Micah 5:5

Micah 5:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.
• New International Version (NIV)And he will be our peace when the Assyrians invade our land and march through our fortresses. We will raise against them seven shepherds, even eight commanders,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he shall be their peace. When the Assyrian comes into our land and treads in our palaces, then we will raise against him seven shepherds and eight princes of men;
• New King James Version (NKJV)And this One shall be peace. When the Assyrian comes into our land, And when he treads in our palaces, Then we will raise against him Seven shepherds and eight princely men.

Context of Micah 5:5

3That is why the Lord will abandon Israel until the time a mother has a child. Then the rest of the Lord’s people will return to the people of Israel. 4The child will become the shepherd of his flock. ⌞He will lead them⌟ with the strength of the Lord, with the majestic name of the Lord his God. They will live in safety because his greatness will reach the ends of the earth. This man will be their peace. When the Assyrians invade our land and trample our palaces, we will attack them with seven shepherds and eight leaders. 6They will rule Assyria with their swords and the country of Nimrod with drawn swords. They will rescue us from the Assyrians when they come into our land and walk within our territory. 7Then the few people left from Jacob will be among many people like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass. They do not put their hope in humans or wait for mortals.

Micah 5:5 word by word

וְהָיָ֥ה זֶ֖ה שָׁל֑וֹם אַשּׁ֣וּר׀ כִּֽי־יָב֣וֹא בְאַרְצֵ֗נוּ וְכִ֤י יִדְרֹךְ֙ בְּאַרְמְנֹתֵ֔ינוּ וַהֲקֵמֹ֤נוּ עָלָיו֙ שִׁבְעָ֣ה רֹעִ֔ים וּשְׁמֹנָ֖ה נְסִיכֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• shall be the peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• when the Assyrianאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into our landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and when he shall treadדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• in our palacesאַרְמוֹן'armôn · citadel: palaceH759
• then shall we raiseקוּםqûm · to arise: raiseH6965
• against him sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• shepherdsבֵּית־עֵ֫קֶד הָרֹעִיםrâ‛âh · House of ShepherdsH7462
• and eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• principalנָסִיךְnesîyk · princeH5257
• menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120

Cross-references for Micah 5:5

• Psalms 72:7May righteous people blossom in his day. May there be unlimited peace until the moon no longer ⌞shines⌟.
• Isaiah 9:6A child will be born for us. A son will be given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. He will be named: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Zechariah 9:10He will make sure there are no chariots in Ephraim or war horses in Jerusalem. There will be no battle bows. He will announce peace to the nations. He will rule from sea to sea and from the ⌞Euphrates⌟ River to the ends of the earth.
• Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those who have his good will!”
• John 14:27“I’m leaving you peace. I’m giving you my peace. I don’t give you the kind of peace that the world gives. So don’t be troubled or cowardly.
• John 16:33I’ve told you this so that my peace will be with you. In the world you’ll have trouble. But cheer up! I have overcome the world.”
• Ephesians 2:14So he is our peace. In his body he has made Jewish and non-Jewish people one by breaking down the wall of hostility that kept them apart.
• Colossians 1:20God was also pleased to bring everything on earth and in heaven back to himself through Christ. He did this by making peace through Christ’s blood sacrificed on the cross.
• Isaiah 7:14So the Lord himself will give you this sign: A virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and she will name him Immanuel [God Is With Us].
• Isaiah 8:7That is why the Lord is going to bring against them the raging and powerful floodwaters of the Euphrates River— the king of Assyria with all his power. It will overflow all its channels and go over all its banks.
• Isaiah 37:31Those few people from the nation of Judah who escape will again take root and produce crops.
• Isaiah 65:8This is what the Lord says: When someone finds juice for new wine in a cluster of grapes, another person will say, “Don’t destroy it, because there’s a blessing in it.” In the same way, I will do this for my servants: I will not destroy everything.
• Jeremiah 33:15In those days and at that time, I will cause a righteous branch to spring up for David. He will do what is fair and right in the land.
• Isaiah 44:28He says about Cyrus, “He is my shepherd. He will do everything I want him to do.” He says about Jerusalem, “It will be rebuilt.” He says about the temple, “Your foundation will be laid.”
• Isaiah 59:19The people of the west will fear the name of the Lord. Those in the east will fear his glory. He will come like a rushing stream. The wind of the Lord pushes him.
• Zechariah 1:18I looked up and saw four animal horns.

Commentaries on Micah 5:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5And this man shall be the peace - This clause should be joined to the preceding verse, as it finishes the prophecy concerning our blessed Lord, who is the Author and Prince of Israel; and shall finally give peace to all nations, by bringing them under his yoke. When the Assyrian shall come - This is a new prophecy, and relates to the subversion of the Assyrian empire. Then shall we raise against him seven shepherds - Supposed to mean the seven Maccabees…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And this Man shall be the Peace - This, emphatically, that is, “This Same,” as is said of Noah, “This same shall comfort us” Genesis 5:29, or, in the song of Moses, of the Lord, “This Same is my God” Exodus 15:2. Of Him he saith, not only that He brings peace, but that He Himself is that Peace; as Paul saith, “He is our Peace” Ephesians 2:14, and Isaiah calls Him “the Prince of peace” Isaiah 9:6, and at His Birth the heavenly host proclaimed “peace on…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The Assyrians destroyed northern Israel in 722 BC. In 701 BC, Sennacherib trapped King Hezekiah of Jerusalem "like a bird in a cage" (Sennacherib's own words) and devastated over 46 cities in Judah. The expected deliverer-king did not appear during that time. The Assyrians symbolize all of Israel's enemies. seven shepherds … eight leaders: This phrase means there will be plenty of leaders to guide Israel as needed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. this man--in Hebrew simply "This." The One just mentioned; He and He alone. Emphatical for Messiah (compare Ge 5:29). the peace--the fountainhead of peace between God and man, between Israel and Israel's justly offended God (Ge 49:10; Is 9:6; Ep 2:14, 17; Col 1:20), and, as the consequence, the fountain of "peace on earth," where heretofore all is strife (Mi 4:3; Ho 2:18; Zec 9:10; Lu 2:14). the Assyrian--Being Israel's most powerful foe at that time…Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 5:5

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In the dictionaries

• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
• Micah (2)
• Nimrod
• Number
• Prince

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