Micah 5:8
And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.
Note d'étude
Study Note
'And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest' — the verse shifts the remnant's posture from the meek gathered flock of verse 7 to a predatory force, creating a dual portrait of the restored community. The lion-among-nations imagery here contrasts the meekness expected of God's people in many passages, raising questions about whether the verse envisions a restored military Israel or uses lion-imagery for unstoppable divine mission through the remnant. The broader context of Micah 4–5's messianic expectations, culminating in the Bethlehem-ruler of 5:2, suggests that the remnant's power derives from its identification with the coming ruler, not independent force.
Autres traductions
And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep; who, if he go through, treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
Yea, the remnant of Jacob hath been among nations, In the midst of many peoples, As a lion among beasts of a forest, As a young lion among ranks of a flock, Which if it hath passed through, Hath both trodden down and hath torn, And there is no deliverer.
And the rest of Jacob will be among the nations, in the middle of the mass of peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the woods, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep: if he goes through, they will be crushed under foot and pulled to bits, and there will be no saviour.
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