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Micah 4:2
And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, 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 the LORD from Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Micah delivers this oracle in the late 8th century, but the scene is eschatological: "in the last days" (v.1), the mountain of the LORD is established as chief, and it is the nations themselves who voice the invitation.
The words — גּוֹיִם (goyim, "nations") is the subject of the movement; it is not Israel returning but the Gentile world coming up. The imperative לְכ֣וּ (lekhû, "come") frames the verse as a collective decision, not a command from above.
The thread — Isaiah 2:3 is the parallel text (the two oracles share a common source), and Jeremiah 31:6 echoes the "go up to Zion" language.
Why it lands — The verse makes Israel the teacher and the nations the students; it asks the reader to hold both roles — the responsibility of carrying the law outward and the humility of being the one who must learn.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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 Lord from Jerusalem.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 2:3 And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, 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 the LORD from Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 31:6 For there will be a day when watchmen will call out on the hills of Ephraim, ‘Arise, let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God!’”
- Isaiah 54:13 Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
- Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
- Psalms 25:8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
- Psalms 25:12 Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.
- Zechariah 14:8 And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.
- Isaiah 42:1 “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- James 1:19 My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
- John 7:17 If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.