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Then at last his fellow countrymen will return from exile to their own land. <a href="/esv/micah/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of his brothers shall return to the people of Israel. <a href="/bsb/micah/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel. <a href="/kjv/micah/5.htm">King James Bible</a> Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. <a href="/nkjv/micah/5.htm">New King James Version</a> Therefore He shall give them up, Until the time that she who is in labor has given birth; Then the remnant of His brethren Shall return to the children of Israel. <a href="/nasb_/micah/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Therefore He will give them up until the time When she who is in labor has given birth. Then the remainder of His kinsmen Will return to the sons of Israel. <a href="/nasb/micah/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> Therefore He will give them up until the time When she who is in labor has borne a child. Then the remainder of His brethren Will return to the sons of Israel. <a href="/nasb77/micah/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Therefore, He will give them up until the time When she who is in labor has borne a child. Then the remainder of His brethren Will return to the sons of Israel. <a href="/lsb/micah/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Therefore He will give them up until the time When she who is in childbirth has borne a child. Then the remainder of His brothers Will return to the sons of Israel. <a href="/amp/micah/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Therefore, He will give them up until the time When she who is in labor has given birth to a child. Then what is left of His kinsmen Shall return to the children of Israel. <a href="/csb/micah/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of the ruler’s brothers will return to the people of Israel. <a href="/hcsb/micah/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, He will abandon them until the time when she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the people of Israel. <a href="/asv/micah/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she who travaileth hath brought forth: then the residue of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. <a href="/cev/micah/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD will abandon Israel only until this ruler is born, and the rest of his family returns to Israel. <a href="/erv/micah/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the residue of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. <a href="/gwt/micah/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> That is why the LORD will abandon Israel until the time a mother has a child. Then the rest of the LORD's people will return to the people of Israel. <a href="/gnt/micah/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> So the LORD will abandon his people to their enemies until the woman who is to give birth has her son. Then those Israelites who are in exile will be reunited with their own people. <a href="/isv/micah/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> Therefore that ruler will abandon them until the woman in labor gives birth. Then the rest of his countrymen will return to the Israelis." <a href="/msb/micah/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel. <a href="/net/micah/5.htm">NET Bible</a> So the LORD will hand the people of Israel over to their enemies until the time when the woman in labor gives birth. Then the rest of the king's countrymen will return to be reunited with the people of Israel. <a href="/nheb/micah/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Therefore he will abandon them until the time that she who is in labor gives birth. Then the rest of his brothers will return to the children of Israel. <a href="/wbt/micah/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she who travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return to the children of Israel. <a href="/web/micah/5.htm">World English Bible</a> Therefore he will abandon them until the time that she who is in labor gives birth. Then the rest of his brothers will return to the children of Israel. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/micah/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Therefore He gives them up until the time she who brings forth has brought forth, "" And the remnant of His brothers return to the sons of Israel. <a href="/ylt/micah/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Therefore he doth give them out till the time She who bringeth forth hath brought forth, And the remnant of his brethren return to the sons of Israel. <a href="/slt/micah/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For this he will give them up even till the time she bearing will bring forth: and the remainder of his brethren shall turn back to the sons of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/micah/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Therefore will he give them up even till the time wherein she that travaileth shall bring forth: and the remnant of his brethren shall be converted to the children of Israel. <a href="/cpdv/micah/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Because of this, he will provide for them, even until the time in which she who bears him gives birth. And the remnant of his brothers will be converted to the sons of Israel. <a href="/nabre/micah/5.htm">New American Bible</a> Therefore the Lord will give them up, until the time when she who is to give birth has borne, Then the rest of his kindred shall return to the children of Israel. <a href="/nrsvce/micah/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who is in labor has brought forth; then the rest of his kindred shall return to the people of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/micah/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Henceforth he will deliver them, until the time when she who is in travail has brought forth; then the remnant of his brethren shall return to the children of Israel. <a href="/hpbt/micah/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Therefore he shall restore them until the time whenever the woman in labor gives birth and the remainder of his brothers will be turned to the children of Israel<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/micah/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Therefore will He give them up, Until the time that she who travaileth hath brought forth; Then the residue of his brethren shall return with the children of Israel. <a href="/sep/micah/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Therefore shall he appoint them to wait till the time of her that travails: she shall bring forth, and then the remnant of their brethren shall return to the children of Israel. <a href="/parallel/micah/5-3.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=726" 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/5.htm">A Ruler from Bethlehem</a> …2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity. 3<a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yit·tə·nêm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">Israel will be abandoned</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.