Micah 4:8

As for you, watchtower for the flock, 1 hill of the daughter of Zion— 1 to you it will come, your former dominion will be restored, 1 the kingdom that belongs to the daughter of Jerusalem. 1

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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

7I will turn the lame into a remnant, 1 and the ones driven away into a strong nation, 1 and I, Yahweh, will reign over them on Mount Zion, 1 now and forever. 1

9Now, why do you shout so loudly? 1 Is there no king among you? 1 Has your counselor died? 1 Is this why pain grips you like that of a woman in labor? 1

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Cross References

Genesis 35:21Israel traveled on and pitched his tent beyond the watchtower of the flock.

2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold of Zion, which now is the city of David.

Psalms 24:7Lift up your heads, you gates; 1 be lifted up, everlasting doors, 1 so that the King of glory may come in! 1

Song of Solomon 4:4Your neck is like the tower of David built in rows of stone, 1 with a thousand shields hanging on it, 1 all the shields of soldiers. 1

Isaiah 5:2He spaded it, removed the stones, and planted it with an excellent kind of vine. 1 He built a tower in the middle of it, and also built a winepress. 1 He waited for it to produce grapes, but it only produced wild grapes. 1

Daniel 2:44In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be conquered by another people. It will break the other kingdoms into pieces and put an end to all of them, and it will remain forever.

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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