Micah 5:10-15

10 "And it shall be in that day," says the Lord, "That I will cut off your horses from your midst And destroy your chariots.

11 I will cut off the cities of your land And throw down all your strongholds.

12 I will cut off sorceries from your hand, And you shall have no soothsayers.

13 Your carved images I will also cut off, And your sacred pillars from your midst; You shall no more worship the work of your hands;

14 I will pluck your wooden images from your midst; Thus I will destroy your cities.

15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury On the nations that have not heard."

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.

Footnotes

• [a] Hebrew Asherim, Canaanite deities
• [b] Or obeyed