Micah 4:8

Thou, therefore, O Migdal-eder, mound of the daughter of Zion, as far as thee, shall it come,—so shall arrive the chief dominion, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 will make of her that was lame a residue, and of her that was removed far away a strong nation,—and Yahweh, shall be king, over them, in Mount Zion, from henceforth, even unto times age-abiding.

9Meanwhile, wherefore shouldst thou cry out aloud? King, is there none within thee? or hath, thy counselor, perished? for labour, hath seized thee, as a woman in child-birth:—

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Cross References

Genesis 35:21Then Israel brake up,—and spread his tent at a distance from Migdal Eder.

2 Samuel 5:7So then David captured the citadel of Zion,—the same, is the city of David.

Psalms 24:7Lift up, O ye gates, your heads, and lift yourselves up, ye age-abiding doors, That the king of glory may come in.

Song of Solomon 4:4Like the tower of David, is thy neck, built for war,—A thousand shields, hung thereon, all, equipment of heroes:

Isaiah 5:2And he thoroughly digged it, And gathered out the stones thereof, And planted it with a precious vine, And built a tower in the midst thereof, Moreover also a wine-press, hewed he therein,—Then waited he that it should bring forth grapes. And it brought forth wild grapes:

Daniel 2:44And, in the days of those kings, shall the God of the heavens, set up, a kingdom which, to the ages, shall not be destroyed, and, the kingdom, to another people, shall not be left,—it shall break in pieces and make an end of all these kingdoms, but, itself, shall stand to the ages.

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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