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Micah 5:4-6
Good News Translation
Micah 5:4-6
Good News Translation
4 When he comes, he will rule his people with the strength that comes from the Lord and with the majesty of the Lord God himself. His people will live in safety because people all over the earth will acknowledge his greatness, 5 and he will bring peace.
Deliverance and Punishment
When the Assyrians invade our country and break through our defenses, we will send our strongest leaders to fight them. 6 (A)By force of arms they will conquer Assyria, the land of Nimrod, and they[a] will save us from the Assyrians when they invade our territory.
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- Micah 5:6 Probable text they; Hebrew he.
Micah 5:4-6
New International Version
Micah 5:4-6
New International Version
4 He will stand and shepherd his flock(A)
in the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they will live securely, for then his greatness(B)
will reach to the ends of the earth.
5 And he will be our peace(C)
when the Assyrians invade(D) our land
and march through our fortresses.
We will raise against them seven shepherds,
even eight commanders,(E)
6 who will rule[a] the land of Assyria with the sword,
the land of Nimrod(F) with drawn sword.[b](G)
He will deliver us from the Assyrians
when they invade our land
and march across our borders.(H)
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