Micah 3:6
Context3:6 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 4:8
Context4:8 As for you, watchtower for the flock, 4
fortress of Daughter Zion 5 –
your former dominion will be restored, 6
the sovereignty that belongs to Daughter Jerusalem.


[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.”
[4:8] 4 tn Heb “Migdal-eder.” Some English versions transliterate this phrase, apparently because they view it as a place name (cf. NAB).
[4:8] 5 sn The city of David, located within Jerusalem, is addressed as Daughter Zion. As the home of the Davidic king, who was Israel’s shepherd (Ps 78:70-72), the royal citadel could be viewed metaphorically as the watchtower of the flock.
[4:8] 6 tn Heb “to you it will come, the former dominion will arrive.”