Micah 4

1In the last days the mountain of Yahweh’s house will be established as the highest of the mountains and raised above the hills, and peoples will stream to it.

2Many nations will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh, to the house of the God of Jacob, so that he may teach us his ways and we may walk in his paths.” For instruction will go out from Zion, and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.

3He will judge between many peoples and settle disputes for strong nations far away. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, and they will not learn war anymore.

4Everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree, and no one will make them afraid, for the mouth of Yahweh of Armies has spoken.

5Though all the peoples walk, each in the name of its god, we will walk in the name of Yahweh our God forever and ever.

6On that day, declares Yahweh, I will gather the lame and bring together those who have been driven away, those whom I have afflicted.

7I will make the lame a remnant, and those driven far off a strong nation. Yahweh will reign over them on Mount Zion from now on and forever.

8As for you, watchtower of the flock, stronghold of Daughter Zion, to you it will come: the former dominion will return, the kingdom of Daughter Jerusalem.

9Now why do you cry out so loudly? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished, that pain has seized you like a woman in labor?

10Writhe and groan, Daughter Zion, like a woman in labor, for now you will go out of the city and camp in the open field. You will go to Babylon. There you will be rescued; there Yahweh will redeem you from the hand of your enemies.

11But now many nations are gathered against you. They say, “Let her be defiled, and let our eyes gloat over Zion.”

12But they do not know the thoughts of Yahweh; they do not understand his plan, that he has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.

13Rise and thresh, Daughter Zion, for I will make your horn iron and your hooves bronze, and you will crush many peoples. You will devote their gain to Yahweh, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.