Micah 5:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.”

Micah 5:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Micah 5:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Micah 5:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore he will abandon them until the time that she who is in labor gives birth. Then the rest of his brothers will return to the children of Israel.”

Micah 5:3 — World English Bible

Micah 5:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she who travaileth hath brought forth: then the residue of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. ”

Micah 5:3 — American Standard Version

Micah 5:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Therefore he doth give them out till the time She who bringeth forth hath brought forth, And the remnant of his brethren return to the sons of Israel.”

Micah 5:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Micah 5:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Therefore will he give them up, until the time when she which travaileth shall have brought forth: and the residue of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. ”

Micah 5:3 — Darby Translation

Micah 5:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore will he giue them vp, vntill the time that shee which shall beare, shall trauaile: then the remnant of their brethren shall returne vnto the children of Israel.”

Micah 5:3 — Geneva Bible

Micah 5:3 in Context — Micah 5

1 Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

2 But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

3 Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.

4 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.

5 And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.

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What Does Micah 5:3 Mean?

Micah 5:3 is a verse from the Book of Micah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Micah chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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