Micah 4

The Mountain of the House of Yahweh// Isaiah 2:1–4

¹In the last days the mountain of the house of Yahweh

will be established as the chief of the mountains;

it will be raised above the hills,

and the peoples will stream to it.

• MIC 4:1[PROPHECY]In the last days nations would stream to Yahweh's mountain, and swords would be beaten into plowshares → STILL TO COME

²And many nations will come and say:

“Come, let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh,

to the house of the God of Jacob.

He will teach us His ways,

so that we may walk in His paths.”

For the law will go forth from Zion

and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.

³Then He will judge between many peoples

and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide.

Then they will beat their swords into plowshares

and their spears into pruning hooks.

Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation,

nor will they train anymore for war.

⁴And each man will sit under his own vine

and under his own fig tree,

with no one to frighten him.

For the mouth of Yahweh of Hosts has spoken.

⁵Though all the nations

may walk in the name of their gods,

yet we will walk in the name of Yahweh our God

forever and ever.

The Restoration of Zion// Zechariah 8:1–23

⁶“On that day,” declares Yahweh,

“I will gather the lame;

I will assemble the outcast,

even those whom I have afflicted.

⁷And I will make the lame into a remnant,

the outcast into a strong nation.

Then Yahweh will rule over them in Mount Zion

from that day and forever.

⁸And you, O watchtower of the flock,

O stronghold of the Daughter of Zion—

the former dominion will be restored to you;

sovereignty will come to the Daughter of Jerusalem.”

⁹Why do you now cry aloud?

Is there no king among you?

Has your counselor perished

so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor?

¹⁰Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion,

like a woman in labor.

For now you will leave the city

and camp in the open fields.

You will go to Babylon;

there you will be rescued;

there Yahweh will redeem you

from the hand of your enemies!

• MIC 4:10[PROPHECY]Zion would go to Babylon and there Yahweh would rescue her → 2KI 25:11; EZR 1:1-3

¹¹But now many nations

have assembled against you,

saying, “Let her be defiled,

and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”

¹²But they do not know the thoughts of Yahweh

or understand His plan,

for He has gathered them

like sheaves to the threshing floor.

¹³Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion,

for I will give you horns of iron

and hooves of bronze

to break to pieces many peoples.

Then you will devote their gain to Yahweh,

their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.