Mikha 4:2

4:2 Many nations will come, saying,

“Come on! Let’s go up to the Lord’s mountain,

to the temple ¹  of Jacob’s God,

so he can teach us his commands ² 

and we can live by his laws.” ³ 

For Zion will be the source of instruction;

the Lord’s teachings will proceed from Jerusalem. ⁴ 

Mikha 5:4

5:4 He will assume his post ⁵  and shepherd the people ⁶  by the Lord’s strength,

by the sovereign authority of the Lord his God. ⁷ 

They will live securely, ⁸  for at that time he will be honored ⁹ 

even in the distant regions of ¹⁰  the earth.

[4:2]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[4:2]  ² tn Heb “ways.”

[4:2]  ³ tn Heb “and we can walk in his paths.”

[4:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “instruction [or, “law”] will go out from Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.”

[4:2]  map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[5:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “stand up”; NAB “stand firm”; NASB “will arise.”

[5:4]  ⁶ tn The words “the people” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[5:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “by the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.”

[5:4]  ⁸ tn The words “in peace” are supplied in the translation for clarification. Perhaps וְיָשָׁבוּ (vÿyashavu, “and they will live”) should be emended to וְשָׁבוּ (vÿshavu, “and they will return”).

[5:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “be great.”

[5:4]  ¹⁰ tn Or “to the ends of.”