New American Standard Bible 1995

Micah 4

Peaceful Latter Days

1And it will comeH1961about in thelastבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117That themountainהַ֣רharH2022of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068Will be establishedנָכוֹן֙na.khOnH3559as the chiefבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the mountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022.It will be raisedוְנִשָּׂ֥אve.ni.Sa'H5375aboveH4480the hillsמִגְּבָע֑וֹתmi.ge.va.'otH1389, And thepeoplesעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971will streamוְנָהֲר֥וּve.na.ha.RuH5102to it.

2Manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471will comeוְֽהָלְכ֞וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980and sayוְאָֽמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559, “Comeלְכ֣וּ׀le.KhuH1980and let us goוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927up to the mountainהַר־har-H2022of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068And to the houseבֵּית֙beitH1004of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, ThatHe may teachוְיוֹרֵ֙נוּ֙ve.yo.Re.nuH3384us aboutH4480His waysמִדְּרָכָ֔יוmi.de.ra.KhavH1870And that we may walkוְנֵלְכָ֖הve.ne.le.KhahH1980in His pathsבְּאֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יוbe.'o.re.cho.TavH734.” Forfrom Zionמִצִּיּוֹן֙mi.tzi.yOnH6726will goתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318the lawתוֹרָ֔הto.RahH8451,Even the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃mi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3And He willjudgeוְשָׁפַ֗טve.sha.FatH8199betweenבֵּ֚יןbeinH996manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971And renderH3198decisionsH3198for mightyעֲצֻמִ֖ים'a.tzu.MimH6099,distantרָח֑וֹקra.ChokH7350nationsלְגוֹיִ֥םle.go.YimH1471.Then they will hammerוְכִתְּת֨וּve.khi.te.TuH3807their swordsחַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֜םchar.vo.tei.HemH2719into plowsharesלְאִתִּ֗יםle.'i.TimH855And their spearsוַחֲנִיתֹֽתֵיהֶם֙va.cha.ni.to.tei.HemH2595into pruningH4211hooksH4211;Nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471will not liftיִשְׂא֞וּyis.'UH5375up swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719againstאֶל־'el-H413nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471,And neverH3808againע֖וֹדodH5750will theytrainיִלְמְד֥וּןyil.me.DunH3925for warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

4Eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of them willsitוְיָשְׁב֗וּve.ya.she.VuH3427underתַּ֧חַתTa.chatH8478his vineגַּפְנ֛וֹgaf.NoH1612And underוְתַ֥חַתve.Ta.chatH8478his figתְּאֵנָת֖וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384treeH8384, WithnoH369oneH369to makeH2729themafraidH2729, For themouthפִ֛יfiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

5Thoughכִּ֚יkiH3588allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971walkיֵלְכ֕וּye.le.KhuH1980Eachאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376in thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of his godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430, As for us,we will walkנֵלֵ֛ךְne.LekhH1980In the nameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034of theLordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430foreverלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769and everוָעֶֽד׃ פva.'EdH5703.

6“In that dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “I will assembleאֹֽסְפָה֙'o.se.FahH622thelameהַצֹּ֣לֵעָ֔הha.Tzo.le.'AhH6760Andgatherאֲקַבֵּ֑צָה'a.ka.Be.tzahH6908the outcastsוְהַנִּדָּחָ֖הve.han.ni.da.ChahH5080,Even those whomוַאֲשֶׁ֖רva.'a.SherH834I have afflictedהֲרֵעֹֽתִי׃ha.re.'O.tiH7489.

7I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760the lameהַצֹּֽלֵעָה֙ha.tzo.le.'AhH6760aremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֔יתlish.'e.RitH7611And the outcastsוְהַנַּהֲלָאָ֖הve.ha.na.ha.la.'AhH1972a strongעָצ֑וּם'a.TzumH6099nationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471, And theLordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068will reignוּמָלַ֨ךְu.ma.LakhH4427overעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921them in Mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726From nowמֵעַתָּ֖הme.'a.TahH6258on and foreverוְעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃ פve.'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.

8As for you,towerH4026of the flockH5739,Hillעֹ֛פֶל'O.felH6076of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726,To you it will comeתֵּאתֶ֑הte.TehH857-- Even theformerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔הha.Ri.sho.NahH7223dominionהַמֶּמְשָׁלָה֙ha.mem.sha.LahH4475will comeוּבָאָ֗הu.va.'AhH935,The kingdomמַמְלֶ֖כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of the daughterלְבַ֥ת־le.Vat-H1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9“Nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258,whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100do youcryתָרִ֖יעִיta.Ri.'iH7321out loudlyרֵ֑עַRe.a'H7452?Is thereH369noH369kingהֲמֶ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428among you,Orאִֽם־'im-H518has yourcounselorיוֹעֲצֵךְ֙yo.'a.tzeKhH3289perishedאָבָ֔ד'a.VadH6,That agonyחִ֖ילchilH2427has grippedהֶחֱזִיקֵ֥ךְhe.che.zi.KekhH2388you like a woman in childbirthכַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃kai.yo.le.DahH3205?

10Writheח֧וּלִיChu.liH2342and laborH1518to giveH1518birthH1518,Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726,Like a woman in childbirthכַּיּֽוֹלֵדָ֑הkai.yo.le.DahH3205;For nowעַתָּה֩'a.TahH6258you willgoתֵצְאִ֨יte.tze.'IH3318out of the cityמִקִּרְיָ֜הmi.kir.YahH7151,Dwellוְשָׁכַ֣נְתְּve.sha.KhantH7931in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704,And goוּבָ֤אתu.VatH935to Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894.Thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033you will be rescuedתִּנָּצֵ֔לִיti.na.Tze.liH5337;Thereשָׁ֚םShamH8033the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will redeemיִגְאָלֵ֣ךְyig.'a.LekhH1350youFrom the handמִכַּ֖ףmi.KafH3709of your enemiesH340.

11And nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471have been assembledנֶאֶסְפ֥וּne.'es.FuH622againstעָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921youWho sayהָאֹמְרִ֣יםha.'o.me.RimH559, ‘Let her be pollutedתֶּחֱנָ֔ףte.che.NafH2610,And let our eyesעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869gloatוְתַ֥חַזve.Ta.chazH2372over Zionבְּצִיּ֖וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726.’

12But they do notknowיָֽדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045the thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,And they do not understandהֵבִ֖ינוּhe.Vi.nuH995His purposeעֲצָת֑וֹa.tza.ToH6098;For He has gatheredקִבְּצָ֖םki.be.TzamH6908them like sheavesכֶּעָמִ֥ירke.'a.MirH5995to the threshingגֹּֽרְנָה׃Go.re.nahH1637floorH1637.

13Ariseק֧וּמִיKu.miH6965andthreshוָד֣וֹשִׁיva.Do.o.shiH1758,daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726,For your hornקַרְנֵ֞ךְkar.NekhH7161I will makeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270And your hoofsוּפַרְסֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.far.so.Ta.yikhH6541I will makeאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760bronzeנְחוּשָׁ֔הne.chu.ShahH5154, That you maypulverizeוַהֲדִקּ֖וֹתva.ha.di.KotH1854manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971, That you maydevoteוְהַחֲרַמְתִּ֤יve.ha.cha.ram.TiH2763to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068their unjustבִּצְעָ֔םbitz.'AmH1215gainH1215And their wealthוְחֵילָ֖םve.chei.LamH2428to the LordH136of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

Peaceful Latter Days

Commentaries on Micah 4