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You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued. There the LORD will redeem you out of the hand of your enemies. <a href="/nlt/micah/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> Writhe and groan like a woman in labor, you people of Jerusalem, for now you must leave this city to live in the open country. You will soon be sent in exile to distant Babylon. But the LORD will rescue you there; he will redeem you from the grip of your enemies. <a href="/esv/micah/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> Writhe and groan, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor, for now you shall go out from the city and dwell in the open country; you shall go to Babylon. There you shall be rescued; there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies. <a href="/bsb/micah/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Writhe 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! <a href="/kjv/micah/4.htm">King James Bible</a> Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies. <a href="/nkjv/micah/4.htm">New King James Version</a> Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, Like a woman in birth pangs. For now you shall go forth from the city, You shall dwell in the field, And to Babylon you shall go. There you shall be delivered; There the LORD will redeem you From the hand of your enemies. <a href="/nasb_/micah/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Writhe and scream, Daughter of Zion, Like a woman in childbirth; For now you will go out of the city, Live in the field, And go to Babylon. There you will be rescued, There the LORD will redeem you From the hand of your enemies. <a href="/nasb/micah/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Writhe and labor to give birth, Daughter of Zion, Like a woman in childbirth; For now you will go out of the city, Dwell in the field, And go to Babylon. There you will be rescued; There the LORD will redeem you From the hand of your enemies. <a href="/nasb77/micah/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Writhe and labor to give birth, Daughter of Zion, Like a woman in childbirth, For now you will go out of the city, Dwell in the field, And go to Babylon. There you will be rescued; There the LORD will redeem you From the hand of your enemies. <a href="/lsb/micah/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Writhe and labor to give birth, Daughter of Zion, Like a woman in childbirth; For now you will go out of the city, Dwell in the field, And go to Babylon. There you will be delivered; There Yahweh will redeem you From the hand of your enemies. <a href="/amp/micah/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Writhe in pain and labor to give birth, O Daughter of Zion, Like a woman in childbirth; For now you shall go out of the city, Live in the field, And go to Babylon. There you will be rescued; There the LORD shall redeem you From the hand of your enemies. <a href="/csb/micah/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Writhe and cry out, Daughter 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 grasp of your enemies! <a href="/hcsb/micah/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Writhe and cry out, Daughter 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 power of your enemies! <a href="/asv/micah/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail; for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and shalt dwell in the field, and shalt come even unto Babylon: there shalt thou be rescued; there will Jehovah redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies. <a href="/cev/micah/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Keep on groaning with pain, you people of Jerusalem! If you escape from your city to the countryside, you will still be taken as prisoners to Babylonia. But later I will rescue you from your enemies. <a href="/erv/micah/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and shalt dwell in the field, and shalt come even unto Babylon; there shalt thou be rescued; there shall the LORD redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies. <a href="/gwt/micah/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Daughter of Zion, writhe in pain and groan like a woman in labor. Now you will leave the city, live in the open fields, and go to Babylon. There you will be rescued. There the LORD will reclaim you from your enemies. <a href="/gnt/micah/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> Twist and groan, people of Jerusalem, like a woman giving birth, for now you will have to leave the city and live in the open country. You will have to go to Babylon, but there the LORD will save you from your enemies. <a href="/isv/micah/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> Be in pain! Be in labor, you daughter of Zion, like a woman about to give birth, because now you will depart from the city, living in the open fields. To Babylon you will go. There you will be delivered, there the LORD will rescue you from the power of your enemies." <a href="/msb/micah/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Writhe 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! <a href="/net/micah/4.htm">NET Bible</a> Twist and strain, Daughter Zion, as if you were in labor! For you will leave the city and live in the open field. You will go to Babylon, but there you will be rescued. There the LORD will deliver you from the power of your enemies. <a href="/nheb/micah/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail; for now you will go forth out of the city, and will dwell in the field, and will come even to Babylon. There you will be rescued. There the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies. <a href="/wbt/micah/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth from the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thy enemies. <a href="/web/micah/4.htm">World English Bible</a> Be in pain, and labor to give birth, daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail; for now you will go out of the city, and will dwell in the field, and will come even to Babylon. There you will be rescued. There Yahweh will redeem you from the hand of your enemies. