Discovery BoxMicah 4:2 
Context4:2 Many nations will come, saying,
“Come on! Let’s go up to the Lord’s mountain,
to the temple 1 of Jacob’s God,
so he can teach us his commands 2
and we can live by his laws.” 3
For Zion will be the source of instruction;
the Lord’s teachings will proceed from Jerusalem. 4
Micah 5:6
Context5:6 They will rule 5 the land of Assyria with the sword,
the land of Nimrod 6 with a drawn sword. 7
Our king 8 will rescue us from the Assyrians
should they attempt to invade our land
and try to set foot in our territory.
1 tn Heb “house.”
2 tn Heb “ways.”
3 tn Heb “and we can walk in his paths.”
4 tn Heb “instruction [or, “law”] will go out from Zion, and the word of the
map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
5 tn Or perhaps “break”; or “defeat.”
6 sn According to Gen 10:8-12, Nimrod, who was famous as a warrior and hunter, founded Assyria.
7 tc The MT reads “in her gates,” but the text should be emended to בַּפְּתִיחָה (baptikhah, “with a drawn sword”).
8 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the coming king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
