Micah 4:6-13
In that day, says the Lord,
I will assemble the lame
and gather those who have been driven away,
and those whom I have afflicted.
The lame I will make the remnant,
and those who were cast off, a strong nation;
and the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion
now and forevermore.
And you, O tower of the flock,
hill of daughter Zion,
to you it shall come,
the former dominion shall come,
the sovereignty of daughter Jerusalem.
Now why do you cry aloud? Is there no king in you? Has your
counselor perished, that pangs have seized you like a woman in labor?
Writhe and groan, O daughter Zion, like a woman in labor; for now you
shall go forth from the city and camp in the open country; you shall go to
Babylon. There you shall be rescued, there the Lord will redeem you from
the hands of your enemies.
Now many nations are assembled against you, saying, "Let her be
profaned, and let our eyes gaze upon Zion."
But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord; they do not understand
his plan, that he has gathered them as sheaves to the threshing floor.
Arise and thresh, O daughter Zion, for I will make your horn iron and
your hoofs bronze; you shall beat in pieces many peoples, and shall devote
their gain to the Lord, their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth.
