Micah 5:7-15

A Remnant Shall Be Delivered

7 Then ¹the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which delay not for a man nor wait for the children of man.

8 And ²the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, ³which, when it goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.

9 Your hand shall ⁴be lifted up over your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off.

10 And ⁵in that day, declares the Lord, ⁶I will cut off your horses from among you and will destroy your chariots;

11 ⁷and I will cut off the cities of your land and throw down all your strongholds;

12 and I will cut off ⁸sorceries from your hand, and ⁹you shall have no more tellers of fortunes;

13 and ¹⁰I will cut off your carved images and ¹¹your pillars from among you, ¹²and you shall bow down no more to the work of your hands;

14 and I will root out your ¹³Asherah images from among you ¹⁴and destroy your cities.

15 And in anger and wrath ¹⁵I will execute vengeance on the nations that did not obey.

Micah 5:7-15 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. 5:7 [See ver. 3 above]
• 2. 5:8 [See ver. 3 above]
• 3. 5:8 [Hos. 5:14]
• 4. 5:9 Isa. 26:11
• 5. 5:10 [ch. 4:1, 6]
• 6. 5:10 Zech. 9:10; [Isa. 2:7; Hag. 2:22]
• 7. 5:11 ver. 14; Isa. 17:9; 27:10; [Hos. 8:14; Zech. 2:4]
• 8. 5:12 [2 Kgs. 9:22]
• 9. 5:12 Deut. 18:10; [Isa. 2:6]
• 10. 5:13 Zech. 13:2
• 11. 5:13 Hos. 3:4
• 12. 5:13 [Isa. 17:8]
• 13. 5:14 Ex. 34:13; See Deut. 16:21
• 14. 5:14 [See ver. 11 above]
• 15. 5:15 [ver. 8; Ps. 149:7; 2 Thess. 1:8]