1 Καὶ ἔσται ἐπʼ ἐσχάτων τῶν ἡμερῶν ἐμφανὲς τὸ ὄρος Κυρίου, ἕτοιμον ἐπὶ τὰς κορυφὰς τῶν ὀρέων, καὶ μετεωρισθήσεται ὑπεράνω τῶν βουνῶν· καὶ σπεύσουσι πρὸς αὐτὸ λαοὶ, 2 καὶ πορεύσονται ἔθνη πολλὰ καὶ ἐροῦσι, δεῦτε, ἀναβῶμεν εἰς τὸ ὄρος Κυρίου, καὶ εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἰακώβ· καὶ δείξουσιν ἡμῖν τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ πορευσόμεθα ἐν ταῖς τρίβοις αὐτοῦ· ὅτι ἐκ Σιὼν ἐξελεύσεται νόμος, καὶ λόγος Κυρίου ἐξ Ἱερουσαλήμ. 3 Καὶ κρινεῖ ἀναμέσον λαῶν πολλῶν, καὶ ἐξελέγξει ἔθνη ἰσχυρὰ ἕως εἰς μακράν· καὶ κατακόψουσι τὰς ῥομφαίας αὐτῶν εἰς ἄροτρα, καὶ τὰ δόρατα αὐτῶν εἰς δρέπανα, καὶ οὐκέτι μὴ ἀντάρῃ ἔθνος ἐπʼ ἔθνος ῥομφαίαν, καὶ οὐκέτι μὴ μάθωσι πολεμεῖν· 4 Καὶ ἀναπαύσεται ἕκαστος ὑποκάτω ἀμπέλου αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἕκαστος ὑποκάτω συκῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὁ ἐκφοβῶν, διότι τὸ στόμα Κυρίου παντοκράτορος ἐλάλησε ταῦτα· 5 Ὅτι πάντες οἱ λαοὶ πορεύσονται ἕκαστος τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ, ἡμεῖς δὲ πορευσόμεθα ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου Θεοῦ ἡμῶν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ ἐπέκεινα. 6 Ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ, λέγει Κύριος, συνάξω τὴν συντετριμμένην, καὶ τὴν ἐξωσμένην εἰσδέξομαι, καὶ οὓς ἀπωσάμην. 7 Καὶ θήσομαι τὴν συντετριμμένην εἰς ὑπόλειμμα, καὶ τὴν ἀπωσμένην εἰς ἔθνος δυνατόν· καὶ βασιλεύσει Κύριος ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς ἐν ὄρει Σιὼν ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν ἕως εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. 8 Καὶ σὺ πύργος ποιμνίου αὐχμώδης, θυγάτηρ Σιὼν, ἐπὶ σὲ ἥξει, καὶ εἰσελεύσεται ἡ ἀρχὴ, ἡ πρώτη βασιλεία ἐκ Βαβυλῶνος τῇ θυγατρὶ Ἱερουσαλήμ. 9 Καὶ νῦν ἱνατί ἔγνως κακά; μὴ βασιλεὺς οὐκ ἦν σοι; ἢ ἡ βουλή σου ἀπώλετο, ὅτι κατεκράτησάν σου ὠδῖνες ὡς τικτούσης; 10 Ὤδινε καὶ ἀνδρίζου, καὶ ἔγγιζε θυγάτηρ Σιὼν ὡς τίκτουσα· διότι νῦν ἐξελεύσῃ ἐκ πόλεως, καὶ κατασκηνώσεις ἐν πεδίῳ, καὶ ἥξεις ἕως Βαβυλῶνος· ἐκεῖθεν ῥύσεταί σε, καὶ ἐκεῖθεν λυτρώσεταί σε Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου ἐκ χειρὸς ἐχθρῶν σου. 11 Καὶ νῦν ἐπισυνήχθησαν ἐπὶ σὲ ἔθνη πολλὰ, λέγοντες, ἐπιχαρούμεθα, καὶ ἐπόψονται ἐπὶ Σιὼν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἡμῶν. 12 Αὐτοὶ δὲ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν τὸν λογισμὸν Κυρίου, καὶ οὐ συνῆκαν τὴν βουλὴν αὐτοῦ, ὅτι συνήγαγεν αὐτοὺς ὡς δράγματα ἅλωνος. 13 Ἀνάστηθι, καὶ ἀλόα αὐτοὺς θυγάτηρ Σιὼν, ὅτι τὰ κέρατά σου θήσομαι σιδηρᾶ, καὶ τὰς ὁπλάς σου θήσομαι χαλκᾶς· καὶ κατατήξεις λαοὺς πολλοὺς, καὶ ἀναθήσεις τῷ Κυρίῳ τὸ πλῆθος αὐτῶν, καὶ τὴν ἰσχὺν αὐτῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ πάσης τῆς γῆς. 14 Νῦν ἐμφραχθήσεται θυγάτηρ ἐμφραγμῷ, συνοχὴν ἔταξεν ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, ἐν ῥάβδῳ πατάξουσιν ἐπὶ σιαγόνα τὰς φυλὰς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ.
Micah · Brenton's Greek Septuagint
Micah 4 Brenton's Greek Septuagint
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Notes on this text (1)
- Ezra and Nehemiah form one book (2 Esdras) in this edition; the reader shows them as Ezra 1–10 and Nehemiah 1–13.
Cross references (13)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Isaiah 2:1–4; Jeremiah 3:17; Zechariah 14:16–21; Psalm 22:27; Acts 2:17
- 2 Isaiah 2:3; Jeremiah 31:6; Isaiah 54:13; Acts 1:8; Psalm 25:8–9
- 3 Isaiah 2:4; Joel 3:9–16; Matthew 25:31–32; Hosea 2:18; Acts 17:31
- 4 Zechariah 3:10; 1 Kings 4:25; Ezekiel 39:26; Isaiah 54:14; Isaiah 1:20
- 5 Zechariah 10:12; Colossians 3:17; Joshua 24:15; Isaiah 2:5; Psalm 48:14
- 6 Zephaniah 3:19; Isaiah 56:8; Ezekiel 34:12–17; John 10:16; Isaiah 35:3–6
- 7 Daniel 7:14; Luke 1:33; Micah 2:12; Micah 5:7–8; Isaiah 24:23
- 8 Isaiah 1:26; Zechariah 9:10; Revelation 22:5; Daniel 2:44; Genesis 35:21
- 9 Jeremiah 8:19; Isaiah 3:1–7; Lamentations 4:20; Hosea 3:4; Hosea 13:10–11
- 10 Isaiah 48:20; Hosea 2:14; Hosea 13:13; Isaiah 52:9–12; Isaiah 43:14
- 11 Obadiah 12; Isaiah 5:25–30; Micah 7:10; Lamentations 2:15–16; Isaiah 8:7–8
- 12 Isaiah 55:8; Jeremiah 29:11; Romans 11:33–34; Luke 3:17; Zechariah 14:1–3
- 13 Isaiah 41:15–16; Daniel 2:44; Isaiah 18:7; Isaiah 23:18; Romans 15:25–28
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
… "For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem; and He shall rebuke many people; and they shall break down their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks, and they shall no longer learn to fight." If therefore another law and word, going forth from Jerusalem, brought in such a [reign …
And He shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off." This prophet predicts the very place in which Christ was born, saying, "And thou, Bethlehem, of the house of Ephratah, art the least that can be reckoned among the thousands of Judah; out of thee shall come forth unto me a leader, to be the prince in …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Where, O Grave, is thy sting?" And another again, declaring glad tidings of the most profound peace, said, "They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks." And while one calls on Jerusalem, saying, "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion, for lo!
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)