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Micah 4:12

God's will and calling

10 Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued; there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies!

11 But now many nations have assembled against you, saying, “Let her be defiled, and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”

But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD or understand His plan, for He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.

13 Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD or understand His plan, for He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
KJV
But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.
WEB
But they don’t know the thoughts of the LORD, neither do they understand his counsel; for he has gathered them like the sheaves to the threshing floor.
ASV
But they know not the thoughts of Jehovah, neither understand they his counsel; for he hath gathered them as the sheaves to the threshing-floor.
DARBY
But they know not the thoughts of Jehovah, neither understand they his counsel; for he hath gathered them together as the sheaves into the threshing-floor.
BLB
And they do not know the thoughts of YHWH, and they do not understand His counsel, how He gathers them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
ÅB
Men de kjenner ikke Herrens tanker
og forstår ikke rådet hans:
at han har samlet dem som kornbånd til treskeplassen.
OTB
Men de kjenner ikke Herrens tanker,
Og de forstår ikke hans hensikt;
For han har samlet dem som kornbånd til treskeplassen.
B1930
Men de kjenner ikke Herrens tanker og forstår ikke hans råd, at han har samlet dem som kornbånd til treskeplassen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 55:8

    “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 29:11

    For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

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  • Romans 11:33–34

    O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

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  • Luke 3:17

    His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

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  • Zechariah 14:1–3

    Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence.

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  • Joel 3:12–13

    Let the nations be roused and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the nations on every side.

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  • Revelation 14:14–20

    And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.

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