Micah 5:5-6

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.

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.

Cross References

• 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

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "palaces"