Micah 4:13

Micah 4:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.
• New International Version (NIV)“Rise and thresh, Daughter Zion, for I will give you horns of iron; I will give you hooves of bronze, and you will break to pieces many nations.” You will devote their ill-gotten gains to the Lord, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion, for I will make your horn iron, and I will make your hoofs bronze; you shall beat in pieces many peoples; and shall devote their gain to the Lord, their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; For I will make your horn iron, And I will make your hooves bronze; You shall beat in pieces many peoples; I will consecrate their gain to the Lord, And their substance to the Lord of the whole earth.”

Context of Micah 4:13

11Many nations have now assembled against you. They say, “Jerusalem must be desecrated, so we can gloat over Zion!” 12But they do not know what the Lord is planning; they do not understand his strategy. He has gathered them like stalks of grain to be threshed at the threshing floor. “Get up and thresh, Daughter Zion! For I will give you iron horns; I will give you bronze hooves, and you will crush many nations.” You will devote to the Lord the spoils you take from them, and dedicate their wealth to the sovereign Ruler of the whole earth.

Micah 4:13 word by word

ק֧וּמִי וָד֣וֹשִׁי בַת־צִיּ֗וֹן כִּֽי־קַרְנֵ֞ךְ אָשִׂ֤ים בַּרְזֶל֙ וּפַרְסֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ אָשִׂ֣ים נְחוּשָׁ֔ה וַהֲדִקּ֖וֹת עַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וְהַחֲרַמְתִּ֤י לַֽיהוָה֙ בִּצְעָ֔ם וְחֵילָ֖ם לַאֲד֥וֹן כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• and threshדּוּשׁdûsh dôsh dîysh · to treadH1758
• O daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• for I will makeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• thine hornקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7161
• ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
• thy hoofsפַּרְסָהparsâh · hoofH6541
• brassנְחוּשָׁהnechûshâh nechûshâh · bronzeH5154
• and thou shalt beat in piecesדָּקַקdâqaq · to crushH1854
• manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and I will consecrateחָרַםchâram · to devote/destroyH2763
• their gainבֶּ֫צַעbetsa‛ · unjust-gainH1215
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and their substanceחַ֫יִלchayil · strength: richH2428
• unto the Lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• of the whole earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Micah 4:13

• Isaiah 41:15“Look, I am making you like a sharp threshing sledge, new and double-edged. You will thresh the mountains and crush them; you will make the hills like straw.
• Jeremiah 51:33For the Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, ‘Fair Babylon will be like a threshing floor which has been trampled flat for harvest. The time for her to be cut down and harvested will come very soon.’
• Deuteronomy 33:25The bars of your gates will be made of iron and bronze, and may you have lifelong strength.
• Isaiah 5:28Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are prepared. The hooves of their horses are hard as flint, and their chariot wheels are like a windstorm.
• Micah 5:8Those survivors from Jacob will live among the nations, in the midst of many peoples. They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which attacks when it passes through; it rips its prey and there is no one to stop it.
• Daniel 2:44In the days of those kings the God of heaven will raise up an everlasting kingdom that will not be destroyed and a kingdom that will not be left to another people. It will break in pieces and bring about the demise of all these kingdoms. But it will stand forever.
• Zechariah 9:13I will bend Judah as my bow; I will load the bow with Ephraim, my arrow! I will stir up your sons, Zion, against yours, Greece, and I will make you, Zion, like a warrior’s sword.
• Revelation 2:26And to the one who conquers and who continues in my deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations –
• Joshua 6:19All the silver and gold, as well as bronze and iron items, belong to the Lord. They must go into the Lord’s treasury.”
• 2 Samuel 8:10he sent his son Joram to King David to extend his best wishes and to pronounce a blessing on him for his victory over Hadadezer, for Toi had been at war with Hadadezer. He brought with him various items made of silver, gold, and bronze.
• Psalms 68:29as you come out of your temple in Jerusalem! Kings bring tribute to you.
• Psalms 72:10The kings of Tarshish and the coastlands will offer gifts; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring tribute.
• Isaiah 18:7At that time tribute will be brought to the Lord who commands armies, by a people that are tall and smooth-skinned, a people that are feared far and wide, a nation strong and victorious, whose land rivers divide. The tribute will be brought to the place where the Lord who commands armies has chosen to reside, on Mount Zion.
• Isaiah 23:18Her profits and earnings will be set apart for the Lord. They will not be stored up or accumulated, for her profits will be given to those who live in the Lord’s presence and will be used to purchase large quantities of food and beautiful clothes.
• Isaiah 60:6Camel caravans will cover your roads, young camels from Midian and Ephah. All the merchants of Sheba will come, bringing gold and incense and singing praises to the Lord.
• Romans 15:25But now I go to Jerusalem to minister to the saints.

Commentaries on Micah 4:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion - This refers to the subject of the preceding verse. When God shall have gathered together all thy enemies, as into the threshing-floor, he will give thee commission and power to get a complete victory over them, and reduce them to servitude. And that thou mayest be able to do this, he will be on thy side as a powerful helper; here signified by the metaphors, iron horns, and brazen hoofs. Thou shalt have power…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Arise - (It may be,) from the dust in which they were lying, “I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass.” Threshing in the East is partly with oxen, partly with wheels of iron, or with planks set with sharp flints on an open place made hard to this end. The prophet joins another image, with this and represents Judah as being by God endued with strength, first as with a “horn of iron” 1 Kings 22:11 to cast the enemy to the ground, and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 Many nations would assemble against Zion to rejoice in her calamities. They would not understand that the Lord had collected them as sheaves are gathered to be threshed; and that Zion would be strengthened to beat them to pieces. Nothing has yet taken place in the history of the Jewish church agreeing with this prediction. When God has conquering work for his people to do, he will furnish them with strength and ability for it. Believers should…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The horns and hooves of bulls and horses symbolize strength, just like iron and bronze. People may have used metal shoes on animals that helped with farming. God will give strength to his people to defeat their enemies. their gain: Many nations gathered wealth unfairly through war, plunder, heavy taxes, forced labor, and conscription. The Lord of all the earth originally owned all this wealth (Exodus 19:5). you will devote: The Hebrew term (kharam…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. thresh--destroy thy foes "gathered" by Jehovah as "sheaves" (Is 41:15, 16). thine horn--Zion being compared to an ox treading corn, and an ox's strength lying in the horns, her strength is implied by giving her a horn of iron (compare 1Ki 22:11). beat in pieces many--(Da 2:44). I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord--God subjects the nations to Zion, not for her own selfish aggrandizement, but for His glory (Is 60:6, 9; Zec 14:20, with which…Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 4:13

• Horn
• Iron

In the dictionaries

• Brass
• Brass; Brazen
• Consecrate; Consecration
• Forfeit
• Gain
• Micah (2)
• Threshing
• Vows

Commentaries on Micah 4

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings