Micah 4:9

Micah 4:9 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

9Why do you now cry aloud—

have you no king4:9 Or King?

Has your ruler4:9 Or Ruler perished,

that pain seizes you like that of a woman in labor?

9¶“Now, why do you cry out loudly?

Is there no king among you,

Or has your counselor perished,

That agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth?

9“Now, why do you cry out loudly?

Is there no king among you,

Or has your counselor perished,

That agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth?

9¶“Now, why do you cry out loudly?

Is there no king among you?

Has your counselor perished?

For agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth.

9Why 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?

9Why are you crying out so loudly now?

Don’t you have a king?

Has your ruler died?

Is that why pain comes on you

like the pain of a woman having a baby?