Discovery BoxMicah 5:6 
Context5:6 They will rule 1 the land of Assyria with the sword,
the land of Nimrod 2 with a drawn sword. 3
Our king 4 will rescue us from the Assyrians
should they attempt to invade our land
and try to set foot in our territory.
Micah 7:4
Context7:4 The best of them is like a thorn;
the most godly among them are more dangerous than a row of thorn bushes. 5
The day you try to avoid by posting watchmen –
your appointed time of punishment – is on the way, 6
and then you will experience confusion. 7
1 tn Or perhaps “break”; or “defeat.”
2 sn According to Gen 10:8-12, Nimrod, who was famous as a warrior and hunter, founded Assyria.
3 tc The MT reads “in her gates,” but the text should be emended to בַּפְּתִיחָה (baptikhah, “with a drawn sword”).
4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the coming king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “[the] godly from a row of thorn bushes.” The preposition מִן (min) is comparative and the comparative element (perhaps “sharper” is the idea) is omitted. See BDB 582 s.v. 6 and GKC 431 §133.e.
6 tn Heb “the day of your watchmen, your appointed [time], is coming.” The present translation takes “watchmen” to refer to actual sentries. However, the “watchmen” could refer figuratively to the prophets who had warned Judah of approaching judgment. In this case one could translate, “The day your prophets warned about – your appointed time of punishment – is on the way.”
7 tn Heb “and now will be their confusion.”
