Common English Bible

Micah 5:3-6 Common English Bible (CEB)

3. Therefore, he will give them upuntil the time when she who is in labor gives birth.The rest of his kin will return to the people of Israel.

4. He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.They will dwell secure,because he will surely become great throughout the earth;

5. he will become one of peace.When Assyria invades our land and treads down our fortresses,then we will raise up against him seven shepherds and eight human princes.

6. They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,the land of Nimrod with the drawn sword.He will rescue us from Assyriawhen he invades our landand treads within our territory.