Mikha 2:13

2:13 The one who can break through barriers will lead them out ¹ 

they will break out, pass through the gate, and leave. ² 

Their king will advance ³  before them,

The Lord himself will lead them. ⁴ 

Mikha 4:7

4:7 I will transform the lame into the nucleus of a new nation, ⁵ 

and those far off ⁶  into a mighty nation.

The Lord will reign over them on Mount Zion,

from that day forward and forevermore.” ⁷ 

Mikha 7:12

A Closing Prayer

7:12 In that day people ⁸  will come to you ⁹ 

from Assyria as far as ¹⁰  Egypt,

from Egypt as far as the Euphrates River, ¹¹ 

from the seacoasts ¹²  and the mountains. ¹³ 

[2:13]  ¹ tn Heb “the one who breaks through goes up before them.” The verb form is understood as a perfect of certitude, emphasizing the certainty of this coming event.

[2:13]  ² tn The three verb forms (a perfect and two preterites with vav [ו] consecutive) indicate certitude.

[2:13]  sn The “fold” from which the sheep/people break out is probably a reference to their place of exile.

[2:13]  ³ tn The verb form (a preterite with vav [ו] consecutive) indicates certitude.

[2:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “the Lord [will be] at their head.”

[4:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “make the lame into a remnant.”

[4:7]  ⁶ tn The precise meaning of this difficult form is uncertain. The present translation assumes the form is a Niphal participle of an otherwise unattested denominative verb הָלָא (hala’, “to be far off”; see BDB 229 s.v.), but attractive emendations include הַנַּחֲלָה (hannakhalah, “the sick one[s]”) from חָלָה (khalah) and הַנִּלְאָה (hannil’ah, “the weary one[s]”) from לָאָה (la’ah).

[4:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “from now until forever.”

[7:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “they.” The referent has been specified as “people,” referring either to the nations (coming to God with their tribute) or to the exiles of Israel (returning to the Lord).

[7:12]  ⁹ tn The masculine pronominal suffix suggests the Lord is addressed. Some emend to a feminine form and take Jerusalem as the addressee.

[7:12]  ¹⁰ tc The MT reads וְעָרֵי (vÿ’arey, “and the cities [of Egypt]”), but the parallel line indicates this is a corruption of וְעַד (vÿ’ad, “even to”).

[7:12]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the River,” referring to the Euphrates River. This has been specified in the translation for clarity (so also NASB, NIV).

[7:12]  ¹² tn Heb “and sea from sea.” Many prefer to emend this to מִיָּם עַד יָם (miyyam ’ad yam, “from sea to sea”).

[7:12]  ¹³ tn Heb “and mountain of the mountain.” Many prefer to emend this to וּמֵהַר עַד הַר (umehar ’ad har, “and mountain to mountain”).