Mikha 4:6

Restoration Will Follow Crisis

4:6 “In that day,” says the Lord, “I will gather the lame,

and assemble the outcasts whom I injured. ¹ 

Mikha 5:15

5:15 I will angrily seek vengeance

on the nations that do not obey me.” ² 

Mikha 6:12

6:12 The city’s rich men think nothing of resorting to violence; ³ 

her inhabitants lie, ⁴ 

their tongues speak deceptive words. ⁵ 

Mikha 7:20

7:20 You will be loyal to Jacob

and extend your loyal love to Abraham, ⁶ 

which you promised on oath to our ancestors ⁷ 

in ancient times. ⁸ 

[4:6]  ¹ sn The exiles of the nation are compared to lame and injured sheep.

[5:15]  ² tn Heb “I will accomplish in anger and in rage, vengeance on the nations who do not listen.”

[6:12]  ³ tn Heb “because her rich are full of violence.”

[6:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “speak lies.”

[6:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “and their tongue is deceptive in their mouth.”

[7:20]  ⁶ tn More literally, “You will extend loyalty to Jacob, and loyal love to Abraham.

[7:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “our fathers.” The Hebrew term refers here to more distant ancestors, not immediate parents.

[7:20]  ⁸ tn Heb “which you swore [or, “pledged”] to our fathers from days of old.”