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Micah 5:5-6

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5 And he shall be 1their peace.2When the Assyrian comes into our land and treads in our palaces, then we will raise against him seven 3shepherds and eight princes of men;
6 they shall shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of 4Nimrod at its entrances; and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian 5when he comes into our land and treads within our border.
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He Will Be Your Peace

Micah 5:5-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO MICAH 5

This chapter begins with a prophecy of the siege of Jerusalem, Mic 5:1; and then follows another concerning the place of the Messiah's birth, Mic 5:2; and of the case of the Jews, either before or after it, Mic 5:3; and of Christ's office as a shepherd, and of his grandeur in the world, Mic 5:4; and of his being a peacemaker, and protector of his people from their enemies, Mic 5:5,6; and of his people, the great increase of them, and their usefulness, and also of their courage, strength, and prowess, Mic 5:7-9; likewise that the Lord will remove from them their vain confidence, and all occasion of it, and whatsoever illicit arts and practices were found among them; and all idolatry, and the instruments of it, Mic 5:10-14; and the chapter is concluded with a threatening of vengeance to the Heathens, Mic 5:15.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 5

  • 1. [Isaiah 9:6; Zechariah 9:10; Ephesians 2:14]
  • 2. [2 Kings 18:13]
  • 3. [Isaiah 3:2, 3]
  • 4. Gen. 10:8, 10, 11
  • 5. [See ver. 5 above]
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