12 On that day people will come to you(A)
from Assyria and the cities of Egypt,
even from Egypt to the Euphrates River
and from sea to sea
and mountain to mountain.
13 Then the earth will become a wasteland(B)
because of its inhabitants
and as a result of their actions.(C)

Micah’s Prayer Answered

14 Shepherd your people(D) with your staff,(E)
the flock that is your possession.
They live alone(F) in a woodland
surrounded by pastures.
Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead(G)
as in ancient times.(H)

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12 In that day people will come to you
    from Assyria(A) and the cities of Egypt,
even from Egypt to the Euphrates
    and from sea to sea
    and from mountain to mountain.(B)
13 The earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants,
    as the result of their deeds.(C)

Prayer and Praise

14 Shepherd(D) your people with your staff,(E)
    the flock of your inheritance,
which lives by itself in a forest,
    in fertile pasturelands.[a](F)
Let them feed in Bashan(G) and Gilead(H)
    as in days long ago.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 7:14 Or in the middle of Carmel