Bible Strands
Micah 7:12
On that day they will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, even from Egypt to the Euphrates, from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Micah addresses Judah concerning a future day of restoration following a period of national judgment. The announcement occurs within a context promising the rebuilding of walls and the extension of territorial boundaries.
The words — The phrase יוֹם הוּא (Yom hu) literally means "that day," designating a specific appointed time. The verb יָבֹא (yaVo) translates as "will come," describing the directed movement of populations toward a central point.
The thread — The gathering of people from Egypt and Assyria parallels Isaiah 19:23, which foretells a highway connecting the two nations. Isaiah 11:16 and Hosea 11:11 similarly depict a return from these regions for the remnant.
Why it lands — The text states that on a defined day, displaced groups will converge from distant empires and natural boundaries. It requires the reader to acknowledge that human borders will be overridden by a divinely orchestrated gathering.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 19:23 In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.
- Isaiah 11:16 There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who remain from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.
- Hosea 11:11 They will come trembling like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes, declares the LORD.
- Isaiah 27:12 In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.
- Isaiah 43:6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—
- Isaiah 49:12 Behold, they will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Aswan.”
- Isaiah 60:4 Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm.
- Isaiah 66:19 I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.
- Jeremiah 3:18 In those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and they will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave to your fathers as an inheritance.
- Jeremiah 23:3 Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply.