Verse List for MIC 5:6

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OET (OET-RV) They’ll shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword— ⇔ ≈ that country founded by Nimrod in its entrances. ⇔ He’ll rescue us from the Assyrians, ⇔ when they come into our land, ⇔ ≈ when they march inside our borders.

OET-LV [fn] and_it _was the _remnant _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) in_the_midst _of peoples many like_dew from_with YHWH like_showers on vegetation which not it _waits for_anyone and_not it _waits for_the_children _of humankind.

ULT And they will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, ⇔  and the land of Nimrod in its entrances. ⇔ And he will deliver us from Assyria, ⇔  when he comes into our land, ⇔  and when he treads within our border.

UST They will lead our army to rule the land of Assyria, ⇔  that is, the territory that Nimrod founded long ago. ⇔ The ruler will rescue us from the Assyrians ⇔  when they cross our borders to invade our land.

BSB & MSB And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, ⇔  and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. ⇔ So He will deliver us ⇔  when Assyria invades our land ⇔  and marches into our borders.

OEB They will shepherd Assyria with a sword, ⇔ and the land of Nimrod with bared blades. ⇔ They will deliver us from Assyria, ⇔ when they come into our land, ⇔ and tread within our borders.

CSB They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with a drawn blade. So he will rescue us from Assyria when it invades our land, when it marches against our territory.

NLT They will rule Assyria with drawn swords and enter the gates of the land of Nimrod. He will rescue us from the Assyrians when they pour over the borders to invade our land.

NIV who will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with drawn sword. He will deliver us from the Assyrians when they invade our land and march across our borders.

CEV whose strong army will defeat the nation of Assyria. Yes, our leaders will rescue us, if those Assyrians dare to invade our land.

ESV they shall shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod at its entrances; and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian when he comes into our land and treads within our border.

NASB They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, The land of Nimrod at its entrances; And He will deliver us from the Assyrian When he attacks our land And when he tramples our territory.

LSB And they will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, The land of Nimrod at its entrances; And He will deliver us from the Assyrian When he enters our land And when he treads within our borders.

WEBBE & WMBB They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, ⇔  and the land of Nimrod in its gates. ⇔ He will deliver us from the Assyrian, ⇔  when he invades our land, ⇔  and when he marches within our border.

MSG ^(5-6)And if some bullying Assyrian shows up, invades and violates our land, don’t worry. We’ll put him in his place, send him packing, and watch his every move. Shepherd-rule will extend as far as needed, to Assyria and all other Nimrod-bullies. Our shepherd-ruler will save us from old or new enemies, from anyone who invades or violates our land.

NET They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, ⇔ the land of Nimrod with a drawn sword. ⇔ Our king will rescue us from the Assyrians ⇔ should they attempt to invade our land ⇔ and try to set foot in our territory.

LSV And they have afflicted the land of Asshur with the sword,
And the land of Nimrod at its openings,
And He has delivered from Asshur when he comes into our land,
And when he treads in our borders.

FBV and they will rule Assyria with their swords, the land of Nimrod with drawn swords. He shall rescue us from the Assyrians when they invade our land, marching across our borders.

T4T With their swords our army will defeat the army of Assyria, whose capital was founded by Nimrod long ago. ⇔ So our army will rescue us from the Assyrian army ⇔  when they invade our country [DOU].

LEB • And they will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
  • and the land of Nimrod at its entrances.
• And he will rescue us from the Assyrian[fn]
  • when he comes into our land,
  • and when they tread upon our border.

NRSV They shall rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the drawn sword; they shall rescue us from the Assyrians if they come into our land or tread within our border.

NKJV They shall waste with the sword the land of Assyria, And the land of Nimrod at its entrances; Thus He shall deliver us from the Assyrian, When he comes into our land And when he treads within our borders.

NAB They shall tend the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the drawn sword; They will deliver us from Assyria, when it invades our land, when it treads upon our borders.

BBE And they will make waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the edge of the sword: he will give us salvation from the Assyrian when he comes into our country, when his feet come inside the limit of our land.

Moff to let Assyria feel the sword ⇔ and drive the bare blade over Nimrod’s land, ⇔ rescuing us from the Assyrian, ⇔ when he invades our land ⇔ and sets foot on our territory.

JPS (5-5) And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the keen-edged sword; and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our border.

ASV And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our border.

