Micah 5:7

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then the remnant left in Israel will take their place among the nations. They will be like dew sent by the Lord or like rain falling on the grass, which no one can hold back and no one can restrain.

Context of Micah 5:7

5And 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, 6who will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with drawn sword. He will deliver us from the Assyrians when they invade our land and march across our borders. 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. 8The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which mauls and mangles as it goes, and no one can rescue. 9Your hand will be lifted up in triumph over your enemies, and all your foes will be destroyed.

Micah 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתshe'êrîyth · remnantH7611
• of Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• shall be in the midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• of manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• as a dewטַלţal · dewH2919
• from the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• as the showersרְבִיבִיםrâbîyb · showerH7241
• upon the grassעֵ֫שֶׂב‛eώeb · vegetationH6212
• that tarriethקָוָהqâvâh · to awaitH6960
• not for manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• nor waitethיָחַלyâchal · to wait: waitH3176
• for the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120

Cross-references for Micah 5:7

• Micah 5:3Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor bears a son, and the rest of his brothers return to join the Israelites.
• Ezekiel 14:22Yet there will be some survivors—sons and daughters who will be brought out of it. They will come to you, and when you see their conduct and their actions, you will be consoled regarding the disaster I have brought on Jerusalem—every disaster I have brought on it.
• Joel 2:32And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the Lord has said, even among the survivors whom the Lord calls.
• Amos 5:15Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts. Perhaps the Lord God Almighty will have mercy on the remnant of Joseph.
• Zephaniah 3:13They will do no wrong; they will tell no lies. A deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouths. They will eat and lie down and no one will make them afraid.”
• Romans 11:5So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
• Deuteronomy 32:2Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.
• Judges 6:36Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand as you have promised—
• Psalms 72:6May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.
• Psalms 110:3Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, your young men will come to you like dew from the morning’s womb.
• Isaiah 32:15till the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field seems like a forest.
• Isaiah 44:3For I will pour 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 66:19“I will set a sign among them, and I will send some of those who survive to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to the distant islands that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will proclaim my glory among the nations.
• Ezekiel 47:1The man brought me back to the entrance to the temple, and I saw water coming out from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar.
• Hosea 6:3Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.”
• Hosea 14:5I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily. Like a cedar of Lebanon he will send down his roots;

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

Topics related to Micah 5:7

• Church
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In the dictionaries

• Jacob
• Jacob, Israel
• Botany
• Dew
• Dispersion, the
• Grass
• Micah (2)
• Remnant
• Shower

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