Ezekiel 38:8

38:8 After many days you will be summoned; in the latter years you will come to a land restored from the ravages of war,¹ with many peoples gathered on the mountains of Israel that had long been in ruins. Its people² were brought out from the peoples, and all of them will be living securely.

Deuteronomy 31:29

31:29 For I know that after I die you will totally³ corrupt yourselves and turn away from the path I have commanded you to walk. Disaster will confront you in the days to come because you will act wickedly⁴ before the Lord, inciting him to anger because of your actions.”⁵

Isaiah 2:2

2:2 In the future⁶

the mountain of the Lord’s temple will endure⁷

as the most important of mountains,

and will be the most prominent of hills.⁸

All the nations will stream to it,

Daniel 2:28

2:28 However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries,⁹ and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the times to come.¹⁰ The dream and the visions you had while lying on your bed¹¹ are as follows.

Daniel 10:14

10:14 Now I have come to help you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision pertains to future days.”

Hosea 3:5

3:5 Afterward, the Israelites will turn and seek the Lord their God and their Davidic king.¹² Then they will submit to the Lord in fear and receive his blessings¹³ in the future.¹⁴

Micah 4:1

Better Days Ahead for Jerusalem

4:1 In the future¹⁵ the Lord’s Temple Mount will be the most important mountain of all;¹⁶

it will be more prominent than other hills.¹⁷

People will stream to it.

Micah 4:1

Better Days Ahead for Jerusalem

4:1 In the future¹⁸ the Lord’s Temple Mount will be the most important mountain of all;¹⁹

it will be more prominent than other hills.²⁰

People will stream to it.

Micah 4:1-2

Better Days Ahead for Jerusalem

4:1 In the future²¹ the Lord’s Temple Mount will be the most important mountain of all;²²

it will be more prominent than other hills.²³

People will stream to it.

4:2 Many nations will come, saying,

“Come on! Let’s go up to the Lord’s mountain,

to the temple²⁴ of Jacob’s God,

so he can teach us his commands²⁵

and we can live by his laws.”²⁶

For Zion will be the source of instruction;

the Lord’s teachings will proceed from Jerusalem.²⁷

Micah 3:1

God Will Judge Judah’s Sinful Leaders

3:1 I said,

“Listen, you leaders²⁸ of Jacob,

you rulers of the nation²⁹ of Israel!

You ought to know what is just,³⁰

¹tn Heb “from the sword.”

²tn Heb “it.”

³tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with “totally.”

⁴tn Heb “do the evil.”

⁵tn Heb “the work of your hands.”

⁶tn Heb “in the end of the days.” This phrase may refer generally to the future, or more technically to the final period of history. See BDB 31 s.v. ַאחֲרִית. The verse begins with a verb that functions as a “discourse particle” and is not translated. In numerous places throughout the OT, the “to be” verb with a prefixed conjunction (וְהָיָה [vÿhayah] and וַיְהִי [vayÿhi]) occurs in this fashion to introduce a circumstantial clause and does not require translation.

⁷tn Or “be established” (KJV, NIV, NRSV).

⁸tn Heb “as the chief of the mountains, and will be lifted up above the hills.” The image of Mount Zion being elevated above other mountains and hills pictures the prominence it will attain in the future.

⁹tn Aram “a revealer of mysteries.” The phrase serves as a quasi-title for God in Daniel.

¹⁰tn Aram “in the latter days.”

¹¹tn Aram “your dream and the visions of your head upon your bed.”

¹²tn Heb “David their king”; cf. NCV “the king from David’s family”; TEV “a descendant of David their king”; NLT “David’s descendant, their king.”

¹³tn Heb “his goodness”; NLT “his good gifts.”

¹⁴tn Heb “in the end of the days.” Cf. NAB, NASB, NIV, NCV, NLT “in the last days.”

¹⁵tn Heb “at the end of days.”

¹⁶tn Heb “will be established as the head of the mountains.”

¹⁷tn Heb “it will be lifted up above the hills.”

¹⁸tn Heb “at the end of days.”

¹⁹tn Heb “will be established as the head of the mountains.”

²⁰tn Heb “it will be lifted up above the hills.”

²¹tn Heb “at the end of days.”

²²tn Heb “will be established as the head of the mountains.”

²³tn Heb “it will be lifted up above the hills.”

²⁴tn Heb “house.”

²⁵tn Heb “ways.”

²⁶tn Heb “and we can walk in his paths.”

²⁷tn Heb “instruction [or, “law”] will go out from Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.”

²⁸tn Heb “heads.”

²⁹tn Heb “house.”

³⁰tn Heb “Should you not know justice?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course you should!”