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/micah/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Be pained, and bring forth, O daughter of Zion, "" As a travailing woman, "" For now you go forth from the city, "" And you have dwelt in the field, "" And you have gone to Babylon, "" There you are delivered, "" There YHWH redeems you from the hand of your enemies. <a href="/ylt/micah/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Be pained, and bring forth, O daughter of Zion, As a travailing woman, For now, thou goest forth from the city, And thou hast dwelt in the field, And thou hast gone unto Babylon, There thou art delivered, There redeem thee doth Jehovah from the hand of thine enemies. <a href="/slt/micah/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Be in pain and bring forth, O daughter of Zion, as she bringing forth: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and dwell in the field, and going even to Babel; there shalt thou be delivered; there Jehovah will redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/micah/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Be in pain and labour, O daughter of Sion, as a woman that bringeth forth: for now shalt thou go out of the city, and shalt dwell in the country, and shalt come even to Babylon, there thou shalt be delivered: there the Lord will redeem thee out of the hand of thy enemies. <a href="/cpdv/micah/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Be grieved and overwhelmed, daughter of Zion, like a woman giving birth. For now you must depart from the city and dwell in the countryside, and you will approach even to Babylon. There you will be delivered. There the Lord will redeem you from the hand of your adversaries. <a href="/nabre/micah/4.htm">New American Bible</a> Writhe, go into labor, O daughter Zion, like a woman giving birth; For now you shall leave the city and camp in the fields; To Babylon you shall go, there you shall be rescued. There the LORD shall redeem you from the hand of your enemies. <a href="/nrsvce/micah/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Writhe and groan, O daughter Zion, like a woman in labor; for now you shall go forth from the city and camp in the open country; you shall go to Babylon. There you shall be rescued, there the LORD will redeem you from the hands of your enemies.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/micah/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail; for now you shall go forth out of the city, and you shall dwell in the desert, and you shall go even to Babylon; there you shall be delivered; there the LORD shall save you from the hand of your enemies. <a href="/hpbt/micah/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Be in pain and be in hard labor, daughter of Zion, as a woman in labor, because from now you shall go out from the city and you shall camp in the wilderness and you shall go unto Babel and there you shall be saved, and there LORD JEHOVAH shall redeem you from the hand of your enemies<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/micah/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, Like a woman in travail; For now shalt thou go forth out of the city, And shalt dwell in the field, And shalt come even unto Babylon; There shalt thou be rescued; There shall the LORD redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies. <a href="/sep/micah/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Be in pain, and strengthen thyself, and draw near, O daughter of Sion, as a woman in travail: for now thou shalt go forth out of the city, and shalt lodge in the plain, and shalt reach even to Babylon: thence shall the Lord thy God deliver thee, and thence shall he redeem thee out of the hand of thine enemies. <a href="/parallel/micah/4-10.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=638" 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> …9Why 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? 10<a href="/hebrew/2342.htm" title="2342: ḥū·lî (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- Or chiyl; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl, i.e. to dance, to writhe in pain or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert.">Writhe</a> <a href="/hebrew/1518.htm" title="1518: wā·ḡō·ḥî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To burst forth. Or goach; a primitive root; to gush forth, generally to issue.">in agony,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">O Daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: ṣî·yō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">of Zion,</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> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘at·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">now</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: ṯê·ṣə·’î (V-Qal-Imperf-2fs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">you will leave</a> <a href="/hebrew/7151.htm" title="7151: miq·qir·yāh (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- A town, city. From qarah in the sense of flooring, i.e. Building; a city.">the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/7931.htm" title="7931: wə·šā·ḵant (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2fs) -- A primitive root (by transmission) to shakab through the idea of lodging; compare cikluwth, shakam); to reside or permanently stay.">and camp</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: baś·śā·ḏeh (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">in the open fields.