Micah 5:10-15

10 "It will be in that day," declares the LORD, "¹That I will cut off your ²horses from among you And destroy your chariots.

11 "I will also cut off the ³cities of your land And tear down all your ⁴fortifications.

12 "I will cut off ⁵sorceries from your hand, And you will have fortune-tellers no more.

13 "⁶I 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 ⁷Asherim from among you And destroy your cities.

15 "And I will ⁸execute vengeance in anger and wrath On the nations which have not obeyed."

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. Zechariah 9:10
• 2. Deuteronomy 17:16; Isaiah 2:7; Hosea 14:3
• 3. Isaiah 1:7; Isaiah 6:11
• 4. Isaiah 2:12-17; Hosea 10:14; Amos 5:9
• 5. Deuteronomy 18:10-12; Isaiah 2:6; Isaiah 8:19
• 6. Isaiah 2:18; Isaiah 17:8; Ezekiel 6:9
• 7. Exodus 34:13; Isaiah 17:8; Isaiah 27:9
• 8. Isaiah 1:24; Isaiah 65:12

Footnotes

• [a]. I.e. wooden symbols of a female deity