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It will be raised above the other hills, and people from all over the world will stream there to worship. <a href="/esv/micah/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and it shall be lifted up above the hills; and peoples shall flow to it, <a href="/bsb/micah/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it. <a href="/kjv/micah/4.htm">King James Bible</a> But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. <a href="/nkjv/micah/4.htm">New King James Version</a> Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the LORD’s house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And peoples shall flow to it. <a href="/nasb_/micah/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And it will come about in the last days That the mountain of the house of the LORD Will be established as the chief of the mountains. It will be raised above the hills, And the peoples will stream to it. <a href="/nasb/micah/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> And it will come about in the last days That the mountain of the house of the LORD Will be established as the chief of the mountains. It will be raised above the hills, And the peoples will stream to it. <a href="/nasb77/micah/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And it will come about in the last days That the mountain of the house of the LORD Will be established as the chief of the mountains. It will be raised above the hills, And the peoples will stream to it. <a href="/lsb/micah/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now it will be that in the last days The mountain of the house of Yahweh Will be established as the head of the mountains, And will be lifted up above the hills, And the peoples will stream to it. <a href="/amp/micah/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But it shall come about in the last days That the mountain of the house of the LORD Shall be established as the highest and chief of the mountains; It shall be above the hills, And peoples shall flow [like a river] to it. <a href="/csb/micah/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> In the last days the mountain of the LORD’s house will be established at the top of the mountains and will be raised above the hills. Peoples will stream to it, <a href="/hcsb/micah/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> In the last days the mountain of the LORD&#8217s house will be established at the top of the mountains and will be raised above the hills. Peoples will stream to it, <a href="/asv/micah/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> But in the latter days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of Jehovah's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and peoples shall flow unto it. <a href="/cev/micah/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> In the future, the mountain with the LORD's temple will be the highest of all. It will reach above the hills, and every nation will rush to it. <a href="/erv/micah/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> But in the latter days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and peoples shall flow unto it. <a href="/gwt/micah/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> In the last days the mountain of the LORD's house will be established as the highest of the mountains and raised above the hills. People will stream to it. <a href="/gnt/micah/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> In days to come the mountain where the Temple stands will be the highest one of all, towering above all the hills. Many nations will come streaming to it, <a href="/isv/micah/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> "But in the last days it will come about that the Temple Mount of the LORD will be firmly set as the leading mountain. It will be exalted above its surrounding hills, and people will stream toward it. <a href="/msb/micah/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it. <a href="/net/micah/4.htm">NET Bible</a> In the future the LORD's Temple Mount will be the most important mountain of all; it will be more prominent than other hills. People will stream to it. <a href="/nheb/micah/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But in the latter days, it will happen that the mountain of the LORD's temple will be established on the top of the mountains, and it will be exalted above the hills; and peoples will stream to it. <a href="/wbt/micah/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mount of the house of the LORD shall be established on the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow to it. <a href="/web/micah/4.htm">World English Bible</a> But in the latter days, it will happen that the mountain of Yahweh’s temple will be established on the top of the mountains, and it will be exalted above the hills; and peoples will stream to it. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/micah/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And it has come to pass, "" In the latter end of the days, "" The mountain of the house of YHWH "" Is established above the top of the mountains, "" And it has been lifted up above the hills, "" And flowed to it have peoples. <a href="/ylt/micah/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And it hath come to pass, In the latter end of the days, The mount of the house of Jehovah Is established above the top of the mounts, And it hath been lifted up above the hills, And flowed unto it have peoples. <a href="/slt/micah/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it was in the last of the days the mountain of the house of Jehovah will be prepared upon the head of the mountains, and it was lifted up above the hills, and peoples flowed to it.