Micah 4:10
ContextNET © | Twist and strain, 1 Daughter Zion, as if you were in labor! For you will leave the city and live in the open field. You will go to Babylon, but there you will be rescued. There the Lord will deliver 2 you from the power 3 of your enemies. |
NIV © | Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labour, for now you must leave the city to camp in the open field. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued. There the LORD will redeem you out of the hand of your enemies. |
NASB © | "Writhe and labor to give birth, Daughter of Zion, Like a woman in childbirth; For now you will go out of the city, Dwell in the field, And go to Babylon. There you will be rescued; There the LORD will redeem you From the hand of your enemies. |
NLT © | Writhe and groan in terrible pain, you people of Jerusalem, for you must leave this city to live in the open fields. You will soon be sent into exile in distant Babylon. But the LORD will rescue you there; he will redeem you from the grip of your enemies. |
MSG © | Well, go ahead--twist and scream, Daughter Jerusalem. You [are] like a woman in childbirth. You'll soon be out of the city, on your way and camping in the open country. And then you'll arrive in Babylon. What you lost in Jerusalem will be found in Babylon. GOD will give you new life again. He'll redeem you from your enemies. |
BBE © | Be in pain, make sounds of grief, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in childbirth: for now you will go out of the town, living in the open country, and will come even to Babylon; there you will have salvation; there the Lord will make you free from the hands of your haters. |
NRSV © | Writhe and groan, O daughter Zion, like a woman in labor; for now you shall go forth from the city and camp in the open country; you shall go to Babylon. There you shall be rescued, there the LORD will redeem you from the hands of your enemies. |
NKJV © | Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, Like a woman in birth pangs. For now you shall go forth from the city, You shall dwell in the field, And to Babylon you shall go. There you shall be delivered; There the LORD will redeem you From the hand of your enemies. |
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NASB © | "Writhe <02342> and labor <01518> to give <01518> birth <01518> , Daughter <01323> of Zion <06726> , Like a woman in childbirth <03205> ; For now <06258> you will go <03318> out of the city <07151> , Dwell <07931> in the field <07704> , And go <0935> to Babylon <0894> . There <08033> you will be rescued <05337> ; There <08033> the LORD <03068> will redeem <01350> you From the hand <03709> of your enemies .<0340> |
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NET © [draft] ITL | Twist <02342> and strain <01518> , Daughter <01323> Zion <06726> , as if you were in labor <03205> ! For <03588> you will leave <03318> the city <07151> and live <07931> in the open field <07704> . You will go <0935> to <05704> Babylon <0894> , but there <08033> you will be rescued <05337> . There <08033> the Lord <03068> will deliver you from the power <03709> of your enemies .<0341> |
NET © | Twist and strain, 1 Daughter Zion, as if you were in labor! For you will leave the city and live in the open field. You will go to Babylon, but there you will be rescued. There the Lord will deliver 2 you from the power 3 of your enemies. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Or perhaps “scream”; NRSV, TEV, NLT “groan.” 2 tn Or “redeem” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT). 3 tn Heb “hand.” The Hebrew idiom is a metonymy for power or control. |