Micah 4:4

4:4 Each will sit under his own grapevine

or under his own fig tree without any fear. ¹ 

The Lord who commands armies has decreed it. ² 

Micah 5:4

5:4 He will assume his post ³  and shepherd the people ⁴  by the Lord’s strength,

by the sovereign authority of the Lord his God. ⁵ 

They will live securely, ⁶  for at that time he will be honored ⁷ 

even in the distant regions of ⁸  the earth.

[4:4]  ¹ tn Heb “and there will be no one making [him] afraid.”

[4:4]  ² tn Heb “for the mouth of the Lord of Hosts has spoken.”

[5:4]  ³ tn Heb “stand up”; NAB “stand firm”; NASB “will arise.”

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

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

[5:4]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ tn Heb “be great.”

[5:4]  ⁸ tn Or “to the ends of.”