Micah 4:8-13

8 "As for you, 1tower of the flock, Hill of the daughter of Zion, To you it will come - Even the 2former dominion will come, The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.
9 "Now, why do you 3cry out loudly? Is there no king among you, Or has your 4counselor perished, That agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth?
10 "5Writhe and labor to give birth, Daughter of Zion, Like a woman in childbirth; For now you will 6go out of the city, Dwell in the field, And go to Babylon. 7There you will be rescued; 8There the LORD will redeem you From the hand of your enemies.
11 "And now 9many nations have been assembled against you Who say, 'Let her be polluted, And let our eyes gloat over Zion.'
12 "But they do not 10know the thoughts of the LORD, And they do not understand His purpose; For He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
13 "Arise and 11thresh, daughter of Zion, For your horn I will make iron And your hoofs I will make bronze, That you may 12pulverize many peoples, That you may 13devote to the LORD their unjust gain And their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

Micah 4:8-13 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO MICAH 4

This chapter contains some gracious promises concerning the glory and happiness of the church of Christ in the last days; as of its stability, exaltation, and increase, and of the spread of the Gospel from it, Mic 4:1,2; and of the peace and security of it, and constant profession and exercise of religion in it, Mic 4:3-5; and of the deliverance of it from affliction and distress, and the ample and everlasting kingdom of Christ in it, Mic 4:6-8; and then follow some prophecies more particularly respecting the Jews; as that, though they should be in distress, and be carried captive into Babylon, they should be delivered from thence, Mic 4:9,10; and, though many people should be gathered against them, yet should not be able to prevail over them, but their attempts would issue in their own destruction, Mic 4:11-13.

Cross References 13

  • 1. Psalms 48:3, 12; Psalms 61:3; Micah 2:12
  • 2. Isaiah 1:26; Zechariah 9:10
  • 3. Jeremiah 8:19
  • 4. Isaiah 3:1-3
  • 5. Micah 5:3
  • 6. 2 Kings 20:18; Hosea 2:14
  • 7. Isaiah 43:14; Isaiah 45:13; Micah 7:8-12
  • 8. Isaiah 48:20; Isaiah 52:9-12
  • 9. Isaiah 5:25-30; Isaiah 17:12-14
  • 10. Psalms 147:19, 20
  • 11. Isaiah 41:15
  • 12. Jeremiah 51:20-23
  • 13. Isaiah 60:9

Footnotes 3

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