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/micah/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be prepared in the top of mountains, and high above the hills: and people shall flow to it. <a href="/cpdv/micah/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And this shall be: In the last days, the mountain of the house of the Lord will be prepared at the top of the mountains and high above the hills. And the people will flow to it. <a href="/nabre/micah/4.htm">New American Bible</a> In days to come the mount of the LORD’s house Shall be established as the highest mountain; it shall be raised above the hills, And peoples shall stream to it: <a href="/nrsvce/micah/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> In days to come the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be raised up above the hills. Peoples shall stream to it,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/micah/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> BUT it shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and all people shall gather to it. <a href="/hpbt/micah/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And it will be, in the last days the Mount of the House of LORD JEHOVAH is established at the top of the mountains, and higher than the hills, and all the nations shall be gathered to it<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/micah/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> But in the end of days it shall come to pass, That the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established as the top of the mountains, And it shall be exalted above the hills; And peoples shall flow unto it. <a href="/sep/micah/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And at the last days the mountain of the Lord shall be manifest, established on the tops of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and the peoples shall hasten to it. <a href="/parallel/micah/4-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9AM9A76_xQ?start=508" 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 Mountain of the House of the LORD</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/319.htm" title="319: bə·’a·ḥă·rîṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- The after-part, end. From 'achar; the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity.">In the last</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yā·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: har (N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">the mountain</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</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.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: nā·ḵō·wn (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">established</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: bə·rōš (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">as the chief</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: he·hā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">of the mountains;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: wə·niś·śā (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">it will be raised</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">above</a> <a href="/hebrew/1389.htm" title="1389: mig·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ (Prep-m:: N-fp) -- A hill. Feminine from the same as Geba'; a hillock.">the hills,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mîm (N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">and the peoples</a> <a href="/hebrew/5102.htm" title="5102: wə·nā·hă·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To sparkle, be cheerful, to flow, assemble. A primitive root; to sparkle, i.e. be cheerful; hence to flow, i.e. assemble.">will stream</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to it.</a> 2And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.…<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/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-4</a> In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. / And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. / Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war. <a href="/zechariah/8-3.htm">Zechariah 8:3</a> This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.” <a href="/joel/3-17.htm">Joel 3:17</a> Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners. <a href="/jeremiah/31-6.htm">Jeremiah 31:6</a> For there will be a day when watchmen will call out on the hills of Ephraim, ‘Arise, let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God!’” <a href="/psalms/48-1.htm">Psalm 48:1-2</a> A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain. / Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King. <a href="/isaiah/11-9.htm">Isaiah 11:9</a> They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water. <a href="/zechariah/14-9.htm">Zechariah 14:9</a> On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone. <a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Isaiah 60:1-3</a> Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. / For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you. / Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. <a href="/ezekiel/37-22.htm">Ezekiel 37:22</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a> I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.” <a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10</a> And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, <a href="/hebrews/12-22.htm">Hebrews 12:22</a> Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels <a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Matthew 5:14</a> You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. <a href="/john/4-21.htm">John 4:21-23</a> “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. / You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. / But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him. <a href="/revelation/14-1.htm">Revelation 14:1</a> Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow to it.in the last.<a href="/genesis/49-1.htm">Genesis 49:1</a> And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.<a href="/isaiah/2-1.htm">Isaiah 2:1-3</a> The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem… <a href="/jeremiah/48-47.htm">Jeremiah 48:47</a> Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.the mountain.<a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a> Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.