</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇāṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">You will go</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">Babylon;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: tin·nā·ṣê·lî (V-Nifal-Imperf-2fs) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">you will be rescued;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: m (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there</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/1350.htm" title="1350: yiḡ·’ā·lêḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 2fs) -- To redeem, act as kinsman. A primitive root, to redeem, i.e. To be the next of kin.">will redeem you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: mik·kap̄ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power.">from the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·yə·ḇā·yiḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2fs) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">of your enemies!</a> 11But now many nations have assembled against you, saying, “Let her be defiled, and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”…<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="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Isaiah 39:6-7</a> The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10</a> For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place. <a href="/2_kings/20-17.htm">2 Kings 20:17-18</a> The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” <a href="/isaiah/13-1.htm">Isaiah 13:1-22</a> This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received: / Raise a banner on a barren hilltop; call aloud to them. Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles. / I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult in My triumph. ... <a href="/jeremiah/50-17.htm">Jeremiah 50:17</a> Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.” <a href="/hosea/13-13.htm">Hosea 13:13</a> Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb. <a href="/isaiah/26-17.htm">Isaiah 26:17-18</a> As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD. / We were with child; we writhed in pain; but we gave birth to wind. We have given no salvation to the earth, nor brought any life into the world. <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="/isaiah/66-7.htm">Isaiah 66:7-9</a> “Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy. / Who has heard of such as this? Who has seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be delivered in an instant? Yet as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her children. / Shall I bring a baby to the point of birth and not deliver it?” says the LORD. “Or will I who deliver close the womb?” says your God. <a href="/jeremiah/50-33.htm">Jeremiah 50:33-34</a> This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them. / Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon. <a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1-15</a> “Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.” ... <a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a> And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. <a href="/matthew/24-8.htm">Matthew 24:8</a> All these are the beginning of birth pains. <a href="/john/16-21.htm">John 16:21</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/12-2.htm">Revelation 12:2</a> She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shall you go forth out of the city, and you shall dwell in the field, and you shall go even to Babylon; there shall you be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem you from the hand of your enemies.and labour.<a href="/isaiah/66-7.htm">Isaiah 66:7-9</a> Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child… <a href="/hosea/13-13.htm">Hosea 13:13</a> The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.<a href="/john/16-20.htm">John 16:20-22</a> Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy… shalt thou.<a href="/2_kings/20-18.htm">2 Kings 20:18</a> And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.<a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">2 Kings 25:4</a> And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.<a href="/2_chronicles/33-11.htm">2 Chronicles 33:11</a> Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.there shalt.<a href="/micah/7-8.htm">Micah 7:8-13</a> Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me… <a href="/ezra/1-1.htm">Ezra 1:1,2</a> Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, … <a href="/isaiah/45-13.htm">Isaiah 45:13</a> I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.redeem.<a href="/psalms/106-10.htm">Psalm 106:10</a> And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.<a href="/jeremiah/15-21.htm">Jeremiah 15:21</a> And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/7-1.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jonah/4-11.htm">City</a> <a href="/micah/4-8.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-14.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/amos/9-4.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Field</a> <a href="/micah/4-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/micah/3-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-19.htm">Labor</a> <a href="/micah/4-9.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Redeem</a> <a href="/amos/3-12.htm">Rescued</a> <a href="/micah/4-9.htm">Travail</a> <a href="/micah/1-12.htm">Writhe</a> <a href="/micah/4-8.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/2-7.