Micah 4:7-9

New Century Version

⁷ I will keep alive those who were crippled,
    and I will make a strong nation of those who were sent away.
The Lord will be their king in Mount Zion from now on and forever.
⁸ And you, watchtower of the flocks,^[a] hill of Jerusalem,
    to you will come the kingdom as in the past.
    Jerusalem, the right to rule will come again to you.”

⁹ Now, why do you cry so loudly?
    Is your king gone?
Have you lost your helper,
    so that you are in pain, like a woman trying to give birth?