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Micah 4:7
And I will make the lame into a remnant, the outcast into a strong nation. Then the LORD will rule over them in Mount Zion from that day and forever.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses the gathered remnant of Israel, declaring His action toward the afflicted outcasts in the context of Mount Zion. This statement directly follows the assembly of the lame and scattered people in Micah 4:6.
The words — The Hebrew term צֹלֵעָה (tzo.le.'Ah) literally denotes “the lame one,” while עָצ֑וּם ('a.Tzum) means “strong” or “mighty.” These lexical choices mark the direct transformation from physical weakness to national power.
The thread — The text’s declaration of eternal rule on Mount Zion parallels Isaiah 24:23 and extends the gathering motif of Micah 2:12. The everlasting dominion described aligns with the sovereign kingship granted in Daniel 7:14.
Why it lands — The passage states that God will convert the marginalized into a sovereign people and permanently establish His rule in Zion. It requires the reader to acknowledge divine authority over historical restoration without adding personal interpretation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the Lord shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.
Cross-references
- Daniel 7:14 And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
- Isaiah 24:23 The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.
- Micah 2:12 I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will collect the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in the midst of its pasture—a noisy throng.
- Micah 5:7 Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.
- Luke 1:33 and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
- Micah 7:18 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
- Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Micah 5:3 Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel.
- Revelation 11:15 Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
- Psalms 2:6 “I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”