Micah 4:8 “And you, O watchtower of the flock, O stronghold of the Daughter of Zi…”

Micah 4:8

And you, O watchtower of the flock, O stronghold of the Daughter of Zion— the former dominion will be restored to you; sovereignty will come to the Daughter of Jerusalem.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.

World English Bible

You, tower of the flock, the hill of the daughter of Zion, to you it will come. Yes, the former dominion will come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

American Standard Version

And thou, O tower of the flock, the hill of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, yea, the former dominion shall come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

Geneva Bible 1599

And thou, O towre of the flock, the strong holde of the daughter Zion, vnto thee shall it come, euen the first dominion, and kingdome shall come to the daughter Ierusalem.

Darby Translation

And thou, O tower of the flock, hill of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, yea, the first dominion shall come, — the kingdom to the daughter of Jerusalem.

Young's Literal Translation

And thou, O tower of Eder, Fort of the daughter of Zion, unto thee it cometh, Yea, come in hath the former rule, The kingdom to the daughter of Jerusalem.

Bible in Basic English

And you, O tower of the flock, Ophel of the daughter of Zion, to you it will come, even the earlier authority, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

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Cross references

“O tower”

Mark 12:1 Isaiah 5:2 Matthew 21:33 Psalm 48:12 Psalm 48:13

Mark 12:1 · BSB

Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

Isaiah 5:2 · BSB

He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!

Matthew 21:33 · BSB

Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

Psalm 48:12 · BSB

March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers,

Psalm 48:13 · BSB

consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.

“the flock”

Genesis 35:21

Genesis 35:21 · BSB

Israel again set out and pitched his tent beyond the Tower of Eder.

“the strong”

Zechariah 9:12 2 Samuel 5:7 Isaiah 10:32

Zechariah 9:12 · BSB

Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.

2 Samuel 5:7 · BSB

Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).

Isaiah 10:32 · BSB

Yet today they will halt at Nob, shaking a fist at the mount of Daughter Zion, at the hill of Jerusalem.

“the first”

Zechariah 9:10 Revelation 22:5 Daniel 2:44 Obadiah 1:21 Numbers 24:19 Ephesians 1:21

Zechariah 9:10 · BSB

And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to…

Revelation 22:5 · BSB

There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.

Daniel 2:44 · BSB

In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand…

Obadiah 1:21 · BSB

The deliverers will ascend Mount Zion to rule over the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will belong to the LORD.

Numbers 24:19 · BSB

A ruler will come from Jacob and destroy the survivors of the city.”

Ephesians 1:21 · BSB

far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

Also

Isaiah 1:26

Isaiah 1:26 · BSB

I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7And I will make the lame into a remnant, the outcast into a strong nation. Then the LORD will rule over them in Mount Zion from that day and forever.

9Why do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor?

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