New American Standard Bible 1995
Micah 5:7
7Then the 1remnant of Jacob Will be among many peoples Like 2dew from the Lord, Like 3showers on vegetation Which do not wait for man Or delay for the sons of men.
Micah 5:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.
- New International Version (NIV)The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for anyone or depend on man.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which delay not for a man nor wait for the children of man.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the remnant of Jacob Shall be in the midst of many peoples, Like dew from the Lord, Like showers on the grass, That tarry for no man Nor wait for the sons of men.
Context of Micah 5:7
5This One will be our peace. When the Assyrian invades our land, When he tramples on our citadels, Then we will raise against him Seven shepherds and eight leaders of men. 6They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, The land of Nimrod at its entrances; And He will deliver us from the Assyrian When he attacks our land And when he tramples our territory. Then the remnant of Jacob Will be among many peoples Like dew from the Lord, Like showers on vegetation Which do not wait for man Or delay for the sons of men. 8The remnant of Jacob Will be among the nations, Among many peoples Like a lion among the beasts of the forest, Like a young lion among flocks of sheep, Which, if he passes through, Tramples down and tears, And there is none to rescue. 9Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries, And all your enemies will be cut off.
Read all of Micah 5Micah 5:7 word by word
וְהָיָ֣ה׀ שְׁאֵרִ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֗ב בְּקֶ֙רֶב֙ עַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים כְּטַל֙ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה כִּרְבִיבִ֖ים עֲלֵי־עֵ֑שֶׂב אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־יְקַוֶּה֙ לְאִ֔ישׁ וְלֹ֥א יְיַחֵ֖ל לִבְנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear
- remnantשְׁאֵרִיתshe'êrîyth · remnantH7611
- of Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
- Will be amongקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
- manyרַבrab · manyH7227
- peoplesעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- dewטַלţal · dewH2919
- from the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- showersרְבִיבִיםrâbîyb · showerH7241
- Whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- do not waitקָוָהqâvâh · to awaitH6960
- for manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- Or delayיָחַלyâchal · to wait: waitH3176
- for the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
Cross-references for Micah 5:7
- Micah 5:3Therefore He will give them up until the time When she who is in labor has borne a child. Then the remainder of His brethren Will return to the sons of Israel.
- Ezekiel 14:22Yet, behold, survivors will be left in it who will be brought out, both sons and daughters. Behold, they are going to come forth to you and you will see their conduct and actions; then you will be comforted for the calamity which I have brought against Jerusalem for everything which I have brought upon it.
- Joel 2:32And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the Lord Will be delivered; For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem There will be those who escape, As the Lord has said, Even among the survivors whom the Lord calls.
- Amos 5:15Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the gate! Perhaps the Lord God of hosts May be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
- Zephaniah 3:13The remnant of Israel will do no wrong And tell no lies, Nor will a deceitful tongue Be found in their mouths; For they will feed and lie down With no one to make them tremble.”
- Romans 11:5In the same way then, there has also come to be at the present time a remnant according to God’s gracious choice.
- Deuteronomy 32:2Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As the droplets on the fresh grass And as the showers on the herb.
- Judges 6:36Then Gideon said to God, “If You will deliver Israel through me, as You have spoken,
- Psalms 72:6May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, Like showers that water the earth.
- Psalms 110:3Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power; In holy array, from the womb of the dawn, Your youth are to You as the dew.
- Isaiah 32:15Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is considered as a forest.
- Isaiah 44:3For I will pour out water on the thirsty land And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants;
- Isaiah 66:19I will set a sign among them and will send survivors from them to the nations: Tarshish, Put, Lud, Meshech, Tubal and Javan, to the distant coastlands that have neither heard My fame nor seen My glory. And they will declare My glory among the nations.
- Ezekiel 47:1Then he brought me back to the door of the house; and behold, water was flowing from under the threshold of the house toward the east, for the house faced east. And the water was flowing down from under, from the right side of the house, from south of the altar.
- Hosea 6:3So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; And He will come to us like the rain, Like the spring rain watering the earth.”
- Hosea 14:5I will be like the dew to Israel; He will blossom like the lily, And he will take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
Commentaries on Micah 5:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The remnant of Jacob - From the reign of Darius Hystaspes (Ahasuerus, husband of Esther) the Jews were greatly favored. Those who continued in Persia and Chaldea were greatly honored under the protection of Mordecai and Esther. - Calmet. But others consider this as applying to the Maccabees. As a dew from the Lord - Even during their captivity many of the Jews were the means of spreading the knowledge of the one true God; see Daniel 2:47; Daniel 3:29…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And the remnant of Jacob - Micah (Micah 4:7), as well as Isaiah (Isaiah 10:21), had prophesied, that a remnant only should return unto the Mighty God. These, though very many in themselves, are yet but a remnant only of the unconverted mass; yet this, “the remnant, who shall be saved” Romans 9:27, who believe in Christ, “the little flock” Luke 12:32, of whom were the Apostles and their disciples, “shall be, in the midst of many people,” whom they won to…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. 7The remnant refers to those whom God's grace saved to form the foundation of his new people (Ezra 9:8–15; Nehemiah 1:2). Dew and rain are gifts from the Lord. No human being can stop him from sending them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. remnant of Jacob--already mentioned in Mi 5:3. It in comparative smallness stands in antithesis to the "many people." Though Israel be but a remnant amidst many nations after her restoration, yet she shall exercise the same blessed influence in quickening them spiritually that the small imperceptible dew exercises in refreshing the grass (De 32:2; Psa 72:6; 110:3). The influence of the Jews restored from Babylon in making many Gentile proselytes is an…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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