Micah 4:5

4:5 Though all the nations follow their respective gods, ¹ 

we will follow ²  the Lord our God forever.

Micah 4:7

4:7 I will transform the lame into the nucleus of a new nation, ³ 

and those far off ⁴  into a mighty nation.

The Lord will reign over them on Mount Zion,

from that day forward and forevermore.” ⁵ 

Micah 7:14

7:14 Shepherd your people with your shepherd’s rod, ⁶ 

the flock that belongs to you, ⁷ 

the one that lives alone in a thicket,

in the midst of a pastureland. ⁸ 

Allow them to graze in Bashan and Gilead, ⁹ 

as they did in the old days. ¹⁰ 

[4:5]  ¹ tn Heb “walk each in the name of his god.” The term “name” here has the idea of “authority.” To “walk in the name” of a god is to recognize the god’s authority as binding over one’s life.

[4:5]  ² tn Heb “walk in the name of.”

[4:7]  ³ tn Heb “make the lame into a remnant.”

[4:7]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ tn Heb “from now until forever.”

[7:14]  ⁵ tn Or “with your scepter” (the Hebrew term can mean either “rod” or “scepter”).

[7:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “the flock of your inheritance.”

[7:14]  ⁷ tn Or “in the midst of Carmel.” The Hebrew term translated “pastureland” may be a place name.

[7:14]  ⁸ sn The regions of Bashan and Gilead, located in Transjordan, were noted for their rich grazing lands.

[7:14]  ⁹ tn Heb “as in the days of antiquity.”