Berean Standard Bible

Micah 4

(Isaiah 2:1–4)

1וְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961In the lastבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117the mountainהַ֣רharH2022of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068will beיִ֠הְיֶהYih.yehH1961establishedנָכוֹן֙na.khOnH3559as the chiefבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the mountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022;it will be raisedוְנִשָּׂ֥אve.ni.Sa'H5375aboveה֖וּאhu'H1931the hillsמִגְּבָע֑וֹתmi.ge.va.'otH1389,and the peoplesעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971will streamוְנָהֲר֥וּve.na.ha.RuH5102to itעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921.

2And manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471will comeוְֽהָלְכ֞וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980and sayוְאָֽמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559: “Comeלְכ֣וּ׀le.KhuH1980,let us go upוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927toאֶל־'el-H413the mountainהַר־har-H2022of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the houseבֵּית֙beitH1004of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290.He will teach usוְיוֹרֵ֙נוּ֙ve.yo.Re.nuH3384His waysמִדְּרָכָ֔יוmi.de.ra.KhavH1870,so that we may walkוְנֵלְכָ֖הve.ne.le.KhahH1980in His pathsבְּאֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יוbe.'o.re.cho.TavH734.”Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the lawתוֹרָ֔הto.RahH8451will go forthתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318from Zionמִצִּיּוֹן֙mi.tzi.yOnH6726and the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃mi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3Then He will judgeוְשָׁפַ֗טve.sha.FatH8199betweenבֵּ֚יןbeinH996manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971and arbitrateוְהוֹכִ֛יחַve.ho.Khi.achH3198for strongעֲצֻמִ֖ים עַד־'a.tzu.Mim 'ad-H6099 H5704nationsלְגוֹיִ֥םle.go.YimH1471far and wideרָח֑וֹקra.ChokH7350.Then they will beatוְכִתְּת֨וּve.khi.te.TuH3807their swordsחַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֜םchar.vo.tei.HemH2719into plowsharesלְאִתִּ֗יםle.'i.TimH855and their spearsוַחֲנִיתֹֽתֵיהֶם֙va.cha.ni.to.tei.HemH2595into pruning hooksלְמַזְמֵר֔וֹתle.maz.me.RotH4211.Nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471will no longerלֹֽא־lo'-H3808take upיִשְׂא֞וּyis.'UH5375the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719againstאֶל־'el-H413nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471,norוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808will they trainיִלְמְד֥וּןyil.me.DunH3925anymoreע֖וֹדodH5750for warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

4And each manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376will sitוְיָשְׁב֗וּve.ya.she.VuH3427underתַּ֧חַתTa.chatH8478his own vineגַּפְנ֛וֹgaf.NoH1612andunderוְתַ֥חַתve.Ta.chatH8478his own fig treeתְּאֵנָת֖וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384,with noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369one to frighten himמַחֲרִ֑ידma.cha.RidH2729.Forכִּי־ki-H3588the mouthפִ֛יfiH6310of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

The Restoration of Zion

(Zechariah 8:1–23)

5Thoughכִּ֚יkiH3588allכָּל־ אִ֖ישׁkol- 'ishH3605 H376the nationsהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971may walkיֵלְכ֕וּye.le.KhuH1980in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of their godsאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430,yet weוַאֲנַ֗חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587will walkנֵלֵ֛ךְne.LekhH1980in the nameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430foreverלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769and everוָעֶֽד׃ פva.'EdH5703.

6“On thatהַה֜וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “I will gatherאֹֽסְפָה֙'o.se.FahH622the lameהַצֹּ֣לֵעָ֔הha.Tzo.le.'AhH6760;I will assembleאֲקַבֵּ֑צָה'a.ka.Be.tzahH6908the outcastוְהַנִּדָּחָ֖הve.han.ni.da.ChahH5080,even those whomוַאֲשֶׁ֖רva.'a.SherH834I have afflictedהֲרֵעֹֽתִי׃ha.re.'O.tiH7489.

7And I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760אֶת־'et-H853the lameהַצֹּֽלֵעָה֙ha.tzo.le.'AhH6760into a remnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֔יתlish.'e.RitH7611,the outcastוְהַנַּהֲלָאָ֖הve.ha.na.ha.la.'AhH1972into a strongעָצ֑וּם'a.TzumH6099nationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471.Then the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068will ruleוּמָלַ֨ךְu.ma.LakhH4427over themעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921in Mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726from that dayמֵעַתָּ֖הme.'a.TahH6258and foreverוְעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃ פve.'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.

