Micah 5:6

Translations

Modern

And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders.

Traditional

And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.

Literal

And they will shepherd against the land of Assyria with the sword, and against the land of Nimrod at its entrances; and He will deliver us from Assyria, when he comes into our land, and treads within our borders.

Latin

…et pascent terram Assur in gladio, et terram Nemrod in lanceis ejus, et liberabit ab Assur cum venerit in terram nostram, et cum calcaverit in finibus nostris.

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Hebrew

English

And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders.

Notes

Micah 5:6

the land of Nimrod: Nimrod was a powerful early ruler. He helped establish the first cities of what later became the Assyrian and Babylonian civilizations (Genesis 10:8–11).

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

Prophecies of Micahc. 754 BC

Related verses

Luke 1:74
…deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
Isaiah 14:25
I will break Assyria in My land; I will trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.”
Genesis 10:8–11
Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
2 Kings 15:29
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.
2 Kings 17:3–5
Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.
2 Kings 19:32–35
So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.
Zephaniah 2:13
And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert.
Isaiah 10:5–12
Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.
Luke 1:71
…salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
Nahum 2:11–3:3
Where is the lions’ lair or the feeding ground of the young lions, where the lion and lioness prowled with their cubs, with nothing to frighten them away?
2 Chronicles 33:11
So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
2 Kings 18:9–15
In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.

Parallels

Matthew 2:1–12

People

Nimrod: Mighty hunter, built cities

Places

Assyria: A powerful ancient empire, often in conflict with Israel

Glossary

Book of Micah Nimrod

Topics

Assyria: An Empire Founded by Nimrod Assyria: Called: The Land of Nimrod Church: Prophecies Concerning Prosperity of Seven: Miscellany of Sevens: Seven Shepherds to be Sent Forth Against Assyria

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