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Micah 5

Micah 5:11

The Remnant of Jacob · Micah 5:7–15
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Translations

Modern
I will remove the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds.
Traditional
And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:
Literal
And I will cut off the cities of your land, and I will tear down all your strongholds.
Latin
Et perdam civitates terræ tuæ, et destruam omnes munitiones tuas: et auferam maleficia de manu tua, et divinationes non erunt in te:

Original

Hebrew
English
I will remove the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds.

Notes

Micah 5:10–14

The Lord’s actions, both for and against his people, cleanse them. He removed practices and objects that Israel had taken from the pagan cultures of Mesopotamia and Canaan.

Micah 5:7–15

God did not aim to create just another nation (Exodus 19:4–6; Numbers 23:9; Jeremiah 7:23). He wanted his own people to follow his ways and be holy like him (Leviticus 11:45). In that time (Micah 5:10), God will lead a redeemed and purified people, free from violence and the damage of war.

Micah 5:1–15

This section urges Israel to prepare for the fierce attack by Assyria, Israel's enemy (Micah 5:5b–6). This terrifying siege will not destroy Israel, because God will provide a leader (Micah 5:2–5a) to guide the people back from exile. God will preserve and purify the remaining people (Micah 5:7–14), completing their restoration as God's victorious people.

Micah 3:1–5:15

This message accuses the evil leaders who harmed God's people. It contrasts them with a vision of God's kingdom and a righteous king's rule. After facing judgment and exile, a purified Israel would return and receive God's blessings.

Events

Parallels

Micah 2:12–13

Glossary

Book of Micah

Topics

Church: Prophecies Concerning Prosperity of