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title="Micah 4">◄</a> Micah 5 <a href="../micah/6.htm" title="Micah 6">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/micah/5.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/micah/5.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/micah/5.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/micah/5.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/micah/5.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/micah/5.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/micah/5.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">A Ruler from Bethlehem<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../matthew/2.htm">Matthew 2:1–12</a>)</span><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/5-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Now, O daughter of troops, <p class="indent2"> mobilize your troops; <p class="indent2"> for a siege is laid against us! <p class="indent1"> With a rod they will strike the cheek <p class="indent2"> of the judge of Israel. <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, <p class="indent2"> who are small among the clans<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> of Judah, <p class="indent1"> out of you will come forth for Me <p class="indent2"> One to be ruler over Israel<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span>—<p class="indent1"> One whose origins are of old, <p class="indent2"> from the days of eternity. <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Therefore Israel will be abandoned <p class="indent2"> until she who is in labor has given birth; <p class="indent1"> then the rest of His brothers will return <p class="indent2"> to the children of Israel. <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>He will stand and shepherd His flock <p class="indent2"> in the strength of the LORD, <p class="indent2"> in the majestic name of the LORD His God. <p class="indent1"> And they will dwell securely, <p class="indent2"> for then His greatness will extend <p class="indent2"> to the ends of the earth. <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And He will be our peace<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <p class="indent2"> when Assyria invades our land <p class="indent2"> and tramples our citadels. <p class="indent1"> We will raise against it seven shepherds, <p class="indent2"> even eight leaders of men. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, <p class="indent2"> and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. <p class="indent1"> So He will deliver us <p class="indent2"> when Assyria invades our land <p class="indent2"> and marches into our borders. <A name="8"></a><p class="hdg">The Remnant of Jacob<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../micah/2.htm#12">Micah 2:12–13</a>)</span><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Then the remnant of Jacob will be <p class="indent2"> in the midst of many peoples <p class="indent1"> like dew from the LORD, <p class="indent2"> like showers on the grass, <p class="indent1"> which do not wait for man <p class="indent2"> or linger for mankind. <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, <p class="indent2"> in the midst of many peoples, <p class="indent1"> like a lion among the beasts of the forest, <p class="indent2"> like a young lion among flocks of sheep, <p class="indent1"> which tramples and tears as it passes through, <p class="indent2"> with no one to rescue them. <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Your hand will be lifted over your foes, <p class="indent2"> and all your enemies will be cut off. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“In that day,” <p class="indent2"> declares the LORD, <p class="indent1">“I will remove your horses from among you <p class="indent2"> and wreck your chariots. <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>I will remove the cities of your land <p class="indent2"> and tear down all your strongholds. <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>I will cut the sorceries from your hand, <p class="indent2"> and you will have no fortune-tellers. <A name="14"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>I will also cut off the carved images <p class="indent2"> and sacred pillars from among you, <p class="indent1"> so that you will no longer bow down <p class="indent2"> to the work of your own hands. <A name="15"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>I will root out the Asherah poles from your midst <p class="indent2"> and demolish your cities. <p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/micah/5-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>I will take vengeance in anger and wrath <p class="indent2"> upon the nations that have not obeyed Me.”</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">2</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Or <i>thousands</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">2</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Cited in <a 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