Micah:4:6-13
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On that day ,
saith the Lord ,
will I assemble her that halteth ,
and her that is driven out will I gather ,
and her to whom I have done evil ;
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And I will make of her that halted a remnant ,
and of her that was cast off far away a strong nation :
and the Lord will reign over them on mount Zion ,
from this time and unto eternity .
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And thou ,
O tower of flocks ,
the strong
hold of the daughter of Zion ,
unto thee shall go ,
and shall come ,
the former dominion ,
the kingdom belonging to the daughter of Jerusalem .
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Now why dost thou cry aloud ?
is there no king in thee ?
is thy counsellor lost ?
that pangs have seized on thee as on a woman in travail ?
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Be in pain ,
and labor to bring forth ,
O daughter of Zion ,
like a woman in travail ;
for now shalt thou go forth out of the town ,
and thou shalt dwell in the field ,
and thou shalt go as far as Babylon ;
there shalt thou be delivered ;
there will the Lord redeem thee from the grasp of thy enemies .
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And now many nations are gathered against thee ,
that say ,
Let her be defiled ,
and let our eye look with pleasure on Zion .
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But they know not the thoughts of the Lord ,
and they understand not his counsel :
that he will gather them as the sheaves into the threshing
floor .
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Arise and thresh ,
O daughter of Zion ;
for I will render thy horn iron ,
and thy hoofs will I render copper ,
and thou shalt beat in pieces many people :
and I will devote unto the Lord their ill
gotten gain ,
and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth .