Discovery BoxMicah 3:8 
Context3:8 But I 1 am full of the courage that the Lord’s Spirit gives,
and have a strong commitment to justice. 2
This enables me to confront Jacob with its rebellion,
and Israel with its sin. 3
Micah 4:8
Context4:8 As for you, watchtower for the flock, 4
fortress of Daughter Zion 5 –
your former dominion will be restored, 6
the sovereignty that belongs to Daughter Jerusalem.
Micah 4:12
Context4:12 But they do not know what the Lord is planning;
they do not understand his strategy.
He has gathered them like stalks of grain to be threshed 7 at the threshing floor.
1 sn The prophet Micah speaks here and contrasts himself with the mercenaries just denounced by the
2 tn Heb “am full of power, the Spirit of the
3 tn Heb “to declare to Jacob his rebellion and to Israel his sin.” The words “this enables me” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
4 tn Heb “Migdal-eder.” Some English versions transliterate this phrase, apparently because they view it as a place name (cf. NAB).
5 sn The city of David, located within Jerusalem, is addressed as Daughter Zion. As the home of the Davidic king, who was Israel’s shepherd (Ps 78:70-72), the royal citadel could be viewed metaphorically as the watchtower of the flock.
6 tn Heb “to you it will come, the former dominion will arrive.”
7 tn The words “to be threshed” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation to make it clear that the