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/micah/5-1.htm">City</a> <a href="/micah/4-13.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/micah/5-4.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/micah/5-9.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Field</a> <a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/micah/5-9.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/micah/5-3.htm">Labor</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-8.htm">Redeem</a> <a href="/luke/1-74.htm">Rescued</a> <a href="/micah/5-3.htm">Travail</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-5.htm">Writhe</a> <a href="/micah/4-11.htm">Zion</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 uses the metaphor of childbirth to describe the intense suffering and distress that Jerusalem (Daughter of Zion) will experience. The imagery of labor is often used in the Bible to depict a period of pain that ultimately leads to a new beginning or deliverance (<a href="/isaiah/26-17.htm">Isaiah 26:17-18</a>, <a href="/john/16-21.htm">John 16:21</a>). The Daughter of Zion represents the people of Jerusalem, emphasizing their vulnerability and the impending judgment due to their sins.For now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields. This indicates a forced exile from Jerusalem, suggesting a temporary and vulnerable state as the people are displaced from their homes. Historically, this reflects the Babylonian captivity when the Israelites were taken from their land. The open fields symbolize exposure and lack of protection, contrasting with the security of the city walls.You will go to Babylon; This prophecy specifically names Babylon as the place of exile, which was fulfilled when the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem in 586 BC. Babylon was a dominant empire known for its grandeur and idolatry, representing a place of both physical and spiritual captivity for the Israelites. This exile was a consequence of the nation's disobedience and idolatry.there you will be rescued; Despite the dire circumstances, this phrase offers hope and assurance of deliverance. It foreshadows the eventual return of the Jewish people from Babylonian captivity, which occurred under the decree of Cyrus the Great (<a href="/ezra/1.htm">Ezra 1:1-4</a>). This deliverance is a testament to God's faithfulness and mercy, even in judgment.there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies! The promise of redemption highlights God's sovereignty and His role as the ultimate deliverer. Redemption here implies a buying back or liberation from bondage, which is a recurring theme in Scripture (<a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6</a>, <a href="/isaiah/43.htm">Isaiah 43:1</a>). This act of redemption prefigures the ultimate redemption through Jesus Christ, who delivers humanity from the bondage of sin (<a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a>, <a href="/titus/2-14.htm">Titus 2:14</a>). The phrase underscores the assurance that God will not abandon His people but will act decisively to restore them.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/daughter_of_zion.htm">Daughter of Zion</a> This term refers to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, often used to personify the city itself as a woman. It highlights the intimate relationship between God and His people. 2. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> A significant city and empire in biblical history, known for its conquest of Judah and the subsequent Babylonian exile of the Jewish people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> Refers to Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel, who promises redemption and deliverance for His people. 4. <a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a> The event where the people of Judah were taken captive to Babylon, a pivotal moment in Jewish history that shaped their identity and faith. 5. <a href="/topical/r/redemption.htm">Redemption</a> The act of God delivering His people from captivity, symbolizing spiritual salvation and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_pain_of_discipline.htm">The Pain of Discipline</a> Just as labor pains precede birth, God's discipline, though painful, leads to new life and restoration. We should trust in God's purpose during difficult times. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_exile.htm">Hope in Exile</a> Even in the midst of judgment and exile, God promises redemption. This teaches us that no situation is beyond God's power to redeem and restore. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> The prophecy of going to Babylon and being redeemed there underscores God's control over history. We can find comfort in knowing that God orchestrates events for His purposes. <a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_redemption.htm">The Promise of Redemption</a> The assurance of rescue from Babylon points to the greater redemption through Christ. Believers can hold onto the hope of ultimate deliverance from sin and death. <a href="/topical/f/faithful_endurance.htm">Faithful Endurance</a> The call to "writhe in agony" like a woman in labor encourages perseverance through trials, knowing that God is faithful to His promises.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/micah/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) Thou shalt go even to Babylon.--This prediction has naturally caused difficulty to those who doubt the power of prophets to prophesy: for Babylon was not at all considered in the days of Micah, when Assyria was in the ascendant. It was a century after Micah's time before Babylon recovered its ancient dignity. The fact, however, remains that Micah wrote, "Thou shalt go to Babel;" and there is the other fact, that the people of Judah (not Israel) did go. Micah also declared, "THERE shalt thou be delivered:" and in the time of Cyrus the Jews were delivered there. The repetition, "There . . . there," is emphatic.