Micah 5

¹“But now, you people of Jerusalem, gather your troops together,

²But you people of [APO] Bethlehem in Ephrathah district need to know that

³But now you people of Israel will be conquered by your enemies;

⁴And that man who will be ruling there in Jerusalem will stand and lead his people well,

⁵And he will cause things to go well for his people.

⁶With their swords our army will defeat the army of Assyria, whose capital was founded by Nimrod long ago.

⁷The ◄descendants of Jacob/Israelis► who survive will be a blessing to the people of other nations,

⁸In the midst of their enemies in many people-groups [DOU],

⁹You Israelis will defeat [MTY] all your enemies

¹⁰Yahweh says,

¹¹I will tear down your city walls

¹²I will get rid of all those among you who practice magic

¹³I will destroy all your idols and sacred stone pillars,

¹⁴I will get rid of your poles that represent the goddess Asherah,

¹⁵And because I will be very angry,