Micah Chapter 5
Ayo, listen up, fam! The crew is rolling in on us, and they’re about to hit the judge of Israel, no cap.
Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, even though you’re tiny in Judah, from you is coming the ultimate ruler, like, fr.
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, {though} thou be little among the thousands of Judah, {yet} out of thee shall he come forth unto me {that is} to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth {have been} from of old, from everlasting. {everlasting: Heb. the days of eternity}
He’s gonna let them chill for a minute until the one in labor drops the kid: then the homies will bounce back to Israel.
Therefore will he give them up, until the time {that} she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.
He’s gonna stand tall and flex in the Lord’s strength, and they’ll vibe with him since he’s gonna be iconic everywhere, periodt.
And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth. {feed or, rule}
This dude is set to bring peace when the Assyrian rolls into our area: we’ll have seven shepherds and eight main dudes on deck ready to pop off.
And this {man} shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men. {principal: Heb. princes of}
They’ll wreck Assyria with the sword, and Nimrod’s turf too: he’s gonna rescue us from the Assyrian when he steps into our zone.
And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver {us} from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders. {waste: Heb. eat up} {in the...: or, with her own naked swords}
The remnant of Jacob will be like dew from the Lord, just chilling among a crowd, no waiting on anyone.
And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.
And the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations like a lion in the wild, going hard, and no one can stop him.
And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. {sheep: or, goats}
Your hand’s gonna be up against your haters, and all your foes are getting clipped, bet.
Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.
On that day, says the Lord, I’m taking away your horses and wrecking your rides, no doubt.
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:
I’ll wipe out your cities and smash your strongholds, straight up.
And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:
I’m cutting out the witchcraft from your hands; no more fortune tellers, no cap.
And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no {more} soothsayers:
I’ll trash your carved idols and all those standing images; you won’t be worshipping your own stuff anymore.
Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands. {standing...: or, statues}
I’ll pull out your groves from among you; gotta obliterate your cities too, fr.
And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities. {cities: or, enemies}
I’m bringing vengeance in rage and fury on the nations, stuff they haven’t even heard of yet.
And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.