Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor bears a son, and the rest of his brothers return to join the Israelites. New Living Translation The people of Israel will be abandoned to their enemies until the woman in labor gives birth. Then at last his fellow countrymen will return from exile to their own land. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible 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. Berean Literal Bible Therefore He will give them up, until the time the one giving birth has given birth; and the remnant of his brothers will return to the sons of Israel. King James Bible 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. New King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible 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. NASB 1995 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. NASB 1977 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. Legacy Standard Bible 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. Amplified Bible 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. Berean Annotated Bible 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 (he wrestles with God). Christian Standard Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version The LORD will abandon Israel only until this ruler is born, and the rest of his family returns to Israel. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation 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. Good News Translation 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. International Standard Version Therefore that ruler will abandon them until the woman in labor gives birth. Then the rest of his countrymen will return to the Israelis." NET Bible 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. New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleTherefore 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. World English Bible 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTherefore 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. Berean Literal Bible Therefore He will give them up, until the time the one giving birth has given birth; and the remnant of his brothers will return to the sons of Israel. Young's Literal Translation 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. Smith's Literal Translation 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. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTherefore 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. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. New American Bible 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. New Revised Standard Version 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. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHenceforth 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. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated 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 OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Therefore 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Ruler from Bethlehem…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. 3Therefore 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. 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.… Cross References Therefore Israel will be abandoned 2 Kings 17:18-23 So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, / and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced. / So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence. … Hosea 3:4 For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol. Deuteronomy 31:17-18 On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’ / And on that day I will surely hide My face because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods. until she who is in labor has given birth; Micah 4:9-10 Why 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? / 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! Isaiah 66:7-9 “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. Revelation 12:2 She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth. then the rest of His brothers will return Zechariah 10:8-10 I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were. / Though I sow them among the nations, they will remember Me in distant lands; they and their children will live and return. / I will bring them back from Egypt and gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to Gilead and Lebanon until no more room is found for them. Jeremiah 23:3-4 Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply. / I will raise up shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or dismayed, nor will any go missing, declares the LORD. Deuteronomy 30:3-4 then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you. / Even if you have been banished to the farthest horizon, He will gather you and return you from there. to the children of Israel. Hosea 1:10-11 Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’ / Then the people of Judah and of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one leader, and will go up out of the land. For great will be the day of Jezreel. Ezekiel 37:21-22 you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the Israelites out of the nations to which they have gone, and I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land. / I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms. Jeremiah 3:18 In those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and they will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave to your fathers as an inheritance. Isaiah 7:14 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. Matthew 1:22-23 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”). Isaiah 9:6-7 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. Matthew 2:6 ‘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.’” Treasury of Scripture 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. Micah 7:13 Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings. Hosea 2:9,14 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. Micah 6:14 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. 1 Kings 14:16 And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin. 2 Chronicles 30:7 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. Micah 4:10 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. Isaiah 66:7,8 Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child… Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. then. Micah 4:7 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. Isaiah 10:20,21 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… Isaiah 11:11 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. Matthew 12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. Matthew 25:40 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. Romans 8:29 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. Jump to Previous Abandon Birth Borne Cause Child Children Forth Gives Israel Join Labor Remainder Remnant Residue Rest Time Travail TravailethJump to Next Abandon Birth Borne Cause Child Children Forth Gives Israel Join Labor Remainder Remnant Residue Rest Time Travail TravailethMicah 5 1. The birth of Christ.4. His kingdom. 