Mikha 4:11

4:11 Many nations have now assembled against you.

They say, “Jerusalem must be desecrated, ¹ 

so we can gloat over Zion!” ² 

Mikha 5:6

5:6 They will rule ³  the land of Assyria with the sword,

the land of Nimrod ⁴  with a drawn sword. ⁵ 

Our king ⁶  will rescue us from the Assyrians

should they attempt to invade our land

and try to set foot in our territory.

Mikha 7:10

7:10 When my enemies see this, they will be covered with shame.

They say ⁷  to me, “Where is the Lord your God?”

I will gloat over them. ⁸ 

Then they will be trampled down ⁹ 

like mud in the streets.

[4:11]  ¹ tn Heb “let her be desecrated.” the referent (Jerusalem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:11]  ² tn Heb “and let our eye look upon Zion.”

[5:6]  ³ tn Or perhaps “break”; or “defeat.”

[5:6]  ⁴ sn According to Gen 10:8-12, Nimrod, who was famous as a warrior and hunter, founded Assyria.

[5:6]  ⁵ tc The MT reads “in her gates,” but the text should be emended to בַּפְּתִיחָה (baptikhah, “with a drawn sword”).

[5:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the coming king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “who say.” A new sentence was begun here in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[7:10]  ⁸ tn Heb “My eyes will look on them.”

[7:10]  ⁹ tn Heb “a trampled-down place.”