Micah 4
The LORD's Universal Reign |
Is. 2.1-4 |
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But in the last days it shall come to
pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains,
and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto
it.
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And many nations shall come, and say,
Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he
will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the
law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
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And he shall judge among many people, and
rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords
into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: Joel
3.10 nation shall not lift up a sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more.
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But they shall sit every man under his
vine and under his fig tree; Zech. 3.10 and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the
LORD of hosts hath spoken it.
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For all people will walk every one in the
name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.
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Israel's Redemption
from Captivity |
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In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will
gather her that is driven out, and her that I have
afflicted;
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and I will make her that halted a
remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the
LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from
henceforth, even for ever.
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And thou, O tower of the flock, the
stronghold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even
the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of
Jerusalem.
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Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is
there no king in thee? is thy counselor perished? for pangs have
taken thee as a woman in travail.
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10 |
Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O
daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: Rev. 12.2 for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt
dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there
shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall
redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
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Now also many nations are gathered
against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look
upon Zion.
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12 |
But they know not the thoughts of the
LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for
he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.
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Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; for
I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and
thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their
gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto
the Lord of the whole earth.
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