God’s Word Translation
Micah 5:11
11I will destroy the cities in your land and tear down all your fortresses.
Micah 5:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:
- New International Version (NIV)I will destroy the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and I will cut off the cities of your land and throw down all your strongholds;
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will cut off the cities of your land And throw down all your strongholds.
Context of Micah 5:11
9You will use your power against your opponents, and all your enemies will be destroyed. 10“When that day comes,” declares the Lord, “I will destroy your horses and demolish your chariots. I will destroy the cities in your land and tear down all your fortresses. 12I will destroy your sorcerers, and you will have no more fortunetellers. 13I will destroy your idols and your sacred monuments. You will no longer worship what your hands have made.
Read all of Micah 5Micah 5:11 word by word
וְהִכְרַתִּ֖י עָרֵ֣י אַרְצֶ֑ךָ וְהָרַסְתִּ֖י כָּל־מִבְצָרֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Micah 5:11
- Isaiah 2:12The Lord of Armies will have his day against all who are arrogant and conceited and all who are proud of themselves (they will be humbled),
- Ezekiel 38:11You will say, “I’ll attack a land with unwalled villages. I will attack peaceful people who live safely. All of them live without walls, locks, or gates.
- Zechariah 4:6Then he replied, “This is the word the Lord spoke to Zerubbabel: You won’t ⌞succeed⌟ by might or by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Armies.
Commentaries on Micah 5:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11I will - throw down all thy strongholds - Thou shalt have no need of fortified cities; I will be thy defense.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-15Verses 11-15 I will cut off the cities of thy land - So God promised by Zechariah, “Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls; for I will be unto her a wall of fire round about” Zechariah 2:4-5. The Church shall not need the temptation of human defense; for God shall fence her in on every side. Great cities too, as the abode of luxury and sin, of power and pride, and, mostly, of cruelty, are chiefly denounced as the objects of God‘s anger…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 The remnant of Israel, converted to Christ in the primitive times, were among many nations as the drops of dew, and were made instruments in calling a large increase of spiritual worshippers. But to those who neglected or opposed this salvation, they would, as lions, cause terror, their doctrine condemning them. The Lord also declares that he would cause not only the reformation of the Jews, but the purification of the Christian church. In…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-14The Lord’s actions, both for and against his people, cleanse them. He removed practices and objects that Israel had taken from the pagan cultures of Mesopotamia and Canaan.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. cut off ... cities ... strongholds--such as are fortified for war. In that time of peace, men shall live in unwalled villages (Eze 38:11; compare Jr 23:6; 49:31; Zec 2:8).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Micah 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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