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Micah 5
Israel's judge is struck on the cheek with a rod, then the camera narrows to one tiny town: Bethlehem Ephrathah, 'small among the clans of Judah,' from which a ruler will come whose origins are from ancient times. He will shepherd in the LORD's strength and be peace when Assyria invades. The promised king is set against named enemies: Assyria, the land of Nimrod, raised against 'seven shepherds, and eight leaders.'
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Now you shall gather yourself in troops, daughter of troops. He has laid siege against us. They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
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But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me who is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.
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Therefore he will abandon them until the time that she who is in labor gives birth. Then the rest of his brothers will return to the children of Israel.
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He shall stand, and shall shepherd in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. They will live, for then he will be great to the ends of the earth.
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He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and when he marches through our fortresses, then we will raise against him seven shepherds, and eight leaders of men.
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They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in its gates. He will deliver us from the Assyrian, when he invades our land, and when he marches within our border.
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The remnant of Jacob will be among many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, that don’t wait for man nor wait for the sons of men.
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The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, among many peoples, like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep; who, if he goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is no one to deliver.
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Let your hand be lifted up above your adversaries, and let all of your enemies be cut off.
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“It will happen in that day”, says the LORD, “that I will cut off your horses from among you and will destroy your chariots.
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I will cut off the cities of your land and will tear down all your strongholds.
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I will destroy witchcraft from your hand. You shall have no soothsayers.
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I will cut off your engraved images and your pillars from among you; and you shall no more worship the work of your hands.
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I will uproot your Asherah poles from among you; and I will destroy your cities.
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I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath on the nations that didn’t listen.”
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Agora reúna-se em tropas, filha de tropas. Ele armou cerco contra nós. Eles ferirão o juiz de Israel com uma vara na face.
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Mas você, Belém Efrata, sendo pequena entre os clãs de Judá, de você sairá para mim aquele que será o governante em Israel; cujas origens são desde os tempos antigos, desde a antiguidade.
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Portanto, ele os abandonará até o tempo em que aquela que está em trabalho de parto dê à luz. Então o restante de seus irmãos retornará para os filhos de Israel.
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Ele se levantará e pastoreará na força do SENHOR, na majestade do nome do SENHOR, seu Deus. Eles viverão, pois então ele será grande até os confins da terra.
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Ele será a nossa paz quando a Assíria invadir a nossa terra e quando marchar por nossas fortalezas; então levantaremos contra ele sete pastores, e oito líderes de homens.
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Eles governarão a terra da Assíria com a espada, e a terra de Ninrode em suas portas. Ele nos livrará do assírio, quando ele invadir a nossa terra, e quando marchar dentro de nossas fronteiras.
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O remanescente de Jacó estará entre muitos povos como o orvalho da parte do SENHOR, como chuvas sobre a relva, que não esperam pelo homem nem aguardam pelos filhos dos homens.
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O remanescente de Jacó estará entre as nações, entre muitos povos, como um leão entre os animais da floresta, como um leão jovem entre os rebanhos de ovelhas; que, se passar, pisoteia e despedaça, e não há ninguém para livrar.
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Que a sua mão se levante sobre os seus adversários, e que todos os seus inimigos sejam eliminados.
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“Acontecerá naquele dia”, diz o SENHOR, “que eu eliminarei os seus cavalos do seu meio e destruirei os seus carros.
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Eu eliminarei as cidades da sua terra e derrubarei todas as suas fortalezas.
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Eu destruirei a feitiçaria das suas mãos. Você não terá mais adivinhos.
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Eu eliminarei as suas imagens de escultura e as suas colunas sagradas do seu meio; e você não adorará mais a obra das suas mãos.
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Eu arrancarei os seus postes de Aserá do seu meio; e destruirei as suas cidades.
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Eu executarei vingança com ira e furor sobre as nações que não ouviram.”
Dew and lion, then a purge
The remnant of Jacob is given a double image (vv.7-8): like dew from the LORD that waits for no man, and like a lion among flocks that tears with none to rescue. Quiet blessing and fierce strength at once.
The chapter ends with God purging Israel's own defenses and idolatry: horses, chariots, fortresses, witchcraft, carved images and Asherah poles all cut off (vv.10-14), so security rests on God alone.
Context layers
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- PeaceWhat peace means in the Bible, how it relates to reconciliation with God, and why it is more than calm feelings or conflict avoidance.
- WorshipWhat worship means in the Bible, how it goes beyond music, and where Scripture shows its full shape most clearly.
- Fear of the LordWhat the fear of the Lord means in the Bible, how it relates to wisdom, reverence, obedience, and trust.
- Isaiah 9:6-7Key passage connected to Peace.
- Romans 5:1Key passage connected to Peace.
- Ephesians 2:14-18Key passage connected to Peace.
- Psalms 95:1-7Key passage connected to Worship.
- John 4:23-24Key passage connected to Worship.
- Romans 12:1-2Key passage connected to Worship.
- Proverbs 1:7Key passage connected to Fear of the Lord.
- Psalms 111:10Key passage connected to Fear of the Lord.
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