Micah 2 · Verse 12

Micah 2:12

I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.
Micah 2:12, King James Version

Micah 2:12 in other translations

BSBI will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will collect the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in the midst of its pasture— a noisy throng.
WEBI will surely assemble all of you, Jacob. I will surely gather the remnant of Israel. I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the middle of their pasture. They will swarm with people.
ASVI will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst of their pasture; they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.
YLTI do surely gather thee, O Jacob, all of thee, I surely bring together the remnant of Israel, Together I do set it as the flock of Bozrah, As a drove in the midst of its pasture, It maketh a noise because of man.
DARBYI will surely assemble, O Jacob, the whole of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst of their pasture: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.
BBEI will certainly make all of you, O Jacob, come together; I will get together the rest of Israel; I will put them together like the sheep in their circle: like a flock in their green field; they will be full of the noise of men.
WebsterI will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.

What does Micah 2:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. A sudden transition from threats to the promise of a glorious restoration. Compare a similar transition in Ho 1:9, 10. Jehovah, too, prophesies of good things to come, but not like the false prophets, "of wine and strong drink" (Mi 2:11). After I have sent you into captivity as I have just threatened, I will thence assemble you again (compare Mi 4:6, 7). all of thee--The restoration from Babylon was partial. Therefore that here meant must be still future, when "all Israel shall be saved" (Ro 11:26). The restoration from "Babylon" (specified (Mi 4:10) is the type of the future one. Jacob ... Israel--the ten tribes' kingdom (Ho 12:2) and Judah (2Ch 19:8; 21:2, 4). remnant--the elect remnant, which shall survive the previous calamities of Judah, and from which the nation is to spring into new life (Is 6:13; 10:20-22). as the sheep of Bozrah--a region famed for its rich pastures (compare 2Ki 3:4). Gesenius for Bozrah translates, "sheepfold." But thus there will be tautology unless the next clause be translated, "in the midst of their pasture." English Version is more favored by the Hebrew.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 I will surely assemble - This is a promise of the restoration of Israel from captivity. He compares them to a flock of sheep rushing together to their fold, the hoofs of which make a wonderful noise or clatter. So when one hundred sheep run, eight hundred toes or divisions of these bifid animals make a clattering noise. This appears to be the image.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Micah 2:12-13
These verses may refer to the captivity of Israel and Judah. But the passage is also a prophecy of the conversion of the Jews to Christ. The Lord would not only bring them from captivity, and multiply them, but the Lord Jesus would open their way to God, by taking upon him the nature of man, and by the work of his Spirit in their hearts, breaking the fetters of Satan. Thus he has gone before, and the people follow, breaking, in his strength, through the enemies that would stop their way to heaven.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Micah 2:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אָסֹ֨ף'a.Sofsurely <gather>H622
אֶאֱסֹ֜ף'e.'e.SofI will gatherH622
יַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoO JacobH3290
כֻּלָּ֗ךְku.Lakhall of youH3605
קַבֵּ֤ץka.Betzsurely <assemble>H6908
אֲקַבֵּץ֙'a.ka.BetzI will assembleH6908
שְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.Rit[the] remnant ofH7611
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
יַ֥חַדYa.chadtogetherH3162
אֲשִׂימֶ֖נּוּ'a.si.Me.nuI will make itH7760
כְּצֹ֣אןke.Tzonlike sheepH6629
בָּצְרָ֑הbotz.raha sheepfoldH1223
כְּעֵ֙דֶר֙ke.'E.derlike a flockH5739
בְּת֣וֹךְbe.Tokhin [the] midst ofH8432
הַדָּֽבְר֔וֹha.da.ve.Ro<the> pasture itsH1699
תְּהִימֶ֖נָהte.hi.Me.nahthey will be distraughtH1949
מֵאָדָֽם\׃me.'a.Damfrom humankindH120

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Micah 2:12

  • Micah 4:6-7

    In that day, saith the Lord, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted; And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the Lord shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.

  • Micah 5:7

    And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.

  • Hosea 1:11

    Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.

  • Jeremiah 31:7-10

    For thus saith the Lord; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O Lord, save thy people, the remnant of Israel. Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither. They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn. Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.

  • Ezekiel 37:21

    And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:

  • Zechariah 10:6-8

    And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the Lord their God, and will hear them. And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the Lord. I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.

  • Micah 7:18

    Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

  • Ezekiel 36:37

    Thus saith the Lord God; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.

  • Isaiah 11:11

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

  • Jeremiah 23:3

    And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.

  • Micah 7:14

    Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

  • Jeremiah 3:18

    In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
surely assemble.
4:6,7; Isa 11:11; 27:12; Jer 3:18; 31:8; Eze 37:21; Ho 1:11
I will put.
7:14; Jer 23:3; 31:10; Eze 34:11,22,31
Bozrah.
Ge 36:33; Isa 34:6; Am 1:12
they.
Jer 31:7-9; Eze 36:37; Zec 8:22,23; 9:14,15; 10:6-8

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Context

  • Micah 2:11

    If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.

  • Micah 2:12

    I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.

  • Micah 2:13

    The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the Lord on the head of them.

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Micah 2:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		De cierto te reuniré todo, oh Jacob: recogeré ciertamente el resto de Israel: pondrélo junto como ovejas de Bosra, como rebaño en mitad de su majada: harán estruendo por la multitud de los hombres.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je te rassemblerai certainement, Jacob, toi, tout entier; je réunirai certainement le résidu d’Israël; je les mettrai ensemble comme le menu bétail de Botsra, comme un troupeau au milieu de son pâturage. Ils bruiront à cause de la multitude des hommes.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Sammeln werde ich dich, Jakob, ganz sammeln; versammeln, ja, versammeln werde ich den Überrest Israels. Ich werde ihn zusammenbringen wie die Schafe von Bozra, wie eine Herde inmitten ihrer Trift; sie werden lärmen vor Menge der Menschen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Congregatione congregabo, Jacob, totum te; in unum conducam reliquias Israël: pariter ponam illum quasi gregem in ovili, quasi pecus in medio caularum: tumultuabuntur a multitudine hominum.