Micah 4:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/4-6.htm">Micah 4:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/4-6.htm">Micah 4:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/micah/4-6.htm">Micah 4:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/micah/4-6.htm">Micah 4:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/micah/4-6.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 4:6 In that day says Yahweh I will (Mc Mic. 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