Micah 7:13-14

7:13 The earth will become desolate ¹ 

because of what its inhabitants have done. ² 

7:14 Shepherd your people with your shepherd’s rod, ³ 

the flock that belongs to you, ⁴ 

the one that lives alone in a thicket,

in the midst of a pastureland. ⁵ 

Allow them to graze in Bashan and Gilead, ⁶ 

as they did in the old days. ⁷ 

[7:13]  ¹ tn Or “will be ruined.”

[7:13]  ² tn Heb “on account of its inhabitants, because of the fruit of their deeds.”

[7:14]  ³ tn Or “with your scepter” (the Hebrew term can mean either “rod” or “scepter”).

[7:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “the flock of your inheritance.”

[7:14]  ⁵ tn Or “in the midst of Carmel.” The Hebrew term translated “pastureland” may be a place name.

[7:14]  ⁶ sn The regions of Bashan and Gilead, located in Transjordan, were noted for their rich grazing lands.

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