Discovery BoxMicah 7:11-14 
Context7:11 It will be a day for rebuilding your walls;
in that day your boundary will be extended. 1
7:12 In that day people 2 will come to you 3
from Assyria as far as 4 Egypt,
from Egypt as far as the Euphrates River, 5
from the seacoasts 6 and the mountains. 7
7:13 The earth will become desolate 8
because of what its inhabitants have done. 9
7:14 Shepherd your people with your shepherd’s rod, 10
the flock that belongs to you, 11
the one that lives alone in a thicket,
in the midst of a pastureland. 12
Allow them to graze in Bashan and Gilead, 13
as they did in the old days. 14
1 sn Personified Jerusalem declares her confidence in vv. 8-10; in this verse she is assured that she will indeed be vindicated.
2 tn Heb “they.” The referent has been specified as “people,” referring either to the nations (coming to God with their tribute) or to the exiles of Israel (returning to the
3 tn The masculine pronominal suffix suggests the
4 tc The MT reads וְעָרֵי (vÿ’arey, “and the cities [of Egypt]”), but the parallel line indicates this is a corruption of וְעַד (vÿ’ad, “even to”).
5 tn Heb “the River,” referring to the Euphrates River. This has been specified in the translation for clarity (so also NASB, NIV).
6 tn Heb “and sea from sea.” Many prefer to emend this to מִיָּם עַד יָם (miyyam ’ad yam, “from sea to sea”).
7 tn Heb “and mountain of the mountain.” Many prefer to emend this to וּמֵהַר עַד הַר (umehar ’ad har, “and mountain to mountain”).
8 tn Or “will be ruined.”
9 tn Heb “on account of its inhabitants, because of the fruit of their deeds.”
10 tn Or “with your scepter” (the Hebrew term can mean either “rod” or “scepter”).
11 tn Heb “the flock of your inheritance.”
12 tn Or “in the midst of Carmel.” The Hebrew term translated “pastureland” may be a place name.
sn The point seems to be that Israel is in a vulnerable position, like sheep in a thicket populated by predators, while rich pastureland (their homeland and God’s blessings) is in view.
13 sn The regions of Bashan and Gilead, located in Transjordan, were noted for their rich grazing lands.
14 tn Heb “as in the days of antiquity.”
