Micah 4:6

Easy-to-Read Version

The Lord says, "Jerusalem was hurt and crippled. She was thrown away. She was hurt and punished, but I will bring her back to me.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
On that day—

Hebrew Names Version
"In that day," says the LORD, "I will assemble that which is lame, And I will gather that which is driven away, And that which I have afflicted;

King James Version (1611)
In that day, saith the Lord, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driuen out, and her that I haue afflicted.

King James Version
In that day, saith the Lord , will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;

English Standard Version
In that day, declares the Lord , I will assemble the lame and gather those who have been driven away and those whom I have afflicted;

New American Standard Bible
"On that day," declares the LORD, "I will assemble those who limp And gather the scattered, Those whom I have afflicted.

New Century Version
The Lord says, "At that time, I will gather the crippled; I will bring together those who were sent away, those whom I caused to have trouble.

Amplified Bible
"In that day," says the LORD, "I shall assemble the lame, And gather the outcasts [from foreign captivity], Even those whom I have caused pain.

Geneva Bible (1587)
At the same day, saith the Lorde, will I gather her that halteth, and I will gather her that is cast out, and her that I haue afflicted.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"In that day," declares the LORD, "I will assemble the lame And gather the outcasts, Even those whom I have afflicted.

Legacy Standard Bible
"In that day," declares Yahweh,"I will assemble the lameAnd gather the banished,Even those upon whom I have brought calamity.

Berean Standard Bible
"On that day," declares the LORD, "I will gather the lame; I will assemble the outcast, even those whom I have afflicted.

Contemporary English Version
The Lord said: At that time I will gather my people— the lame and the outcasts, and all into whose lives I have brought sorrow.

Complete Jewish Bible
"When that day comes," says Adonai , "I will assemble the lame and gather those who were dispersed, along with those I afflicted.

Darby Translation
In that day, saith Jehovah, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;

George Lamsa Translation
In that day, says the LORD, I will gather those who are afar off, and I will bring near those who have been driven out and those whom I have afflicted.

Good News Translation
"The time is coming," says the Lord , "when I will gather together the people I punished, those who have suffered in exile.

Lexham English Bible
"In that day," declares Yahweh, "I will assemble the one who limps, and I will gather the one who has been scattered, and those whom I have mistreated.

Literal Translation
In that day I will gather the lame, declares Jehovah, and I will gather the banished, and the one I have afflicted.

American Standard Version
In that day, saith Jehovah, will I assemble that which is lame, and I will gather that which is driven away, and that which I have afflicted;

Bible in Basic English
In that day, says the Lord, I will get together her who goes with uncertain steps, I will get together her who has been sent away, and her on whom I have sent evil;

JPS Old Testament (1917)
In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven away, and her that I have afflicted;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
At the same time saith the Lorde, wyl I gather vp the lame and the outcast, and such as I haue chastened,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
In that day, saith the Lord, I will gather her that is bruised, and will receive her that is cast out, and those whom I rejected.

English Revised Version
In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven away, and her that I have afflicted;

World English Bible
"In that day," says Yahweh, "I will assemble that which is lame, And I will gather that which is driven away, And that which I have afflicted;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In that dai, seith the Lord, Y schal gadere the haltynge, and Y schal gadere hir that Y castide awei, and whom Y turmentide Y schal coumforte.

Update Bible Version
In that day, says Yahweh, I will assemble that which is lame, and I will gather that which is driven away, and that which I have afflicted;

Webster's Bible Translation
In that day, saith the LORD, I will assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;

New English Translation
"In that day," says the Lord , "I will gather the lame, and assemble the outcasts whom I injured.

New King James Version
"In that day," says the LORD, "I will assemble the lame, I will gather the outcast And those whom I have afflicted;

New Living Translation
"In that coming day," says the Lord , "I will gather together those who are lame, those who have been exiles, and those whom I have filled with grief.

New Life Bible
"In that day," says the Lord, "I will gather together those who cannot walk and those who have been driven away, even those whom I have made to suffer.

New Revised Standard
In that day, says the Lord , I will assemble the lame and gather those who have been driven away, and those whom I have afflicted.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
In that day, Declareth Yahweh, will I take up her teat is lame, and, her that hath been an outcast, will I carry, - even whomsoever I have afflicted;

Douay-Rheims Bible
In that day, saith the Lord, I will gather up her that halteth: and her that I had cast out, I will gather up: and her whom I had afflicted.

Revised Standard Version
In that day, says the LORD, I will assemble the lame and gather those who have been driven away, and those whom I have afflicted;

Young's Literal Translation
In that day -- an affirmation of Jehovah, I do gather the halting one, And the driven away one I bring together, And she whom I have afflicted.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
At the same tyme (sayeth the LORDE) will I gather vp the lame and the outcastes, and soch as I haue chastened:

THE MESSAGE
"On that great day," God says, "I will round up all the hurt and homeless, everyone I have bruised or banished. I will transform the battered into a company of the elite. I will make a strong nation out of the long lost, A showcase exhibit of God 's rule in action, as I rule from Mount Zion, from here to eternity.

