Micah 5 - Compare Translations
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Micah 5:1
KJVNow 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.
WEBNow you shall gather yourself in troops,
YLTNow gather thyself together, O daughter of troops, A siege he hath laid against us, With a rod they smite on the cheek the judge of Israel.
Micah 5:2
KJVBut 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.
WEBBut you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
YLTAnd thou, Beth-Lehem Ephratah, Little to be among the chiefs of Judah! From thee to Me he cometh forth -- to be ruler in Israel, And his comings forth [are] of old, From the days of antiquity.
Micah 5:3
KJVTherefore 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.
WEBTherefore he will abandon them until the time that she who is in labor gives birth.
YLTTherefore he doth give them out till the time She who bringeth forth hath brought forth, And the remnant of his brethren return to the sons of Israel.
Micah 5:4
KJVAnd 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.
WEBHe shall stand, and shall shepherd in the strength of Yahweh,
YLTAnd he hath stood and delighted in the strength of Jehovah, In the excellency of the name of Jehovah his God, And they have remained, For now he is great unto the ends of earth.
Micah 5:5
KJVAnd 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.
WEBHe will be our peace when Assyria invades our land,
YLTAnd this [one] hath been peace, Asshur! when he doth come into our land, And when he doth tread in our palaces, We have raised against him seven shepherds, And eight anointed of man.
Micah 5:6
KJVAnd 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.
WEBThey will rule the land of Assyria with the sword,
YLTAnd they have afflicted the land of Asshur with the sword, And the land of Nimrod at its openings, And he hath delivered from Asshur when he doth come into our land, And when he treadeth in our borders.
Micah 5:7
KJVAnd 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.
WEBThe remnant of Jacob will be among many peoples,
YLTAnd the remnant of Jacob hath been in the midst of many peoples, As dew from Jehovah -- as showers on the herb, That waiteth not for man, nor stayeth for the sons of men.
Micah 5:8
KJVAnd 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.
WEBThe remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,
YLTYea, the remnant of Jacob hath been among nations, In the midst of many peoples, As a lion among beasts of a forest, As a young lion among ranks of a flock, Which if it hath passed through, Hath both trodden down and hath torn, And there is no deliverer.
Micah 5:9
KJVThine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.
WEBLet your hand be lifted up above your adversaries,
YLTHigh is thy hand above thine adversaries, And all thine enemies are cut off.
Micah 5:10
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Micah 5:11
KJVAnd I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:
WEBI will cut off the cities of your land,
YLTAnd I have cut off the cities of thy land, And I have thrown down all thy fortresses,
Micah 5:12
KJVAnd I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
WEBI will destroy witchcraft from your hand;
YLTAnd have cut off sorcerers out of thy hand, And observers of clouds thou hast none.
Micah 5:13
KJVThy 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.
WEBI will cut off your engraved images and your pillars out from among you;
YLTAnd I have cut off thy graven images, And thy standing-pillars out of thy midst, And thou dost not bow thyself any more To the work of thy hands.
Micah 5:14
KJVAnd I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.
WEBI will uproot your Asherah poles out from among you;
YLTAnd I have plucked up thy shrines out of thy midst, And I have destroyed thine enemies.
Micah 5:15
KJVAnd I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
WEBI will execute vengeance in anger,
YLTAnd I have done vengeance in anger and in fury, With the nations who have not hearkened!
15 verses compared across 3 translations - KJV, WEB, YLT