Micah 5:5-15

5 This One ¹will be our peace. When the ²Assyrian 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 ³shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, The land of ⁴Nimrod at its entrances; And He will ⁵deliver us from the Assyrian When he attacks our land And when he tramples our territory.

7 Then the ⁶remnant of Jacob Will be among many peoples Like ⁷dew from the LORD, Like ⁸showers 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 ⁹Like a lion among the beasts of the forest, Like a young lion among flocks of sheep, Which, if he passes through, ¹⁰Tramples down and ¹¹tears, And there is ¹²none to rescue.

9 Your hand will be ¹³lifted up against your adversaries, And all your enemies will be cut off.

10 "It will be in that day," declares the LORD, "¹⁴That I will cut off your ¹⁵horses from among you And destroy your chariots.

11 "I will also cut off the ¹⁶cities of your land And tear down all your ¹⁷fortifications.

12 "I will cut off ¹⁸sorceries from your hand, And you will have fortune-tellers no more.

13 "¹⁹I 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.

14 "I will root out your ²⁰Asherim from among you And destroy your cities.

15 "And I will ²¹execute vengeance in anger and wrath On the nations which have not obeyed."

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Micah 5:5-15 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 21

1. Isaiah 9:6; Luke 2:14; Ephesians 2:14; Colossians 1:20
2. Isaiah 8:7, 8; Isaiah 10:24-27
3. Nahum 2:11-13; Zephaniah 2:13
4. Genesis 10:8-11
5. Isaiah 14:25; Isaiah 37:36, 37
6. Micah 2:12; Micah 4:7; Micah 5:3; Micah 7:18
7. Deuteronomy 32:2; Psalms 110:3; Hosea 14:5
8. Psalms 72:6; Isaiah 44:3
9. Genesis 49:9; Numbers 24:9
10. Psalms 44:5; Isaiah 41:15, 16; Micah 4:13; Zechariah 10:5
11. Hosea 5:14
12. Psalms 50:22
13. Psalms 10:12; Psalms 21:8; Isaiah 26:11
14. Zechariah 9:10
15. Deuteronomy 17:16; Isaiah 2:7; Hosea 14:3
16. Isaiah 1:7; Isaiah 6:11
17. Isaiah 2:12-17; Hosea 10:14; Amos 5:9
18. Deuteronomy 18:10-12; Isaiah 2:6; Isaiah 8:19
19. Isaiah 2:18; Isaiah 17:8; Ezekiel 6:9
20. Exodus 34:13; Isaiah 17:8; Isaiah 27:9
21. Isaiah 1:24; Isaiah 65:12

Footnotes 2

[a]. Or "palaces"
[b]. I.e. wooden symbols of a female deity