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12 It is the day when those from Assyria to Egypt
    shall come to you,
And from Tyre even to the River,
    from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain;(A)
13 And the earth shall be a waste
    because of its inhabitants,
    as a result of their deeds.

14 [a]Shepherd your people with your staff,
    the flock of your heritage,
That lives apart(B) in a woodland,
    in the midst of an orchard.
Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead,
    as in the days of old;

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Footnotes

  1. 7:14–17 A prayer that God will care for the people as in ancient days (v. 14) is answered (vv. 15–17) when the Lord promises to do marvelous things. The nations shall be afraid and turn to the Lord.

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