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And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And many nations shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem;

KJV

And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

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This verse in Micah 4

Commentary

13 notes on this verse

A commentator

Justin Martyr

The First Apology, Chapter XXXIX · Written before 165.

And when the Spirit of prophecy speaks as predicting things that are to come to pass, He speaks in this way: "For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people; and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." And that it did so come to pass, we can convince you.

This site's exposition

the mountain of the house of the Lord

on Micah 4:1-2

The oracle turns from the ruined hill-shrines of chapter 3 to a mountain established above every hill in the last days, with nations streaming to it rather than being driven from it. Isaiah 2:2-3 carries the same vision in close to the same words, two prophets of the same era delivering one shared oracle, and the bench reads the parallel as evidence of a common prophetic word rather than of one man copying the other. The nations come to be taught the Lord's ways and to walk in his paths, and the law goes forth from Zion, reversing every direction judgment had run in the book so far.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers5 voices

A commentator

Theodoret of Cyrus

COMMENTARY ON MICAH 4:1-3 · Written before 458.

proposed

The evangelical and divine preaching coursed to the ends of the earth, according to the Lord's prophecy contained in the sacred Gospels: "This good news will be preached to all the nations in witness to them." And he urged the holy apostles in the words, …

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Micah · Written before 420.

proposed

(Chapter IV - Verses 1 onwards) And it shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and it shall be lifted up above the hills; and peoples shall flow to it, and many nations shall come, and say: 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.'

A commentator

Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius

EPITOME OF THE DIVINE INSTITUTES 4:17 · Written before 325.

proposed

For Micah announced that the new law would be given in this way: "The law shall go forth out of Zion, and the word of the Lord out of Jerusalem. And he shall judge among many people, and he shall vanquish and rebuke nations." For that prior law that was given through Moses was given not on Mount Zion but on Mount Horeb. And the Sibyl showed that this would be destroyed by the Son of God. "But when all these things have been fulfilled which he spoke, at that time then the whole law is destroyed."

A commentator

Augustine of Hippo

City of God 18.30 · Written in the 5th century.

proposed

The prophet Micah employed the symbol of a high mountain to speak of the gathering of the nations in Christ. He has this to say: "And it shall come to pass in the last days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be prepared in the top of the mountains and high above the hills; and people shall flow to it. And many nations shall come in haste, and say, 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths; for the law shall go forth out of Zion, and the word of the Lord out of Jerusalem. And he shall judge among many people and rebuke strong nations afar off.' "

A commentator

Theodore of Mopsuestia

COMMENTARY ON MICAH 4:1-3 · Written before 428.

proposed

After the experience of the troubles in which they would find themselves, made captive first by the Assyrians and later by the Babylonians, such a great transformation would occur regarding this place that the mountain on which God was reputed to dwell would become famous …
6 more voices on this verse

The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

), is here the judge, for to him the Father committed all judgment, and for judgment he came into this world; his word, the word of his gospel, that was to go forth from Jerusalem, was the golden sceptre by which he shall rule and judge when he sits as king on the holy hill of Zion, Ps. ii.

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A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Some give this sense of the words: To Zion, and Jerusalem that tower of the flock, to the nation of the Jews, came the first dominion; that is, there the kingdom of Christ was first set up, the gospel of the kingdom was first preached ( Luke xxiv.

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A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

proposed

Come - So the Jews, released from captivity, encouraged each other; which was a fulfilling of this prophecy in part; the conversion of the multitude of the Gentiles to Christ, was a more eminent fulfilling of it.
And many nations shall come, and say, come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob,....

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

And many nations shall come - Isaiah Isa 2:2 added the world all to Micah’s prophecy. So our Lord said, “This Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations” Mat 24:14; and the elect are to be gathered out “of all nations and kindreds and people and tongues” Rev 7:9. All nations shall flow into it. The all might be many or few. Both prophets say that those all should be many. Judah probably knew already of many.

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Almost identical with Isa 2:2-4. the mountain of the house of the Lord--which just before (Mic 3:12) had been doomed to be a wild forest height. Under Messiah, its elevation is to be not that of situation, but of moral dignity, as the seat of God's universal empire. people shall flow into it--In Isaiah it is "all nations": a more universal prophecy.

The words behind it

24 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְֽהָלְכ֞וּand they will come

    vehalekhuH1980 →1546 times

  • גּוֹיִ֣םnations

    goyimH1471 →561 times

  • רַבִּ֗יםmany

    rabimH7227 →454 times

  • וְאָֽמְרוּ֙and they will say

    veameruH559 →5305 times

  • לְכ֣וּ׀come

    lekhuH1980 →1546 times

  • וְנַעֲלֶ֣הso we may go up

    venaalehH5927 →890 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • הַר־[the] mountain of

    har-H2022 →546 times

  • יְהוָ֗הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • וְאֶל־and to

    veel-H413 →5510 times

  • בֵּית֙[the] house of

    beitH1004 →2046 times

  • אֱלֹהֵ֣י[the] God of

    ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times

  • יַעֲקֹ֔בJacob

    yaakoH3290 →350 times

  • וְיוֹרֵ֙נוּ֙so he may teach us

    veyorenuH3384 →

  • מִדְּרָכָ֔יוfrom ways his

    miderakhavH1870 →

  • וְנֵלְכָ֖הso we may walk

    venelekhahH1980 →1546 times

  • בְּאֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יוin paths his

    beorechotavH734 →

  • כִּ֤יfor

    kiH3588 →4482 times

  • מִצִּיּוֹן֙from Zion

    mitziyonH6726 →154 times

  • תֵּצֵ֣אit will go out

    tetze'H3318 →1067 times

  • תוֹרָ֔הinstruction

    torahH8451 →

  • וּדְבַר־and [the] word of

    udevar-H1697 →1440 times

  • יְהוָ֖הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • מִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃from Jerusalem

    mirushalimH3389 →643 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Isaiah 48:17Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.70 worksJohn 6:45It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—35 worksPsalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”24 worksIsaiah 2:3And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.13 worksPsalms 84:5Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.13 worksJeremiah 31:6For there will be a day when watchmen will call out on the hills of Ephraim, ‘Arise, let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God!’”10 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”9 worksIsaiah 54:13Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.9 worksPsalms 25:8–9Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.8 worksPsalms 25:12Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.8 worksZechariah 14:8–9And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.8 worksHosea 6:3So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.8 worksColossians 2:6Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,8 worksColossians 3:11Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.8 worksPsalms 125:1Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.8 worksJohn 7:17If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.8 worksIsaiah 42:1–4“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.7 worksPsalms 143:10Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.7 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Acts 1:8

    But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

    it leads to

    • Matthew 28:19

      Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

    • Mark 16:15

      And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

    • Romans 15:19

      by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.

    • Acts 4:33

      With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.

    • Acts 5:32

      We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

  • Through

    Isaiah 54:13

    Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.

    it leads to

    • John 6:45

      It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—

    • Philippians 4:7

      And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

    • Psalms 119:165

      Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them stumble.

Where this verse is studied

About Micah

Micah Exhorts the Israelites to Repent, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Micah Exhorts the Israelites to Repent, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Micah: the study guide →Read Micah 4 →
This page draws on 13 works. Open the list of works

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, City of God 18.30; Carl Friedrich Keil, The Twelve Minor Prophets; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Micah; John Calvin, Commentaries on the Twelve Minor Prophets; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Justin Martyr, The First Apology, Chapter XXXIX; Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius, EPITOME OF THE DIVINE INSTITUTES 4:17; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Theodore of Mopsuestia, COMMENTARY ON MICAH 4:1-3 and Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON MICAH 4:1-3.

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