Micah 5:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Micah 5:4

The Coming Messiah

2 “But you, ^aBethlehem ^bEphrathah,
Though you are little ^camong the ^dthousands of Judah,
Yet out of you shall come forth to Me
The One to be ^eRuler in Israel,
^fWhose goings forth are from¹ of old,
From everlasting.”

3 Therefore He shall give them up,
Until the time that ^ashe who is in labor has given birth;
Then ^bthe remnant of His brethren
Shall return to the children of Israel.

4 And He shall stand and ^afeed His flock
In the strength of the Lord,
In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God;
And they shall abide,
For now He ^bshall be great
To the ends of the earth;

5 And this One ^ashall be peace.
When the Assyrian comes into our land,
And when he treads in our palaces,
Then we will raise against him
Seven shepherds and eight princely men.

Judgment on Israel’s Enemies

6 They shall¹ waste with the sword the land of Assyria,
And the land of ^aNimrod at its entrances;
Thus He shall ^bdeliver us from the Assyrian,
When he comes into our land
And when he treads within our borders.

7 Then ^athe remnant of Jacob
Shall be in the midst of many peoples,
^bLike dew from the Lord,
Like showers on the grass,
That¹ tarry for no man
Nor¹ wait for the sons of men.

8 And the remnant of Jacob
Shall be among the Gentiles,
In the midst of many peoples,
Like a ^alion among the beasts of the forest,
Like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
Who, if he passes through,
Both treads down and tears in pieces,
And none can deliver.

9 Your hand shall be lifted against your adversaries,
And all your enemies shall be¹ cut off.

10 “And it shall be in that day,” says the Lord,
“That I will ^acut off your ^bhorses from your midst
And destroy your ^cchariots.

11 I will cut off the cities of your land
And throw down all your strongholds.

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American Standard Version
And he shall stand, and shall feed `his flock' in the strength of Jehovah, in the majesty of the name of Jehovah his God: and they shall abide; for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.

Amplified® Bible
And He shall stand and feed 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 then shall He be great [even] to the ends of the earth.

Contemporary English Version
Like a shepherd taking care of his sheep, this ruler will lead and care for his people by the power and glorious name of the LORD his God. His people will live securely, and the whole earth will know his true greatness,

Darby English Version
And he shall stand and feed [his flock] in the strength of Jehovah, in the majesty of the name of Jehovah his God. And they shall abide; for now shall he be great even unto the ends of the earth.

Good News Bible
When he comes, he will rule his people with the strength that comes from the LORD and with the majesty of the LORD God himself. His people will live in safety because people all over the earth will acknowledge his greatness,

King James Version
And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.

New American Standard Bible
And He will arise and shepherd {His flock} In the strength of the LORD, In the majesty of the name of the LORD His God. And they will remain, Because at that time He will be great To the ends of the earth.

New International Version
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.

New King James Version
And He shall stand and feed His flock
In the strength of the LORD,
In the majesty of the name of the LORD His God;
And they shall abide,
For now He shall be great
To the ends of the earth;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And He will arise and shepherd His flock In the strength of the LORD, In the majesty of the name of the LORD His God And they will remain, Because at that time He will become great To the ends of the earth.

Revised Standard Version
And he shall stand and feed 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.

Young's Literal Translation
And he hath stood and delighted in the strength of Jehovah, In the excellency of the name of Jehovah his God, And they have remained, For now he is great unto the ends of earth.

New English Translation
He will assume his post¹ and shepherd the people² by the Lord’s strength, by the sovereign authority of the Lord his God.³ They will live securely,⁴ for at that time he will be honored⁵ even in the distant regions of⁶ the earth.

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