New King James Version
Micah 4:8
8And you, O tower of the flock, The stronghold of the daughter of Zion, To you shall it come, Even the former dominion shall come, The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.”
Micah 4:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.
- New International Version (NIV)As for you, watchtower of the flock, stronghold of Daughter Zion, the former dominion will be restored to you; kingship will come to Daughter Jerusalem.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And you, O tower of the flock, hill of the daughter of Zion, to you shall it come, the former dominion shall come, kingship for the daughter of Jerusalem.
- New Living Translation (NLT)As for you, Jerusalem, the citadel of God’s people, your royal might and power will come back to you again. The kingship will be restored to my precious Jerusalem.
Context of Micah 4:8
6“In that day,” says the Lord, “I will assemble the lame, I will gather the outcast And those whom I have afflicted; 7I will make the lame a remnant, And the outcast a strong nation; So the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion From now on, even forever. And you, O tower of the flock, The stronghold of the daughter of Zion, To you shall it come, Even the former dominion shall come, The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.” 9Now why do you cry aloud? Is there no king in your midst? Has your counselor perished? For pangs have seized you like a woman in labor. 10Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, Like a woman in birth pangs. For now you shall go forth from the city, You shall dwell in the field, And to Babylon you shall go. There you shall be delivered; There the Lord will redeem you From the hand of your enemies.
Read all of Micah 4Micah 4:8 word by word
וְאַתָּ֣ה מִגְדַּל־עֵ֗דֶר עֹ֛פֶל בַּת־צִיּ֖וֹן עָדֶ֣יךָ תֵּאתֶ֑ה וּבָאָ֗ה הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה֙ הָרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔ה מַמְלֶ֖כֶת לְבַ֥ת־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And thou, O towerמִגְדָּלmigdâl migdâlâh · (Hananel) TowerH4026
- of the flockמִגְדַּל־עֵ֫דֶרmigdal-‛êder · tower of EderH4029
- of the flockעֵ֫דֶר‛êder · flockH5739
- the strong holdעֹ֫פֶל‛ôphel · hillH6076
- of the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
- of Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
- unto thee shall it comeאָתָה'âthâh 'âthâ' · to comeH857
- even the firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · first: previousH7223
- dominionמֶמְשָׁלָהmemshâlâh · dominionH4475
- the kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
- shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
Cross-references for Micah 4:8
- Psalms 48:12Walk about Zion, And go all around her. Count her towers;
- Isaiah 5:2He dug it up and cleared out its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in its midst, And also made a winepress in it; So He expected it to bring forth good grapes, But it brought forth wild grapes.
- Matthew 21:33“Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.
- Mark 12:1Then He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a place for the wine vat and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.
- Genesis 35:21Then Israel journeyed and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder.
- 2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David).
- Isaiah 10:32As yet he will remain at Nob that day; He will shake his fist at the mount of the daughter of Zion, The hill of Jerusalem.
- Zechariah 9:12Return to the stronghold, You prisoners of hope. Even today I declare That I will restore double to you.
- Numbers 24:19Out of Jacob One shall have dominion, And destroy the remains of the city.”
- Daniel 2:44And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
- Daniel 7:18But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.’
- Obadiah 1:21Then saviors shall come to Mount Zion To judge the mountains of Esau, And the kingdom shall be the Lord’s.
- Zechariah 9:10I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim And the horse from Jerusalem; The battle bow shall be cut off. He shall speak peace to the nations; His dominion shall be ‘from sea to sea, And from the River to the ends of the earth.’
- Ephesians 1:21far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
- Revelation 22:5There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.
Commentaries on Micah 4:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8O tower of the flock - I think the temple is meant, or Jerusalem; the place where the flock, the whole congregation of the people assembled to worship God. Newcome retains the Hebrew word עדר eder, a tower in or near Beth-lehem, Genesis 35:21; or, as some think, a tower near the sheep-gate in Jerusalem, I believe Jerusalem, or the temple, or both, are meant; for these were considered the stronghold of the daughter-of Zion, the fortress of the Jewish…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8And thou, O tower of the flock - “Tower of Ader,‘ which is interpreted tower of the flock,‘ about 1000 paces (a mile) from Bethlehem,” says Jerome who lived there, “and foresignifying (in its very name) by a sort of prophecy the shepherds at the Birth of the Lord.” There Jacob fed his sheep Genesis 35:21, and there (since it was hard by Bethlehem) the shepherds, keeping watch over their flocks by night, saw and heard the Angels singing, “Glory to God in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8And you, O watchtower of the flock: Jerusalem was a fortified royal capital city with a watchtower for the defense and security of its people. the former dominion will be restored: compare Amos 9:11–15; see 2 Samuel 7:11–16.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. tower of the flock--following up the metaphor of sheep (see on Mi 4:6). Jerusalem is called the "tower," from which the King and Shepherd observes and guards His flock: both the spiritual Jerusalem, the Church now whose tower-like elevation is that of doctrine and practice (So 4:4, "Thy neck is like the tower of David"), and the literal hereafter (Jr 3:17). In large pastures it was usual to erect a high wooden tower, so as to oversee the flock. Jerome…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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