He will stand and shepherd them(A)
in the strength of Yahweh,
in the majestic name of Yahweh His God.
They will live securely,
for then His greatness will extend
to the ends of the earth.(B)
He will be their peace.(C)
When Assyria invades our land,(D)
when it marches against our fortresses,
we will raise against it seven shepherds,
even eight leaders of men.
They will shepherd(E) the land of Assyria with the sword,
the land of Nimrod(F) with a drawn blade.[a]
So He will rescue us(G) from Assyria
when it invades our land,
when it marches against our territory.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 5:6 Aq, Vg; MT, Sym read Nimrod at its gateways

He will stand and shepherd his flock(A)
    in the strength of the Lord,
    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they will live securely, for then his greatness(B)
    will reach to the ends of the earth.

And he will be our peace(C)
    when the Assyrians invade(D) our land
    and march through our fortresses.
We will raise against them seven shepherds,
    even eight commanders,(E)
who will rule[a] the land of Assyria with the sword,
    the land of Nimrod(F) with drawn sword.[b](G)
He will deliver us from the Assyrians
    when they invade our land
    and march across our borders.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 5:6 Or crush
  2. Micah 5:6 Or Nimrod in its gates