DRA And they shall feed the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nemrod with the spears thereof: and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian, when he shall come into our land, and when he shall tread in our borders.

YLT And they have afflicted the land of Asshur with the sword, And the land of Nimrod at its openings, And he hath delivered from Asshur when he doth come into our land, And when he treadeth in our borders.

Drby And they shall waste the land of Asshur with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof; and he shall deliver [us] from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.

RV And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our border.
(And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh/comes into our land, and when he treadeth within our border.)

SLT And they ruled the land of Assur with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in its openings: and he delivered from Assur when he shall come in to our land, and when he shall tread in our bound.

Wbstr And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in its entrances: thus will he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.

KJB-1769 And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.[fn][fn]
(And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh/comes into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.)

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall hee deliuer vs from the Assyrian, when he commeth into our land, and when hee treadeth within our borders.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

Bshps These shall subdue the lande of Assur with the sworde, and the lande of Nimrod with their naked weapons: Thus shall he deliuer vs from the Assirian when he commeth within our lande, and setteth his foote within our borders.
(These shall subdue the land of Assur with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with their naked weapons: Thus shall he deliver us from the Assirian when he cometh/comes within our land, and setteth his foot within our borders.)

Gnva And they shall destroy Asshur with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with their swordes: thus shall he deliuer vs from Asshur, when hee commeth into our lande, and when he shall tread within our borders.
(And they shall destroy Asshur with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with their swords: thus shall he deliver us from Asshur, when he cometh/comes into our land, and when he shall tread within our borders.)

Cvdl these shal subdue the londe of Assur wt the swerde, and the londe of Nymrod with their naked weapens. Thus shal he delyuer vs from the Assiria, when he commeth within oure lande, and setteth his fote within oure borders.
(these shall subdue the land of Assur with the sword, and the land of Nymrod with their naked weapons. Thus shall he deliver us from the Assiria, when he cometh/comes within our land, and setteth his foot within our borders.)

Wycl And thei schulen frete the lond of Assur bi swerd, and the lond of Nembroth bi speris of hym; and he schal delyuere vs fro Assur, whanne he schal come in to oure lond, and whanne he schal trede in oure coostis.
(And they should frete the land of Assur by sword, and the land of Nembroth by speris of him; and he shall deliver us from Assur, when he shall come in to our land, and when he shall trede in our coasts.)

Luth Es werden auch die Übrigen aus Jakob unter vielen Völkern sein wie ein Tau vom HErr’s und wie die Tröpflein aufs Gras, das auf niemand harret noch auf Menschen wartet.
(It become also the remainder out_of Yakob under many peoples be as/like a dew from_the LORD’s and as/like the Tröpflein onto grass, the on/in/to no_one wait still on/in/to people waits.)

ClVg et pascent terram Assur in gladio, et terram Nemrod in lanceis ejus, et liberabit ab Assur cum venerit in terram nostram, et cum calcaverit in finibus nostris.
(and they_will_feed the_earth/land Assur in/into/on with_a_sword, and the_earth/land Nemrod in/into/on lanceis his/her, and will_deliver away Assur when/with will_have_placed in/into/on the_earth/land ours, and when/with calcaverit in/into/on borders ours.)

UHB 5 וְ⁠רָע֞וּ אֶת־אֶ֤רֶץ אַשּׁוּר֙ בַּ⁠חֶ֔רֶב וְ⁠אֶת־אֶ֥רֶץ נִמְרֹ֖ד בִּ⁠פְתָחֶ֑י⁠הָ וְ⁠הִצִּיל֙ מֵֽ⁠אַשּׁ֔וּר כִּֽי־יָב֣וֹא בְ⁠אַרְצֵ֔⁠נוּ וְ⁠כִ֥י יִדְרֹ֖ךְ בִּ⁠גְבוּלֵֽ⁠נוּ׃ס ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἔσται τὸ ὑπόλειμμα τοῦ Ἰακὼβ ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἐν μέσῳ λαῶν πολλῶν, ὡς δρόσος παρὰ Κυρίου πίπτουσα, καὶ ὡς ἄρνες ἐπὶ ἄγρωστιν, ὅπως μὴ συναχθῇ μηδεὶς, μηδὲ ὑποστῇ ἐν υἱοῖς ἀνθρώπων.

BrTr And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many peoples, as dew falling from the Lord, and as lambs on the grass; that none may assemble nor resist among the sons of men.