Míjiāshū 5:1-4

1 Chéngqún de mín ( mín yuánwén zuò nǚzi ) nǎ , xiànzaì nǐ yào jùjí chéng duì . yīnwei chóudí wéi gōng wǒmen , yào yòng zhàng jī dá Yǐsèliè shĕnpàn zhĕ de liǎn .

2 Bólìhéng , Yǐfǎtā a , nǐ zaì Yóudà zhū chéng zhōng wèi xiǎo . jiānglái bì yǒu yī wèi cóng nǐ nàli chūlai , zaì Yǐsèliè zhōng wèi wǒ zuò zhǎngquán de . tāde gēnyuán cóng gèn gǔ , cóng taì chū jiù yǒu .

3 Yēhéhuá bìjiāng Yǐsèliè rén jiāofù dírén , zhí dĕng nà shēngchǎn de fùrén shēng xià zǐ lái . nàshí zhǎngquán zhĕ ( yuánwén zuò tā ) qíyú de dìxiōng bì guī dào Yǐsèliè rén nàli .

4 Tā bì qǐlai , yǐkào Yēhéhuá de dà néng , bìng Yēhéhuá tā shén zhī míng de wēiyán , mù yǎng tāde yáng qún . tāmen yào ānrán jūzhù . yīnwei tā bì rì jiàn zūn dà , zhídào dìjí .

Míjiāshū 5:1-4 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO MICAH 5

This chapter begins with a prophecy of the siege of Jerusalem, Mic 5:1; and then follows another concerning the place of the Messiah's birth, Mic 5:2; and of the case of the Jews, either before or after it, Mic 5:3; and of Christ's office as a shepherd, and of his grandeur in the world, Mic 5:4; and of his being a peacemaker, and protector of his people from their enemies, Mic 5:5,6; and of his people, the great increase of them, and their usefulness, and also of their courage, strength, and prowess, Mic 5:7-9; likewise that the Lord will remove from them their vain confidence, and all occasion of it, and whatsoever illicit arts and practices were found among them; and all idolatry, and the instruments of it, Mic 5:10-14; and the chapter is concluded with a threatening of vengeance to the Heathens, Mic 5:15.