Contextual Overview

¹ In the last days the mountain of the Lord 's Temple will be on the highest of all mountains. It will be raised higher than the hills. There will be a steady stream of people going there. ² People from many nations will go there and say, "Come, let's go up to the mountain of the Lord , to the Temple of the God of Jacob. Then God will teach us his way of living, and we will follow him." His teaching, the Lord 's message, will begin in Jerusalem on Mount Zion and will go out to all the world. ³ Then God will act as judge to end arguments between people in many places. He will decide what is right for great nations far and near. They will stop using their weapons for war. They will hammer their swords into plows and use their spears to make tools for harvesting. All fighting between nations will end. They will never again train for war. ⁴ They will sit under their own grapevine and fig tree. No one will make them afraid. That is because the Lord All-Powerful said it would happen like that. ⁵ All the people from other nations follow their own gods, but we will follow the Lord our God forever and ever! ⁶ The Lord says, "Jerusalem was hurt and crippled. She was thrown away. She was hurt and punished, but I will bring her back to me. ⁷ "The people of that ‘crippled' city will be the only ones left alive. They were forced to leave, but I will make them into a strong nation." The Lord will be their king. He will rule from Mount Zion forever.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

will I: Micah 2:12, Psalms 38:17, Isaiah 35:3-6, Jeremiah 31:8, Ezekiel 34:13-17, Zephaniah 3:19, Hebrews 12:12, Hebrews 12:13

and I: Psalms 147:2, Isaiah 56:8, Jeremiah 3:18, Jeremiah 30:17, Jeremiah 30:18, Ezekiel 34:12, Ezekiel 34:13, Ezekiel 36:24, Ezekiel 37:21, Ezekiel 37:22, Ezekiel 39:25-29, Luke 19:10, John 10:16

Reciprocal: Isaiah 2:11 - in that day Isaiah 54:7 - with Jeremiah 31:10 - He Ezekiel 34:16 - seek that Joel 2:32 - and in Zechariah 8:12 - the remnant Zechariah 10:6 - I will strengthen

Cross-References

Genesis 4:1
Adam had sexual relations with his wife Eve. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Cain. Eve said, "With the Lord 's help, I have made a man!"

Genesis 4:3
At harvest time, Cain brought a gift to the Lord . He brought some of the food that he grew from the ground, but Abel brought some animals from his flock. He chose some of his best sheep and brought the best parts from them. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift.

Genesis 4:5
But he did not accept Cain and his offering. Cain was sad because of this, and he became very angry.

Genesis 4:8
Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the field." So they went to the field. Then Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

Genesis 4:13
Then Cain said to the Lord , "This punishment is more than I can bear!

Job 5:2
A fool's anger will kill him. His jealousy will destroy him.

Isaiah 1:18
"I, the Lord , am the one speaking to you. Come, let's discuss this. Even if your sins are as dark as red dye, that stain can be removed and you will be as pure as wool that is as white as snow.

Jeremiah 2:5
This is what the Lord says: "Do you think that I was not fair to your ancestors? Is that why they turned away from me? Your ancestors worshiped worthless idols, and they became worthless themselves.

Jeremiah 2:31
People of this generation, pay attention to the Lord 's message! "Have I been like a desert to the people of Israel? Have I been like a dark and dangerous land to them? My people say, ‘We are free to go our own way. We will not come back to you!' Why do they say these things?

Matthew 20:15
I can do what I want with my own money. Why would you be jealous because I am generous?'

Gill's Notes on the Bible

In that day, saith the Lord, will I assemble her that halteth,.... The Jews or Israelites so described; not from the halting of Jacob their father, as Abarbinel thinks; nor because of their halting between two opinions, worshipping both the true God and idols, as in the times of Elijah; for this will not suit with the Jews in their present state; but because they were like lame and maimed sheep, to which the allusion is; or because they were guilty of sins, which are sometimes expressed by halting, Jeremiah 20:10. The word signifies such that go sideways, and not uprightly; and fitly describes such who deviate from the ways of God, and walk not according to the divine word: now "in that day" or time before referred to, the last days of the Gospel dispensation, the Lord will convert the Jews; or "heal" these lame and maimed ones, so Jarchi interprets the word; or will gather them by his Spirit and grace to the Messiah, and assemble them into his church, and among his people, and bring them into the sheepfold, under the care of the one Shepherd, the Lord Jesus Christ:

and I will gather her that is driven out; out of the land of Israel, and scattered among the nations of the world; even driven out by the Lord himself, because of their transgressions against him; see

Jeremiah 16:15;

and her that I have afflicted; with various calamities, with famine and sword, with captivity and poverty; the Targum adds,

"for the sins of my people;''

the Israelites for their idolatry, and the Jews for the rejection of the Messiah, and other sins.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In that day - that is, in that day of Christ and of His Gospel, of grace and salvation, the last days of which he had been speaking. Hitherto he had prophesied the glory of Zion, chiefly through the coming-in of the Gentiles. Now he adds, how the Jews should, with them, be gathered by grace into the one fold, in that long last day of the Gospel, at the beginning, in the course of it, and completely at the end Romans 11:26.

Her that halteth - The prophet resumes the image of the scattered flock, under which he had before Micah 2:12-13 foretold their restoration. This was no hope of his own, but His word who cannot fail. The course of events, upon which he is entering, would be, at times, for their greatness and their difficulty, past human belief. So he adds straightway, at the outset, “saith the Lord.” To “halt” is used of bodily lameness Genesis 32:32, and that, of a flock, worn out by its wanderings Zephaniah 3:19. It is used also of moral halting Psalms 35:15; Psalms 38:18, such as had been a chief sin of Israel, serving partly God, partly Baal ; God, with a service of fear, Baal with a service of that counterfeit of love, sensuality. So it was sick, both in body and soul, and driven out also, and afflicted.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Micah 4:6. Will I assemble her that halteth - driven out - afflicted — Under these epithets, the state of the Jews, who were to be gathered into the Christian Church, is pointed out. They halted between the true God and idols; they were driven out into captivity, because of this idolatry; and they were variously afflicted, because they would not return unto the Lord that bought them.