Micah 4:8

⁶ “On that day,” declares the LORD, “I will gather the lame; I will assemble the outcast, even those whom I have afflicted.

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

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.”

⁹ Why 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?

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!

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.

Compare

BSB: 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.”
KJV: 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.
WEB: 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.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: 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.
BLB: And you, Migdal-eder, O citadel of the daughter of Zion, to you it will come—the former dominion will come—the kingdom to the Daughter of Jerusalem.”

ÅB: Og du, flokkens tårn,[^1]
du Sions datters haug!
Til deg skal det komme,
det forrige herredømmet,
kongedømmet over Jerusalems datter.
OTB: Og du, hjordens tårn,
Sions datters høyde,
Til deg skal det komme—
Ja, det tidligere herredømme skal vende tilbake,
Jerusalems datters kongerike.
B1930: Og du hjordens tårn, du Sions datters haug! Til dig skal det nå, ja, det skal komme det forrige herredømme, kongedømmet over Jerusalems datter. / < kongeborgens tårn.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 1:26
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.”
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Zechariah 9:10
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 the ends of the earth.
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Revelation 22:5
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.
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Daniel 2:44
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 forever.
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Genesis 35:21
Israel again set out and pitched his tent beyond the Tower of Eder.
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Obadiah 1:21
The deliverers will ascend Mount Zion to rule over the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will belong to the LORD.
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Zechariah 9:12
Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.
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Ephesians 1:21
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.
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