Micah Chapter 4

The Mountain of the LORD

¹ In the last days,

      the mountain the LORD’s Temple’s on

                  will be the tallest mountain.

It will loom above the hills,

      and the people from many nations will stream to it.

² They’ll say,

      “Let’s go up to the LORD’s mountain,

                  to the Temple of Jacob’s God,

                  so he can teach us his ways,

                  and we can follow in his paths.”

The Law will go out from Zion,

      the LORD’s message from Jerusalem.

³ He’ll mediate between many nations

      and settle disputes between powerful countries far away.

They’ll hammer their swords into plowshares

      and their spears into pruning hooks.

Nation won’t attack nation

      or train for war anymore.

⁴ Everyone will sit under their own vine and fig tree,

      and nobody will make them afraid,

      the LORD has said so.

Mic 4:1-4

⁵ The nations conduct themselves

      in the name of their gods;

      we will follow the LORD our God forever.

Israel’s Future Rescue from Exile

⁶ “At that time,” the LORD says,                                                                                        “I’ll assemble the lame

                  and gather the exiles that I’ve oppressed.

⁷ I’ll make the lame a remnant

                  and the exiles a powerful nation.

      I’ll reign over them on Mount Zion permanently.

⁸ Your former dominion will revert to you,

      tower of the flock, hill of Zion, kingdom of Jerusalem.         

Mic 4:5-8

⁹ “Now why are you crying out?

      Don’t you have a king?

      Has your advisor perished

                  and agony seized you as in childbirth?

¹⁰ Writhe and groan, inhabitant of Zion,

      like a woman in labor,

                  because you’ll leave this city

                  to live in the open country,

            and go to Babylon.

      But I’ll rescue you

                  and redeem you from your enemies there.

¹¹ Now many nations have gathered against you, saying,

                  ‘Let’s desecrate it;

                  let’s take pride in destroying Zion.’

¹² But they don’t know what I’m thinking

                  or understand my purpose,

      because I’m going to gather them up

                   like bundles for a threshing floor.

¹³ Get up and thresh, Zion.

      I’ll give you iron horns and bronze hoofs

                  so you can pulverize many nations

                  and the wealth of their unjust gain you can devote to me,

                  the Lord of the whole world.

Mic 4:9-13