8. His conquest. Therefore Israel will be abandoned This phrase indicates a period of separation or desolation for Israel. 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; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel. Persons / Places / Events 1. IsraelRefers to the nation of Israel, God's chosen people, who are experiencing a period of abandonment or exile. 2. She who is in labor Symbolically represents the coming of the Messiah, often interpreted as the Virgin Mary in Christian theology. 3. His brothers Refers to the fellow Israelites or the Jewish people who will return to their homeland. 4. Children of Israel The descendants of Jacob, also known as the Israelites, who are central to God's covenant promises. 5. Return The event of the Israelites coming back to their land, often seen as a prophetic fulfillment of restoration. Teaching Points Understanding Prophetic FulfillmentRecognize how Old Testament prophecies, like Micah 5:3, find fulfillment in the New Testament through the birth and mission of Jesus Christ. God's Faithfulness to His Promises Despite periods of abandonment, God remains faithful to His covenant with Israel, ensuring their eventual restoration and blessing. The Role of the Messiah Reflect on the significance of Jesus' birth as the pivotal event that brings hope and restoration to God's people. Hope in Times of Abandonment Even when feeling abandoned or distant from God, trust in His ultimate plan for restoration and redemption. Unity Among Believers The return of "His brothers" signifies the gathering of God's people, encouraging unity and reconciliation within the body of Christ. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Micah 5:3?2. How does Micah 5:3 foreshadow the coming of Jesus Christ? 3. What does "He will stand and shepherd" reveal about Jesus' leadership style? 4. How does Micah 5:3 connect to the prophecy in Isaiah 7:14? 5. How can we prepare for Christ's return as suggested in Micah 5:3? 6. What does "His brothers will return" teach about unity in the body of Christ? 7. How does Micah 5:3 relate to the prophecy of the Messiah's birth in Bethlehem? 8. Why is the "remnant of His brothers" significant in Micah 5:3? 9. What does "until she who is in labor has given birth" symbolize in Micah 5:3? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Micah 5? 11. 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? 12. What is the significance of the woman and the dragon? 13. How plausible is the vast conscripted labor force of tens of thousands in 1 Kings 5:13-16, given population estimates of the time? 14. Where is Mount Ephraim mentioned in the Bible? What Does Micah 5:3 Mean Therefore Israel will be abandoned• The verse opens with a sober acknowledgment: “Therefore Israel will be abandoned” (Micah 5:3). • God’s covenant people would experience seasons of forsakenness—Assyrian invasion (2 Kings 17), Babylonian exile (2 Kings 25), and the wider dispersion spoken of in Deuteronomy 28:64. • This abandonment is disciplinary, not final. Scripture repeatedly pairs judgment with promised mercy (Isaiah 54:7-8; Hosea 3:4-5). • Even in seeming silence, God preserves a remnant (1 Kings 19:18; Romans 11:5), showing His faithfulness never wavers. until she who is in labor has given birth • The word “until” signals a set limit to Israel’s abandonment. History moves toward the moment when “she who is in labor has given birth.” • Micah had just foretold the Messiah’s Bethlehem birth (Micah 5:2). The labor imagery points to Mary and the incarnation of Jesus (Isaiah 7:14; Luke 1:30-33). • God times Israel’s restoration to the arrival of the promised Son, the Seed first promised in Genesis 3:15 and elaborated in Isaiah 9:6-7. • Galatians 4:4 affirms this timetable: “When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman.” The birth ends the silence and inaugurates salvation. then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel • “His brothers” are fellow Israelites, yet the wording hints at a larger family gathered around the Messiah (John 1:12; Hebrews 2:11-12). • “Return” speaks of both physical regathering (Jeremiah 31:10; Ezekiel 36:24) and spiritual turning back to the Lord (Joel 2:12-13). • Acts 15:15-17 cites Amos 9:11 to show how Gentiles, too, are welcomed, making the returning family even broader (John 11:52). • Paul foresees a future national turning of Israel to Christ (Romans 11:25-27), echoing Micah’s promise that the Messiah’s brethren will be restored under His reign. summary Micah 5:3 sketches a three-step timeline: a season of abandonment, the birth of the Messiah, and the eventual gathering of His people. God’s temporary discipline of Israel makes way for the coming of Jesus, and His arrival guarantees the future restoration of both Jewish and, ultimately, all believing “brothers.” The verse therefore anchors hope in the Messiah’s first advent and in the full redemption still to come. (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.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" (Isaiah 7:14). 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.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Thereforeלָכֵ֣ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus [Israel] will be abandoned יִתְּנֵ֔ם (yit·tə·nêm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while she who is in labor יוֹלֵדָ֖ה (yō·w·lê·ḏāh) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 3205: 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 Strong's 3205: 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 Strong's 3499: An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope of His brothers אֶחָ֔יו (’e·ḥāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) will return יְשׁוּב֖וּן (yə·šū·ḇūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the children בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc Links Micah 5:3 NIVMicah 5:3 NLT Micah 5:3 ESV Micah 5:3 NASB Micah 5:3 KJV Micah 5:3 BibleApps.com Micah 5:3 Biblia Paralela Micah 5:3 Chinese Bible Micah 5:3 French Bible Micah 5:3 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Micah 5:3 Therefore he will abandon them until (Mc Mic. 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