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: ‘êṯ (N-cs) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yō·w·lê·ḏāh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">she who is in labor</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yā·lā·ḏāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">has given birth;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3499.htm" title="3499: wə·ye·ṯer (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- From yathar; properly, an overhanging, i.e. an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope.">then the rest</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’e·ḥāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">of His brothers</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: yə·šū·ḇūn (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">will return</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the children</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.</a> 4He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.…<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/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a> Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel. <a href="/matthew/1-22.htm">Matthew 1:22-23</a> All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: / “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”). <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a> For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. / Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. <a href="/matthew/2-6.htm">Matthew 2:6</a> ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’” <a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1-2</a> Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. / The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. <a href="/luke/1-31.htm">Luke 1:31-33</a> Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus. / He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” <a href="/hosea/11-1.htm">Hosea 11:1</a> When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. <a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13-15</a> When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” / So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, / where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.” <a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5-6</a> Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness. <a href="/luke/2-10.htm">Luke 2:10-11</a> But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: / Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord! <a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a> Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. <a href="/john/7-42.htm">John 7:42</a> Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?” <a href="/isaiah/53-2.htm">Isaiah 53:2</a> He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him. <a href="/romans/15-12.htm">Romans 15:12</a> And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.” <a href="/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10</a> The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travails has brought forth: then the remnant of his brothers shall return to the children of Israel.Therefore.<a href="/micah/7-13.htm">Micah 7:13</a> Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.<a href="/hosea/2-9.htm">Hosea 2:9,14</a> Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness… give.<a href="/micah/6-14.htm">Micah 6:14</a> Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.<a href="/1_kings/14-16.htm">1 Kings 14:16</a> And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.<a href="/2_chronicles/30-7.htm">2 Chronicles 30:7</a> And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, who therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see.she.<a href="/micah/4-10.htm">Micah 4:10</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="/isaiah/66-7.htm">Isaiah 66:7,8</a> Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child… <a href="/matthew/1-21.htm">Matthew 1:21</a> And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.then.<a href="/micah/4-7.htm">Micah 4:7</a> And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.<a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20,21</a> And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth… <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11</a> And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.his.<a href="/matthew/12-50.htm">Matthew 12:50</a> For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.<a href="/matthew/25-40.htm">Matthew 25:40</a> And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.<a href="/romans/8-29.htm">Romans 8:29</a> For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/29-5.htm">Abandon</a> <a href="/hosea/13-13.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/amos/5-26.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/micah/4-4.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/amos/1-13.htm">Child</a> <a href="/micah/3-9.htm">Children</a> <a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/daniel/11-34.htm">Join</a> <a href="/micah/4-10.htm">Labor</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Remainder</a> <a href="/micah/4-7.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Residue</a> <a href="/micah/2-10.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Time</a> <a href="/micah/4-10.htm">Travail</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-8.htm">Travaileth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/2-27.htm">Abandon</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-3.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-18.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/micah/6-1.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/micah/6-7.htm">Child</a> <a href="/nahum/3-10.htm">Children</a> <a href="/micah/6-14.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/micah/7-3.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/micah/6-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-11.htm">Join</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-13.htm">Labor</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-8.htm">Remainder</a> <a href="/micah/5-7.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Residue</a> <a href="/micah/5-7.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/micah/5-4.htm">Time</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-10.htm">Travail</a> <a href="/romans/8-22.htm">Travaileth</a><div class="vheading2">Micah 5</div>1. <a href="/micah/5-1.htm">The birth of Christ.</a> 4. <a href="/micah/5-4.htm">His kingdom.</a> 8. <a href="/micah/5-8.htm">His conquest.