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"And the remnant
of Jacob shall
be in the midst of many peoples, as dew from the Lord, as showers upon
the grass..." MICAH
5:6*
"And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples, as dew from the Lord, as showers upon the grass..." MICAH 5:6*
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passage
numbered
Micah
5:6 in
Jewish Bibles is numbered 5:7 in Christian Bibles.
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