Micah 4:9-11

9 "Now, why do you 1cry out loudly? Is there no king among you, Or has your 2counselor perished, That agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth?
10 "3Writhe and labor to give birth, Daughter of Zion, Like a woman in childbirth; For now you will 4go out of the city, Dwell in the field, And go to Babylon. 5There you will be rescued; 6There the LORD will redeem you From the hand of your enemies.
11 "And now 7many nations have been assembled against you Who say, 'Let her be polluted, And let our eyes gloat over Zion.'

Micah 4:9-11 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 7

  • 1. Jeremiah 8:19
  • 2. Isaiah 3:1-3
  • 3. Micah 5:3
  • 4. 2 Kings 20:18; Hosea 2:14
  • 5. Isaiah 43:14; Isaiah 45:13; Micah 7:8-12
  • 6. Isaiah 48:20; Isaiah 52:9-12
  • 7. Isaiah 5:25-30; Isaiah 17:12-14

Footnotes 1

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