Micah 5:3-13

3 Therefore He will ¹give them up until the time When she ²who is in labor has borne a child. Then the ³remainder of His brethren Will return to the sons of Israel.

4 And He will arise and ⁴shepherd His flock In the strength of the LORD, In the majesty of the name of the LORD His God. And they will remain, Because at that time He will be great To the ⁵ends of the earth.

5 This One ⁶will be our peace. When the ⁷Assyrian invades our land, When he tramples on our citadels, Then we will raise against him Seven shepherds and eight leaders of men.

6 They will ⁸shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, The land of ⁹Nimrod at its entrances; And He will ¹⁰deliver us from the Assyrian When he attacks our land And when he tramples our territory.

7 Then the ¹¹remnant of Jacob Will be among many peoples Like ¹²dew from the LORD, Like ¹³showers on vegetation Which do not wait for man Or delay for the sons of men.

8 The remnant of Jacob Will be among the nations, Among many peoples ¹⁴Like a lion among the beasts of the forest, Like a young lion among flocks of sheep, Which, if he passes through, ¹⁵Tramples down and ¹⁶tears, And there is ¹⁷none to rescue.

9 Your hand will be ¹⁸lifted up against your adversaries, And all your enemies will be cut off.

10 "It will be in that day," declares the LORD, "¹⁹That I will cut off your ²⁰horses from among you And destroy your chariots.

11 "I will also cut off the ²¹cities of your land And tear down all your ²²fortifications.

12 "I will cut off ²³sorceries from your hand, And you will have fortune-tellers no more.

13 "²⁴I will cut off your carved images And your sacred pillars from among you, So that you will no longer bow down To the work of your hands.

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Micah 5:3-13 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 24

1. Hosea 11:8; Micah 4:10; Micah 7:13
2. Micah 4:9, 10
3. Isaiah 10:20-22; Micah 5:7, 8
4. Isaiah 40:11; Isaiah 49:9; Ezek 34:13-15, 23, 24; Micah 7:14
5. Isaiah 45:22; Isaiah 52:10
6. Isaiah 9:6; Luke 2:14; Ephesians 2:14; Colossians 1:20
7. Isaiah 8:7, 8; Isaiah 10:24-27
8. Nahum 2:11-13; Zephaniah 2:13
9. Genesis 10:8-11
10. Isaiah 14:25; Isaiah 37:36, 37
11. Micah 2:12; Micah 4:7; Micah 5:3; Micah 7:18
12. Deuteronomy 32:2; Psalms 110:3; Hosea 14:5
13. Psalms 72:6; Isaiah 44:3
14. Genesis 49:9; Numbers 24:9
15. Psalms 44:5; Isaiah 41:15, 16; Micah 4:13; Zechariah 10:5
16. Hosea 5:14
17. Psalms 50:22
18. Psalms 10:12; Psalms 21:8; Isaiah 26:11
19. Zechariah 9:10
20. Deuteronomy 17:16; Isaiah 2:7; Hosea 14:3
21. Isaiah 1:7; Isaiah 6:11
22. Isaiah 2:12-17; Hosea 10:14; Amos 5:9
23. Deuteronomy 18:10-12; Isaiah 2:6; Isaiah 8:19
24. Isaiah 2:18; Isaiah 17:8; Ezekiel 6:9

Footnotes 3

[a]. Or "live" in safety
[b]. Lit "now"
[c]. Or "palaces"