Micah 3:6

3:6 Therefore night will fall, and you will receive no visions; ¹ 

it will grow dark, and you will no longer be able to read the omens. ² 

The sun will set on these prophets,

and the daylight will turn to darkness over their heads. ³ 

Micah 4:7

4:7 I will transform the lame into the nucleus of a new nation, ⁴ 

and those far off ⁵  into a mighty nation.

The Lord will reign over them on Mount Zion,

from that day forward and forevermore.” ⁶ 

[3:6]  ¹ tn Heb “it will be night for you without a vision.”

[3:6]  ² tn Heb “it will be dark for you without divination.”

[3:6]  ³ tn Heb “and the day will be dark over them.”

[4:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “make the lame into a remnant.”

[4:7]  ⁵ tn The precise meaning of this difficult form is uncertain. The present translation assumes the form is a Niphal participle of an otherwise unattested denominative verb הָלָא (hala’, “to be far off”; see BDB 229 s.v.), but attractive emendations include הַנַּחֲלָה (hannakhalah, “the sick one[s]”) from חָלָה (khalah) and הַנִּלְאָה (hannil’ah, “the weary one[s]”) from לָאָה (la’ah).

[4:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “from now until forever.”