Micah 5:4

5:4 He will assume his post 1  and shepherd the people 2  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 honored 5 

even in the distant regions of 6  the earth.

Micah 6:2

6:2 Hear the Lord’s accusation, you mountains,

you enduring foundations of the earth!

For the Lord has a case against his people;

he has a dispute with Israel! 7 

1 tn Heb “stand up”; NAB “stand firm”; NASB “will arise.”

2 tn The words “the people” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

3 tn Heb “by the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.”

4 tn The words “in peace” are supplied in the translation for clarification. Perhaps וְיָשָׁבוּ (vÿyashavu, “and they will live”) should be emended to וְשָׁבוּ (vÿshavu, “and they will return”).

5 tn Heb “be great.”

6 tn Or “to the ends of.”

7 tn This verse briefly interrupts the Lord’s statement (see vv. 1, 3) as the prophet summons the mountains as witnesses. Because of this v. 2 has been placed in parentheses in the translation.