<a href="/psalms/68-15.htm">Psalm 68:15,16</a> The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan… <a href="/isaiah/11-9.htm">Isaiah 11:9</a> They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.and people.<a href="/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10</a> The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.<a href="/psalms/22-27.htm">Psalm 22:27</a> All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.<a href="/psalms/68-29.htm">Psalm 68:29-32</a> Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jonah/3-3.htm">End</a> <a href="/daniel/4-36.htm">Established</a> <a href="/hosea/13-6.htm">Exalted</a> <a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/daniel/7-27.htm">Highest</a> <a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/micah/3-12.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">It</a> <a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Latter</a> <a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/micah/1-4.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-17.htm">Mounts</a> <a href="/micah/1-2.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-4.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/amos/6-14.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Top</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/micah/5-12.htm">End</a> <a href="/micah/7-11.htm">Established</a> <a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Exalted</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-8.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/matthew/4-5.htm">Highest</a> <a href="/micah/6-1.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/micah/4-2.htm">House</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-3.htm">It</a> <a href="/haggai/2-9.htm">Latter</a> <a href="/micah/4-7.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/micah/4-2.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/micah/6-1.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/matthew/24-16.htm">Mounts</a> <a href="/micah/4-3.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/micah/7-5.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/luke/6-48.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-20.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/nahum/3-10.htm">Top</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/micah/4.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>In the last days This phrase, "In the last days," is a prophetic term often used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a future time of fulfillment and divine intervention. The Hebrew term "אַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים" (acharit hayamim) suggests a culmination of history where God's ultimate plan for humanity is realized. From a conservative Christian perspective, this points to the eschatological hope of Christ's second coming and the establishment of His eternal kingdom. It is a time anticipated with hope and reverence, where God's justice and peace will prevail.the mountain of the house of the LORD The "mountain of the house of the LORD" refers to Mount Zion, the location of the temple in Jerusalem. In Hebrew, "הַר בֵּית יְהוָה" (har beit Yahweh) signifies not just a physical location but a spiritual center where God's presence dwells. Historically, the temple was the heart of Jewish worship and the symbol of God's covenant with Israel. In a broader theological context, it represents the place where God meets humanity, foreshadowing the ultimate reconciliation through Christ, who is the true temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>).will be established as the chief of the mountains The phrase "will be established as the chief of the mountains" indicates a future exaltation of God's dwelling place above all other places of worship or power. The Hebrew word "נָכוֹן" (nakon) means to be firm or established, suggesting permanence and preeminence. This imagery conveys the supremacy of God's kingdom over all earthly powers and religions. It reflects the Christian belief in the ultimate victory of God's kingdom, where every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord (<a href="/philippians/2-10.htm">Philippians 2:10-11</a>).it will be raised above the hills "Raised above the hills" emphasizes the elevation and prominence of God's kingdom. The Hebrew verb "נִשָּׂא" (nissa) means to lift up or exalt. This signifies not only a physical elevation but a spiritual and moral superiority. In the biblical narrative, hills often represent places of idolatry and false worship. Thus, the exaltation of God's mountain symbolizes the triumph of true worship and the eradication of idolatry, aligning with the Christian hope for a new heaven and a new earth where righteousness dwells (<a href="/2_peter/3-13.htm">2 Peter 3:13</a>).and the peoples will stream to it The phrase "and the peoples will stream to it" envisions a future where all nations are drawn to God's presence. The Hebrew word "נָהַר" (nahar) means to flow or stream, depicting a continuous and eager movement towards God. This prophetic vision aligns with the Great Commission (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>), where the gospel is preached to all nations. It reflects the inclusive nature of God's kingdom, where people from every tribe, tongue, and nation are united in worship and fellowship, fulfilling God's promise to Abraham that all nations will be blessed through him (<a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/micah/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>IV.(1) But in the last days.