Micah 5 - Revised Standard Version Old Tradition 1952(RSV-C)

1 Now you are walled about with a wall;

siege is laid against us;

with a rod they strike upon the cheek

the ruler of Israel.

2

that we will raise against him seven shepherds

and eight princes of men;

6they shall rule the land of Assyria with the sword,

and the land of Nimrod with the drawn sword;

and they shall deliver us from the Assyrian

when he comes into our land

and treads within our border.

7Then the remnant of Jacob shall be

in the midst of many peoples

like dew from the Lord,

like showers upon the grass,

which tarry not for men

nor wait for the sons of men.

8And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations,

in the midst of many peoples,

like a lion among the beasts of the forest,

like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,

which, when it goes through, treads down

and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.

9Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries,

and all your enemies shall be cut off.

10And in that day, says the Lord,

I will cut off your horses from among you

and will destroy your chariots;

11and I will cut off the cities of your land

and throw down all your strongholds;

12and I will cut off sorceries from your hand,

and you shall have no more soothsayers;

13and I will cut off your images

and your pillars from among you,

and you shall bow down no more

to the work of your hands;

14and I will root out your Asherim from among you

and destroy your cities.

15And in anger and wrath I will execute vengeance

upon the nations that did not obey.