Micah 4:8

And thou, O migdal eder (tower of the flock), hill of Bat Tziyon, 1 unto thee shall it come, 1 even the hammemshalah harishonah (former dominion); 1 the mamlachah (kingdom) shall come to Bat Yerushalayim. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.

In Context

7And I will make that which is lame a She'erit (remnant), 1 v'hannahala'ah (and that which is far removed) a Goy atzum (mighty nation); 1 and Hashem shall reign over them in Har Tziyon 1 me'attah ve'ad olam (from henceforth, even for ever). 1

9Now why dost thou cry out aloud? 1 Is there no melech in thee? 1 Is thy yo'eitz (counselor) perished? 1 For pangs have taken thee like a woman in labor. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 35:21And Yisroel journeyed, and pitched his ohel beyond Migdal-Eder.

2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless Dovid captured the Metzudat Tziyon (Fortress of Zion); the same is Ir Dovid (City of Dovid).

Psalms 24:7Lift up your heads, O ye she'arim; 1 and be ye lifted up, ye Pitchei Olam (everlasting doorways); 1 and Melech HaKavod shall come in. 1

Song of Solomon 4:4Thy tzavar (neck) is like the migdal Dovid 1 girt with battlements, 1 whereon there hang a thousand mogen, + 4:4 Since this is the Song of Solomon, Son of David, and since the verse refers to the migdal Dovid, it should be noted that Mogen Dovid in Jewish liturgy signifies Hashem as the protector (shield) of Dovid 1 all the shields of Gibborim. 1

Isaiah 5:2And He dug it up, and gathered out the stones thereof, 1 and planted it with the choicest vine, 1 and built a migdal in the midst of it, 1 and also made a yekev (winepress) therein; 1 and He looked that it should bring forth anavim (grapes), 1 and it brought forth b'ushim (wild grapes). 1

Daniel 2:44And in the days of these melachim shall the G-d of Shomayim set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these mamlechot (kingdoms), and it shall stand for ever. + 2:44 Lk 1:32-33

Matthew Henry on Micah 4:2-8

The Prosperity of the Church Predicted. ( b. c. 726.) 1 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. 2 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… Read the whole commentary →

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