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They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword
    and the land of Nimrod with a drawn blade.[a]
    He will save us from Assyria
    when it invades our land
    and tramples on our territory.

The Remnant Among the Nations

There will be a surviving remnant of Jacob in the midst of many peoples,
        like dew from the Lord,
        like spring showers on the grass,
        which do not wait around for a man,
        and do not delay for human beings.[b]
The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,
    in the midst of many peoples,
    like a lion among animals of the forest,
    like a young lion among flocks of sheep.
    As he passes through, he crushes and tears them.
    There is no one who can save them from him.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 5:6 Or at its entrances
  2. Micah 5:7 The meaning of the last two lines is uncertain. They seem to mean that just as dew and rain come at God’s time without human initiative, so the return of God’s people will not depend on a human timetable.

who will rule[a] the land of Assyria with the sword,
    the land of Nimrod(A) with drawn sword.[b](B)
He will deliver us from the Assyrians
    when they invade our land
    and march across our borders.(C)

The remnant(D) of Jacob will be
    in the midst of many peoples
like dew(E) from the Lord,
    like showers on the grass,(F)
which do not wait for anyone
    or depend on man.
The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,
    in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,(G)
    like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which mauls and mangles(H) as it goes,
    and no one can rescue.(I)

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Footnotes

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