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# Shepherd your people with your rod, the flock of your inheritance
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Micah is praying to Yahweh, asking him to protect his people of Israel again. Here "rod" refers to God's leadership and guidance, as a shepherd uses a stick to guide and protect his sheep. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# They dwell alone in a thicket, in the midst of a pastureland
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Micah speaks of his people as if they were sheep hiding in bushes instead of grazing in fields with much grass to eat. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# a thicket
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a place where many small woody plants grow
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# a pastureland
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Some modern translations read, "Carmel," referring to Mount Carmel.
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# Bashan and Gilead
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These regions are known as rich land for growing food.
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# as in the old days
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Bashan and Gilead had been part of Israel long ago, when David was king. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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