Christian Standard Bible
Micah 4:1
1In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s house will be established at the top of the mountains and will be raised above the hills. Peoples will stream to it,
Micah 4:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.
- New International Version (NIV)In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and peoples will stream to it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and it shall be lifted up above the hills; and peoples shall flow to it,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the Lord’s house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And peoples shall flow to it.
Context of Micah 4:1
In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s house will be established at the top of the mountains and will be raised above the hills. Peoples will stream to it, 2and many nations will come and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us about his ways so we may walk in his paths.” For instruction will go out of Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. 3He will settle disputes among many peoples and provide arbitration for strong nations that are far away. They will beat their swords into plows and their spears into pruning knives. Nation will not take up the sword against nation, and they will never again train for war.
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וְהָיָ֣ה׀ בְּאַחֲרִ֣ית הַיָּמִ֗ים יִ֠הְיֶה הַ֣ר בֵּית־יְהוָ֤ה נָכוֹן֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הֶהָרִ֔ים וְנִשָּׂ֥א ה֖וּא מִגְּבָע֑וֹת וְנָהֲר֥וּ עָלָ֖יו עַמִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- But in the lastאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319
- daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- the mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- shall be establishedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
- in the topרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
- and it shall be exaltedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
- above the hillsגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · hillH1389
- and peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- shall flowנָהַרnâhar · to flowH5102
Cross-references for Micah 4:1
- Genesis 49:1Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather around, and I will tell you what will happen to you in the days to come.
- Isaiah 2:1The vision that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
- Jeremiah 48:47Yet, I will restore the fortunes of Moab in the last days. This is the Lord’s declaration. The judgment on Moab ends here.
- Ezekiel 38:16You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud covering the land. It will happen in the last days, Gog, that I will bring you against my land so that the nations may know me, when I demonstrate my holiness through you in their sight.
- Daniel 2:28But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has let King Nebuchadnezzar know what will happen in the last days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay in bed were these:
- Daniel 10:14Now I have come to help you understand what will happen to your people in the last days, for the vision refers to those days.”
- Hosea 3:5Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come with awe to the Lord and to his goodness in the last days.
- Acts 2:17And it will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all people; then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
- Hebrews 1:2In these last days, he has spoken to us by his Son. God has appointed him heir of all things and made the universe through him.
- 2 Peter 3:3Above all, be aware of this: Scoffers will come in the last days scoffing and following their own evil desires,
- Micah 3:12Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become ruins, and the temple’s mountain will be a high thicket.
- Psalms 68:15Mount Bashan is God’s towering mountain; Mount Bashan is a mountain of many peaks.
- Isaiah 11:9They will not harm or destroy each other on my entire holy mountain, for the land will be as full of the knowledge of the Lord as the sea is filled with water.
- Isaiah 66:20They will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the Lord on horses and chariots, in litters, and on mules and camels, to my holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the Lord, “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord.
- Ezekiel 17:22“‘This is what the Lord God says: I will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and plant it. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high towering mountain.
- Ezekiel 40:2In visions of God he took me to the land of Israel and set me down on a very high mountain. On its southern slope was a structure resembling a city.
Commentaries on Micah 4:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1But in the last days it shall come to pass - These four verses contain, says Bp. Newcome, a prophecy that was to be fulfilled by the coming of the Messiah, when the Gentiles were to be admitted into covenant with God, and the apostles were to preach the Gospel, beginning at Jerusalem, Luke 24:47; Acts 2:14, etc., when Christ was to be the spiritual Judge and King of many people, was to convince many nations of their errors and vices, and was to found a…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1But (And) in the last days it shall come to pass - God‘s promises, goodness, truth, fail not. He withdraws His Presence from those who receive Him not, only to give Himself to those who will receive Him. Mercy is the sequel and end of chastisement. Micah then joins on this great prophecy of future mercy to the preceding woe, as its issue in the order of God‘s Will. “And it shall be.” He fixes the mind to some great thing which shall come to pass; “it…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The peace of the kingdom of Christ. (1-8) The judgments to come upon Jerusalem, but the final triumph of Israel. (9-13) Verses 1-8 The nations have not yet so submitted to the Prince of Peace, as to beat their swords into ploughshares, nor has war ceased. But very precious promises these are, relating to the gospel church, which will be more and more fulfilled, for He is faithful that has promised. There shall be a glorious church for God set up in the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2In the last days: God promised to act in history to establish his kingdom. The mountain of the house of the LORD refers to Mount Zion in Jerusalem, where Solomon’s temple was built (see 2 Samuel 24:18–25). It reminds us of Mount Sinai, the mountain of God (Exodus 3:1; Numbers 10:33), where God appeared. The mountain of the Lord is important as the place where God reveals his identity and offers fellowship. teach us His ways … His paths: The wisdom of…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131-3. Almost identical with Is 2:2-4. the mountain of the house of the Lord--which just before (Mi 3:12) had been doomed to be a wild forest height. Under Messiah, its elevation is to be not that of situation, but of moral dignity, as the seat of God's universal empire. people shall flow into it--In Isaiah it is "all nations": a more universal prophecy.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Micah 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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