Micah 4:1

Better Days Ahead for Jerusalem

4:1 In the future ¹  the Lord’s Temple Mount will be the most important mountain of all; ² 

it will be more prominent than other hills. ³ 

People will stream to it.

Micah 5:4

5:4 He will assume his post ⁴  and shepherd the people ⁵  by the Lord’s strength,

by the sovereign authority of the Lord his God. ⁶ 

They will live securely, ⁷  for at that time he will be honored ⁸ 

even in the distant regions of ⁹  the earth.

[4:1]  ¹ tn Heb “at the end of days.”

[4:1]  ² tn Heb “will be established as the head of the mountains.”

[4:1]  ³ tn Heb “it will be lifted up above the hills.”

[5:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “stand up”; NAB “stand firm”; NASB “will arise.”

[5:4]  ⁵ tn The words “the people” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[5:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “by the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.”

[5:4]  ⁷ 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”).

[5:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “be great.”

[5:4]  ⁹ tn Or “to the ends of.”