</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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Historically, this can be linked to the Babylonian exile when the Israelites were taken captive and removed from their land. Theologically, it suggests a time when God’s presence and favor seem distant due to the people's disobedience. This abandonment is not permanent but serves as a period of correction and preparation for future restoration.until she who is in labor has given birth; This imagery of labor and birth is often used in the Bible to signify the coming of a new era or significant event. In this context, it is a prophetic reference to the birth of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, who is born from the lineage of David. The labor pains symbolize the struggles and anticipation leading up to the fulfillment of God's promise. This connects to <a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a>, which speaks of a virgin giving birth to a son, and <a href="/matthew/1-23.htm">Matthew 1:23</a>, which identifies this prophecy with the birth of Jesus.then the rest of His brothers will return This phrase suggests a gathering or regathering of people. It can be seen as a prophecy of the return of the Jewish exiles to their homeland, but it also has a broader spiritual implication. In the New Testament, this is fulfilled through the unification of Jews and Gentiles in Christ, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Ephesians 2:14-16</a>, where Paul speaks of breaking down the dividing wall of hostility to create one new humanity.to the children of Israel. The children of Israel refer to the descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel. This phrase emphasizes the covenant relationship between God and His chosen people. The return to the children of Israel signifies not only a physical return to the land but also a spiritual restoration and renewal of the covenant. This is echoed in <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>, where God promises a new covenant with the house of Israel, fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> Refers to the nation of Israel, God's chosen people, who are experiencing a period of abandonment or exile. 2. <a href="/topical/s/she_who_is_in_labor.htm">She who is in labor</a> Symbolically represents the coming of the Messiah, often interpreted as the Virgin Mary in Christian theology. 3. <a href="/topical/h/his_brothers.htm">His brothers</a> Refers to the fellow Israelites or the Jewish people who will return to their homeland. 4. <a href="/topical/c/children_of_israel.htm">Children of Israel</a> The descendants of Jacob, also known as the Israelites, who are central to God's covenant promises. 5. <a href="/topical/r/return.htm">Return</a> The event of the Israelites coming back to their land, often seen as a prophetic fulfillment of restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_prophetic_fulfillment.htm">Understanding Prophetic Fulfillment</a> Recognize how Old Testament prophecies, like <a href="/micah/5-3.htm">Micah 5:3</a>, find fulfillment in the New Testament through the birth and mission of Jesus Christ. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a> Despite periods of abandonment, God remains faithful to His covenant with Israel, ensuring their eventual restoration and blessing. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_messiah.htm">The Role of the Messiah</a> Reflect on the significance of Jesus' birth as the pivotal event that brings hope and restoration to God's people. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_times_of_abandonment.htm">Hope in Times of Abandonment</a> Even when feeling abandoned or distant from God, trust in His ultimate plan for restoration and redemption. <a href="/topical/u/unity_among_believers.htm">Unity Among Believers</a> The return of "His brothers" signifies the gathering of God's people, encouraging unity and reconciliation within the body of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_micah_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Micah 5</a> <a href="/q/how_does_micah_5_3_align_with_history.htm">Micah 5:3 mentions a temporary abandonment until childbirth occurs. How does this align with recorded history or other biblical prophecies about Israel’s fate? </a> <a href="/q/what's_the_woman_and_dragon's_meaning.htm">What is the significance of the woman and the dragon?</a> <a href="/q/is_1_kings_5_13-16's_labor_force_plausible.htm">How plausible is the vast conscripted labor force of tens of thousands in 1 Kings 5:13-16, given population estimates of the time?</a> <a href="/q/what_lessons_do_moses_and_aaron_teach.htm">Where is Mount Ephraim mentioned in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/micah/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) Therefore will he give them up.--There is a suggestion here of a parable, setting forth the smallness of Bethlehem, which gave birth to the mighty Ruler that was to come from it. So the nation was to be brought very low before the nativity of the Virgin-born.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - Therefore; i.e. because God hath designed to punish before delivering, and this deliverance is to arise from the little Bethlehem, not from Jerusalem. This presupposes that the house of David will have lost the throne and have been reduced to a low condition. Will he give them up. Jehovah will give up the people to its enemies; this is the way in which the house of David shall come to low estate. She which travaileth hath brought forth. Many commentators have taken the travailing woman to be the afflicted community of Israel, or Zion; but we may not altogether reject the old interpretation which regards this as a prophecy of the birth of Christ from the Virgin, in accordance with the received Messianic exposition of Isaiah's great prediction, "Behold, the virgin shall conceive" (<a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a>). Such an announcement comes in naturally after the announcement of the Ruler coming forth from Bethlehem. Israel shall be oppressed until the time ordained when "she who is to bear" shall bring forth. Then (rather, and, i.e. until) the remnant of his brethren shall return unto (with) the children of Israel. The remnant of his brethren are the rescued of the Judaeans, who are the brethren of Messiah according to the flesh; these in a literal sense shall return from exile together with the others, and in a spiritual sense shall be converted and be joined with the true Israelites, the true seeder Abraham. <a href="/commentaries/micah/5-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Therefore לָכֵ֣ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus [Israel] will be abandoned יִתְּנֵ֔ם (yit·tə·nêm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while she who is in labor יוֹלֵדָ֖ה (yō·w·lê·ḏāh) 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 has given birth; יָלָ֑דָה (yā·lā·ḏāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person 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 then the rest וְיֶ֣תֶר (wə·ye·ṯer) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3499.htm">Strong's 3499: </a> An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope of His brothers אֶחָ֔יו (’e·ḥāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> A brother, ) will return יְשׁוּב֖וּן (yə·šū·ḇūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the children בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/5-3.htm">Micah 5:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/micah/5-3.htm">Micah 5:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/micah/5-3.htm">Micah 5:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/micah/5-3.htm">Micah 5:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/micah/5-3.htm">Micah 5:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/5-3.htm">Micah 5:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/5-3.htm">Micah 5:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/5-3.htm">Micah 5:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/micah/5-3.htm">Micah 5:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/micah/5-3.htm">Micah 5:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/micah/5-3.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 5:3 Therefore he will abandon them until (Mc Mic. 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