Micah 5 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Mobilize! Marshal your troops! The enemy is laying siege to Jerusalem. They will strike Israel’s leader in the face with a rod. Now muster your troops, O daughter of troops; siege is laid against us; with a rod they strike the judge of Israel on the cheek. Marshal your troops now, city of troops, for a siege is laid against us. They will strike Israel’s ruler on the cheek with a rod.
2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf. But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days. “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”
3 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. 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. 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.
4 And he will stand to lead his flock with the LORD’s strength, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. Then his people will live there undisturbed, for he will be highly honored around the world. And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth. He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth.
5 And he will be the source of peace. When the Assyrians invade our land and break through our defenses, we will appoint seven rulers to watch over us, eight princes to lead us. And he shall be their peace. When the Assyrian comes into our land and treads in our palaces, then we will raise against him seven shepherds and eight princes of men; And he will be our peace when the Assyrians invade our land and march through our fortresses. We will raise against them seven shepherds, even eight commanders,
6 They will rule Assyria with drawn swords and enter the gates of the land of Nimrod. He will rescue us from the Assyrians when they pour over the borders to invade our land. they shall shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod at its entrances; and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian when he comes into our land and treads within our border. who will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with drawn sword. He will deliver us from the Assyrians when they invade our land and march across our borders.
7 Then the remnant left in Israel will take their place among the nations. They will be like dew sent by the LORD or like rain falling on the grass, which no one can hold back and no one can restrain. Then the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which delay not for a man nor wait for the children of man. The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for anyone or depend on man.
8 The remnant left in Israel will take their place among the nations. They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a strong young lion among flocks of sheep and goats, pouncing and tearing as they go with no rescuer in sight. And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which, when it goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver. The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which mauls and mangles as it goes, and no one can rescue.
9 The people of Israel will stand up to their foes, and all their enemies will be wiped out. Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off. Your hand will be lifted up in triumph over your enemies, and all your foes will be destroyed.
10 “In that day,” says the LORD, “I will slaughter your horses and destroy your chariots. And in that day, declares the LORD, I will cut off your horses from among you and will destroy your chariots; “In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will destroy your horses from among you and demolish your chariots.
11 I will tear down your walls and demolish your defenses. and I will cut off the cities of your land and throw down all your strongholds; I will destroy the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds.
12 I will put an end to all witchcraft, and there will be no more fortune-tellers. and I will cut off sorceries from your hand, and you shall have no more tellers of fortunes; I will destroy your witchcraft and you will no longer cast spells.
13 I will destroy all your idols and sacred pillars, so you will never again worship the work of your own hands. and I will cut off your carved images and your pillars from among you, and you shall bow down no more to the work of your hands; I will destroy your idols and your sacred stones from among you; you will no longer bow down to the work of your hands.
14 I will abolish your idol shrines with their Asherah poles and destroy your pagan cities. and I will root out your Asherah images from among you and destroy your cities. I will uproot from among you your Asherah poles when I demolish your cities.
15 I will pour out my vengeance on all the nations that refuse to obey me.” And in anger and wrath I will execute vengeance on the nations that did not obey. I will take vengeance in anger and wrath on the nations that have not obeyed me.”
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