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Micah 5:4

He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.

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ASV

And he shall stand, and shall feed his flock in the strength of Jehovah, in the majesty of the name of Jehovah his God: and they shall abide; for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.

KJV

And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְעָמַ֗דve.'a.Madand he will standH5975 →
וְרָעָה֙ve.ra.'Ahand he will shepherdH7462 →
בְּעֹ֣זbe.'Ozby [the] strength ofH5797 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
בִּגְא֕וֹןbig.'onby [the] majesty ofH1347 →
שֵׁ֖םshem[the] name ofH8034 →
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavGod hisH430 →
וְיָשָׁ֕בוּve.ya.Sha.vuand they will remainH3427 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
עַתָּ֥ה'a.TahnowH6258 →
יִגְדַּ֖לyig.Dalhe will be greatH1431 →
עַד־'ad-toH5704 →
אַפְסֵי־'af.sei-[the] ends ofH657 →
אָֽרֶץ׃'A.retz[the] earthH776 →

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Psalms 23:1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.Isaiah 40:11He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.2 Samuel 5:2Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”John 10:11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.Isaiah 40:10–11Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.Acts 20:28Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.Psalms 23:1–2The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.Luke 1:32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,Micah 7:14Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”1 Peter 1:5who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.John 10:27–30My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.Zechariah 14:9On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.Matthew 25:31When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.Isaiah 52:13Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.

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About Micah

Micah Exhorts the Israelites to Repent — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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