--There is again a sudden transition. As the third chapter commenced with a startling denunciation, following immediately upon the predicted blessings of the restored kingdom, so upon that chapter, closed in deepest gloom, there now rises a vision of glorious light. The first three verses are almost identical with the second chapter of Isaiah, <a href="/context/micah/4-2.htm" title="And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.">Micah 4:2-4</a>; and it has been almost an open question which of the two prophets is the original author of them, or whether indeed they both adopted the words from an older prophecy current at the time. Dr. Pusey takes very decided ground, saying, "It is now owned, well-nigh on all hands, that the great prophecy, three verses of which Isaiah prefixed to his second chapter, was originally delivered by Micah. . . . No one now thinks Micah adopted that great prophecy from Isaiah" (Minor Prophets, p. 289). This last statement, however, is far too sweeping; all that can be correctly said is that the preponderance of opinion is in favour of Micah being regarded as the original writer.In the top of the mountains--i.e., the mountain of the Lord's house shall be spiritually elevated above all else, visible and invisible, and it shall be established for ever.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1-5. - § 4. The prophet suddenly announces the future glory of the temple mountain and the ideal happiness of the people Verse 1. - But. There is no adversative particle here; the verse is merely connected with what precedes without any expressed contrast. What is implied is that it was impossible that the temple, to which God's high promises attached, should lie waste forever. The passage, vers. 1-3, occurs in <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-4</a>, The question as to which prophecy is the earlier cannot be settled. Possibly both prophets borrowed the language of some earlier work, as Isaiah is thought to have done on other occasions, e.g. <a href="/isaiah/15.htm">Isaiah 15</a>. and 16. the community of ideas leading them to the same source of testimony. In the last days; literally, at the end of the days; Cheyne, "in the days to come." It is the usual phrase to designate the time of Messiah, unto which the prophet's thoughts are directed, and for which all preceding events and periods are a preparation (<a href="/jeremiah/23-20.htm">Jeremiah 23:20</a>; <a href="/hosea/3-5.htm">Hosea 3:5</a>; comp. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">1 Corinthians 10:11</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">1 Timothy 4:1</a>). Septuagint, ἐπ ἐσχάτων τῶν ἡμερῶν, "at the last days." The phrase may often suitably be rendered, "in latter days," as spoken not absolutely, but relatively to preceding times. The mountain of the house of the Lord. Mount Moriah, the ruin of which was foretold (<a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a>). But the term here seems to include Jerusalem itself. Shall be established, firmly and permanently (as <a href="/1_kings/2-45.htm">1 Kings 2:45</a>), no longer subject to ruin and devastation. In the top of the mountains; better, on the head of the mountains. The idea is that the temple mountain shall be raised above, and stand forth prominently from the lower hills that surround it and form its basis (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/40-2.htm">Ezekiel 40:2</a>; <a href="/zechariah/14-10.htm">Zechariah 14:10</a>; <a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10</a>). The prophet speaks as if he contemplated a physical change, expressing thereby with singular force the notion that the worship of the true God (of which the temple was the symbol) shall be promulgated among all nations of the world; that from the old Jewish centre of religion a new order of things shall arise, not transitory, nor local, but extending to all time and pervading the utmost parts of the earth. And people (peoples) shall flow unto it. The prophet beholds the nations of the world coming up in formal procession to join in the service of the temple. Thus is adumbrated the comprehension of all nations in the Catholic Church. Isaiah says "all nations" in the parallel passage (comp. <a href="/zephaniah/2-11.htm">Zephaniah 2:11</a> and <a href="/zechariah/8-22.htm">Zechariah 8:22</a>, and notes there). <a href="/commentaries/micah/4-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>In the last בְּאַחֲרִ֣ית (bə·’a·ḥă·rîṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_319.htm">Strong's 319: </a> The last, end, the future, posterity days הַיָּמִ֗ים (hay·yā·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day the mountain הַ֣ר (har) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country of the house בֵּית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of the LORD יְהוָ֤ה (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 be וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be established נָכוֹן֙ (nā·ḵō·wn) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> To be erect as the chief בְּרֹ֣אשׁ (bə·rōš) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> The head of the mountains; הֶהָרִ֔ים (he·hā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country it will be raised וְנִשָּׂ֥א (wə·niś·śā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take above ה֖וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are the hills, מִגְּבָע֑וֹת (mig·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1389.htm">Strong's 1389: </a> A hillock and the peoples עַמִּֽים׃ (‘am·mîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock will stream וְנָהֲר֥וּ (wə·nā·hă·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5102.htm">Strong's 5102: </a> To sparkle, be cheerful, to flow, assemble to it. עָלָ֖יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/4-1.htm">Micah 4:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/micah/4-1.htm">Micah 4:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/micah/4-1.htm">Micah 4:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/micah/4-1.htm">Micah 4:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/micah/4-1.htm">Micah 4:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/4-1.htm">Micah 4:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/4-1.htm">Micah 4:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/4-1.htm">Micah 4:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/micah/4-1.htm">Micah 4:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/micah/4-1.htm">Micah 4:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/micah/4-1.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 4:1 But in the latter days it will (Mc Mic. 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