8And youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,O watchtowerמִגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4029of the flockעֵ֗דֶר'E.derH4029,O strongholdעֹ֛פֶל'O.felH6076of the Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726—the formerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔הha.Ri.sho.NahH7223dominionהַמֶּמְשָׁלָה֙ha.mem.sha.LahH4475will be restoredתֵּאתֶ֑הte.TehH857to youעָדֶ֣יךָ'a.Dei.khaH5704;sovereigntyמַמְלֶ֖כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467will comeוּבָאָ֗הu.va.'AhH935to the Daughterלְבַ֥ת־le.Vat-H1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.”

9Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100do you nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258cryתָרִ֖יעִיta.Ri.'iH7321aloudרֵ֑עַRe.a'H7452?Is there noאֵֽין־'ein-H369kingהֲמֶ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428among you?Hasאִֽם־'im-H518your counselorיוֹעֲצֵךְ֙yo.'a.tzeKhH3289perishedאָבָ֔ד'a.VadH6so thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588anguishחִ֖ילchilH2427grips youהֶחֱזִיקֵ֥ךְhe.che.zi.KekhH2388like a woman in laborכַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205?

10Writheח֧וּלִיChu.liH2342in agonyוָגֹ֛חִיva.Go.chiH1518,O Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726,like a woman in laborכַּיּֽוֹלֵדָ֑הkai.yo.le.DahH3205.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588nowעַתָּה֩'a.TahH6258you will leaveתֵצְאִ֨יte.tze.'IH3318the cityמִקִּרְיָ֜הmi.kir.YahH7151and campוְשָׁכַ֣נְתְּve.sha.KhantH7931in the open fieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704.You will goוּבָ֤אתu.VatH935toעַד־'ad-H5704Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894;thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033you will be rescuedתִּנָּצֵ֔לִיti.na.Tze.liH5337;thereשָׁ֚םShamH8033the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will redeem youיִגְאָלֵ֣ךְyig.'a.LekhH1350from the handמִכַּ֖ףmi.KafH3709of your enemiesאֹיְבָֽיִךְ׃'o.ye.Va.yikhH341!

11But nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471have assembledנֶאֶסְפ֥וּne.'es.FuH622against youעָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921,sayingהָאֹמְרִ֣יםha.'o.me.RimH559, “Let her be defiledתֶּחֱנָ֔ףte.che.NafH2610,and let us feast our eyesוְתַ֥חַז עֵינֵֽינוּ׃ve.Ta.chaz 'ei.Nei.nuH2372 H5869on Zionבְּצִיּ֖וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726.”

12But theyוְהֵ֗מָּהve.He.mahH1992do notלֹ֤אlo'H3808knowיָֽדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045the thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808understandהֵבִ֖ינוּhe.Vi.nuH995His planעֲצָת֑וֹa.tza.ToH6098,forכִּ֥יkiH3588He has gathered themקִבְּצָ֖םki.be.TzamH6908like sheavesכֶּעָמִ֥ירke.'a.MirH5995to the threshing floorגֹּֽרְנָה׃Go.re.nahH1637.

13Riseק֧וּמִיKu.miH6965and threshוָד֣וֹשִׁיva.Do.o.shiH1758,O Daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will give youאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760hornsקַרְנֵ֞ךְkar.NekhH7161of ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270and hoovesוּפַרְסֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ אָשִׂ֣יםu.far.so.Ta.yikh 'a.SimH6541 H7760of bronzeנְחוּשָׁ֔הne.chu.ShahH5154to break to piecesוַהֲדִקּ֖וֹתva.ha.di.KotH1854manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971.Then you will devoteוְהַחֲרַמְתִּ֤יve.ha.cha.ram.TiH2763their gainבִּצְעָ֔םbitz.'AmH1215to the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,their wealthוְחֵילָ֖םve.chei.LamH2428to the Lordלַאֲד֥וֹןla.'a.DonH113of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

(Isaiah 2:1–4)

The Restoration of Zion

(Zechariah 8:1–23)

Commentaries on Micah 4