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - Be in pain. The anguish is not to be resisted, but shall end, like birth pains, in deliverance. Septuagint, Ωδινε καὶ ἀνδρίζου καὶ ἔγγιζε, "Be in pain, and do bravely, and draw near," which is like Aeneas's encouragement to his friends (Virgil, 'AEneid,' 1:207) - "Durate, et vosmet rebus servate secundis." For now shalt thou go forth. The prophet leaves his metaphor, and announces that the people shall "go forth" into captivity. He says "now,"as having the scene before his eyes. They must leave their city, live shelterless in the open country, be carried to a distant land, even to Babylon. Shall dwell in the field; i.e. while they are making their way to the place of their captivity. Thou shall go even to Babylon. This is simple prophecy, and could have been known to Micah only by inspiration. In his day Assyria was the enemy whom Israel had to dread (as <a href="/micah/5-5.htm">Micah 5:5, 6</a>), Babylon being at this time in the position of a conquered country, and not becoming again powerful and independent for another century, So Isaiah prophesied of the captivity to Babylon (<a href="/isaiah/39-3.htm">Isaiah 39:3-8</a>), if modern critics have not shaken our faith in the genuineness of that chapter. Micah does not define the time of the Captivity, or the agents; he notes merely the place whither the Jews were at last to be deported. Even in this case "Babylon" may have its typical import, and be taken to represent the great world power arrayed against the chosen race; and the prophecy may look forward to other fulfilments in succeeding ages. Some commentators think that Babylon is here mentioned as the most distant country known, or as a portion of the Assyrian empire. Others suppose that Sargon transported some Israelitish captives to Babylon to replace the rebellious Babylonians whom he exiled to Palestine ('Records of the Past,' 7:29; <a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">2 Kings 17:24</a>; comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/33-11.htm">2 Chronicles 33:11</a>), and that thus Micah was naturally led to represent the Judaeans as following their brethren. Whichever explanation we take, there is no reason to consider that the reference to Babylon is the interpolation of a late editor of the prophetic writings. There shall thou be delivered. In Babylon deliverance shall arise. This prophecy was first literally fulfilled in the return from captivity under Cyrus; it is further fulfilled, under Christ, in the rescue of the true Israelites from the bondage of sin and the world. <a href="/commentaries/micah/4-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Writhe ח֧וּלִי (ḥū·lî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2342.htm">Strong's 2342: </a> To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert in agony, וָגֹ֛חִי (wā·ḡō·ḥî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1518.htm">Strong's 1518: </a> To gush forth, to issue O Daughter בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter of Zion, צִיּ֖וֹן (ṣî·yō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem like a woman in labor. כַּיּֽוֹלֵדָ֑ה (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 For כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction now עַתָּה֩ (‘at·tāh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time you will leave תֵצְאִ֨י (ṯê·ṣə·’î) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim the city מִקִּרְיָ֜ה (miq·qir·yāh) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7151.htm">Strong's 7151: </a> A town, city and camp וְשָׁכַ֣נְתְּ (wə·šā·ḵant) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7931.htm">Strong's 7931: </a> To settle down, abide, dwell in the open fields. בַּשָּׂדֶ֗ה (baś·śā·ḏeh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> Field, land You will go וּבָ֤את (ū·ḇāṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while Babylon; בָּבֶל֙ (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city there שָׁ֣ם (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither you will be rescued; תִּנָּצֵ֔לִי (tin·nā·ṣê·lî) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver there שָׁ֚ם (m) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will redeem you יִגְאָלֵ֣ךְ (yiḡ·’ā·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1350.htm">Strong's 1350: </a> To redeem, act as kinsman from the hand מִכַּ֖ף (mik·kap̄) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan of your enemies! אֹיְבָֽיִךְ׃ (’ō·yə·ḇā·yiḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> Hating, an adversary <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/4-10.htm">Micah 4:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/micah/4-10.htm">Micah 4:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/micah/4-10.htm">Micah 4:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/micah/4-10.htm">Micah 4:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/micah/4-10.htm">Micah 4:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/4-10.htm">Micah 4:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/4-10.htm">Micah 4:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/4-10.htm">Micah 4:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/micah/4-10.htm">Micah 4:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/micah/4-10.htm">Micah 4:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/micah/4-10.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 4:10 Be in pain and labor to bring (Mc Mic. 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