Micah 5:10-15

10 “In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will destroy your horses from among you and demolish your chariots.

11 I will destroy the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds.

12 I will destroy your witchcraft and you will no longer cast spells.

13 I will destroy your idols and your sacred stones from among you; you will no longer bow down to the work of your hands.

14 I will uproot from among you your Asherah poles^[a]when I demolish your cities.

15 I will take vengeance in anger and wrath on the nations that have not obeyed me.”

Micah 5:10-15 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.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 15:4,19; S Hosea 14:3; Haggai 2:22; Zechariah 9:10
• 2. S Deuteronomy 29:23; Isaiah 6:11
• 3. S Lamentations 2:2; S Hosea 10:14; Amos 5:9
• 4. Deuteronomy 18:10-12; Isaiah 2:6; Isaiah 8:19
• 5. Nahum 1:14
• 6. Hosea 10:2
• 7. S Isaiah 2:18; S Ezekiel 6:9; Zechariah 13:2
• 8. S Exodus 34:13; S Judges 3:7; S 2 Kings 17:10
• 9. S Isaiah 65:12

Footnotes

• [a]. That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah