Micah 4:9

Now why do you cry out aloud? Is there no king in you? Has your counselor perished, that pains have taken hold of you as of a woman in travail?

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WEBBE

Now why do you cry out aloud? Is there no king in you? Has your counsellor perished, that pains have taken hold of you as of a woman in travail?

BSB

Why do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor?

KJV

Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.

ASV

Now why dost thou cry out aloud? Is there no king in thee, is thy counsellor perished, that pangs have taken hold of thee as of a woman in travail?

BBE

Now why are you crying so loudly? is there no king in you? has destruction come on your wise helper? so that pains have taken you like the pains of a woman in childbirth:

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עַתָּה 'a·tah now H6258 לָמָּה la·mah (to) why H4100 תָרִיעִי ta·ri·'i do you shout H7321 רֵעַ re·a' shouting H7452 הֲמֶלֶךְ ha·me·lekh ¿ a king H4428 אֵין־ 'ein- [is] there not H369 בָּךְ bakh in you H9032 אִם־ 'im- or H518 יוֹעֲצֵךְ yo·'a·tzekh counselor your H3289 אָבָד 'a·vad has he perished H6 כִּי־ ki- that H3588 הֶחֱזִיקֵךְ he·che·zi·kekh it has taken hold of you H2388 חִיל chil anguish H2427 כַּיּוֹלֵדָה kai·yo·le·dah like (the) [woman] giving birth H3205

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 9–13

Many nations would assemble against Zion to rejoice in her calamities. They would not understand that the Lord had collected them as sheaves are gathered to be threshed; and that Zion would be strengthened to beat them to pieces. Nothing has yet taken place in the history of the Jewish church agreeing with this prediction. When God has conquering work for his people to do, he will furnish them with strength and ability for it. Believers should cry aloud under distresses, with the prayer of faith, not with despondency.

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