Micah 4:2

Micah 4:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)Many nations will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.” The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and many nations shall come, and say: "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths." For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Many nations shall come and say, “Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths.” For out of Zion the law shall go forth, And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

Context of Micah 4:2

1In the last days, the mountain where the Lord's house is will be the highest mountain. It will be the most important of all the mountains. It will be higher than the hills, and people from many countries will go to it. Many people will speak about it. ‘Come! We will go up to the Lord's mountain,’ they will say. ‘We will go to the Lord's house because he is the God of Jacob's people. He will teach us what he wants us to do. He will show us the right way; so then we will be able to obey him. The Lord will speak his rules from Zion. He will send out his message from Jerusalem.’ 3He will judge between the people of many nations When they argue together, he will decide who is right. He will cause strong nations everywhere to stop fighting each other. They fight with swords and spears. But at that time, they will make their swords into ploughs. They will make their spears into knives to cut their vines. Nations will no longer need weapons to fight each other. They will never prepare to fight wars again. 4Everyone will sit under his own vine and his own fig tree. Nobody will make them afraid any longer. The Lord Almighty has promised this.

Micah 4:2 word by word

וְֽהָלְכ֞וּ גּוֹיִ֣ם רַבִּ֗ים וְאָֽמְרוּ֙ לְכ֣וּ׀ וְנַעֲלֶ֣ה אֶל־הַר־יְהוָ֗ה וְאֶל־בֵּית֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְיוֹרֵ֙נוּ֙ מִדְּרָכָ֔יו וְנֵלְכָ֖ה בְּאֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יו כִּ֤י מִצִּיּוֹן֙ תֵּצֵ֣א תוֹרָ֔ה וּדְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה מִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• shall comeהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• and sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Comeיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and let us go upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to the mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and to the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• and he will teachיָרָהyârâh yârâ' · to showH3384
• us of his waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• in his pathsאֹ֫רַח'ôrach · wayH734
• for the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• shall go forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• of Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• and the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• from Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for Micah 4:2

• Isaiah 2:3As they come, people from many nations will say, ‘Come! We will go to the mountain of the Lord, Jacob's God. We will go to worship him at his temple. Then he will teach us how to live in a way that pleases him. We will be able to walk in his paths.’ At that time, Zion will be the place where people learn about what is right. Yes, in Jerusalem the Lord will teach people his message.
• Jeremiah 31:6There will be a time when guards will call out, as they watch for danger in the hills of Ephraim. They will shout, “Let us go up to Zion, to worship the Lord our God.” ’
• Jeremiah 50:4The Lord says, ‘When that happens, the people of Israel and Judah will return to their land. They will weep because of their sins. They will want to worship the Lord their God.
• Zechariah 8:20‘People that live in many countries will come to Jerusalem,’ says the Lord Almighty.
• Deuteronomy 6:1These are the commands, rules and laws that the Lord your God gave to me. He told me to teach them to you. You must obey them when you go across the Jordan River to live in that land.
• Psalms 25:8The Lord is good and he does what is right. Because of that, he teaches sinners the right way to live.
• Isaiah 54:13I, the Lord, will teach your children, and peace will fill their lives.
• Matthew 11:25At this moment, Jesus said, ‘Father, you rule over everything in heaven and on the earth! People who do not know many things can now understand your message. And so I thank you. But you have hidden these things from some other people. Those people think that they understand everything. They think that they are wise.
• John 6:45The prophets wrote in the Bible, “God will teach all the people.” Everyone who hears the Father's message and learns from him will come to me.
• John 7:17Anyone who chooses to do what God wants will know about my teaching. They will know whether it comes from God, or whether it comes from my own thoughts.
• Acts 10:32So send some men to Joppa to fetch a man who is called Simon Peter. He is staying there at the house of Simon the tanner. His house is near the sea.”
• Acts 13:42After Paul spoke this message, he and Barnabas were leaving the meeting place. The people there said to them, ‘Please return on our next day of rest. Then you can tell us more about what you have already told us.’
• James 1:19Understand this, my Christian friends: We must all be careful to listen. We should not be too quick to speak. We should not get angry quickly.
• Psalms 110:2The Lord will give you great authority, as you rule from Zion. You will rule over all your enemies that are round you.
• Isaiah 42:1‘Here is my servant. I give him strength. I have chosen him. He makes me very happy. I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
• Isaiah 51:4‘Listen to me, my people. Listen carefully, my nation. I will tell all people about my laws. I will cause my justice to be like a light to all nations.

Commentaries on Micah 4:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And many nations shall come - Isaiah Isaiah 2:2 added the world all to Micah‘s prophecy. So our Lord said, “This Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations” Matthew 24:14; and the elect are to be gathered out “of all nations and kindreds and people and tongues” Revelation 7:9. All nations shall flow into it. The all might be many or few. Both prophets say that those all should be many. Judah probably knew…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

Topics related to Micah 4:2

• Church
• Gospel
• Jerusalem
• Jesus, the Christ
• Revivals
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jacob
• Jerusalem
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Criticism
• Deuteronomy
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Go
• Hill; Mount; Mountain

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