Micah 5:4-6

4 And He will arise and ¹shepherd 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 ²ends of the earth.

5 This One ³will be our peace. When the ⁴Assyrian 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 ⁵shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, The land of ⁶Nimrod at its entrances; And He will ⁷deliver us from the Assyrian When he attacks our land And when he tramples our territory.

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Micah 5:4-6 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 7

1. Isaiah 40:11; Isaiah 49:9; Ezek 34:13-15, 23, 24; Micah 7:14
2. Isaiah 45:22; Isaiah 52:10
3. Isaiah 9:6; Luke 2:14; Ephesians 2:14; Colossians 1:20
4. Isaiah 8:7, 8; Isaiah 10:24-27
5. Nahum 2:11-13; Zephaniah 2:13
6. Genesis 10:8-11
7. Isaiah 14:25; Isaiah 37:36, 37

Footnotes 3

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