Micah 5:2-5

2 "But as for ¹you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From ²you One will go forth for Me to be ³ruler in Israel. His goings forth are ⁴from long ago, From the days of eternity."

3 Therefore He will ⁵give them up until the time When she ⁶who is in labor has borne a child. Then the ⁷remainder of His brethren Will return to the sons of Israel.

4 And He will arise and ⁸shepherd His flock In the strength of the LORD, In the majesty of the name of the LORD His God. And they will remain, Because at that time He will be great To the ⁹ends of the earth.

5 This One ¹⁰will be our peace. When the ¹¹Assyrian invades our land, When he tramples on our citadels, Then we will raise against him Seven shepherds and eight leaders of men.

Micah 5:2-5 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. Genesis 35:19; Genesis 48:7; Ruth 4:11; Matthew 2:6
• 2. Isaiah 11:1; Luke 2:4; John 7:42
• 3. Jeremiah 30:21; Zechariah 9:9
• 4. Psalms 102:25; Proverbs 8:22, 23
• 5. Hosea 11:8; Micah 4:10; Micah 7:13
• 6. Micah 4:9, 10
• 7. Isaiah 10:20-22; Micah 5:7, 8
• 8. Isaiah 40:11; Isaiah 49:9; Ezek 34:13-15, 23, 24; Micah 7:14
• 9. Isaiah 45:22; Isaiah 52:10
• 10. Isaiah 9:6; Luke 2:14; Ephesians 2:14; Colossians 1:20
• 11. Isaiah 8:7, 8; Isaiah 10:24-27

Footnotes

• [a]. Ch 5:1 in Heb
• [b]. Or "His appearances are from long ago, from days of old"
• [c]. Or "live" in safety
• [d]. Lit "now"
• [e]. Or "palaces"