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This One will be shalom.[a]
When Assyria invades our land
    when he treads on our citadels,
then we will raise up against him seven shepherds
    and eight human princes.
They will devastate the land of Assyria with the sword—
even Nimrod’s land with a drawn blade.[b]
He will deliver us from Assyria,
    when he invades our land,
    when he tramples on our territory.

The Remnant of Jacob

Now the remnant of Jacob will be
    in the midst of many peoples,
like dew from Adonai,
like abundant showers on grass
    that does not wait for a man,
    nor lingers for the sons of men.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 5:4 cf. Luke 2:14; Col. 1:20.
  2. Micah 5:5 Or, at its entrances.

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