Micah 5:10

Micah 5:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:
• New International Version (NIV)“In that day,” declares the Lord, “I will destroy your horses from among you and demolish your chariots.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And in that day, declares the Lord, I will cut off your horses from among you and will destroy your chariots;
• New King James Version (NKJV)“And it shall be in that day,” says the Lord, “That I will cut off your horses from your midst And destroy your chariots.

Context of Micah 5:10

8The remnant left in Israel will take their place among the nations. They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a strong young lion among flocks of sheep and goats, pouncing and tearing as they go with no rescuer in sight. 9The people of Israel will stand up to their foes, and all their enemies will be wiped out. “In that day,” says the Lord, “I will slaughter your horses and destroy your chariots. 11I will tear down your walls and demolish your defenses. 12I will put an end to all witchcraft, and there will be no more fortune-tellers.

Micah 5:10 word by word

וְהָיָ֤ה בַיּוֹם־הַהוּא֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י סוּסֶ֖יךָ מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖י מַרְכְּבֹתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it shall come to pass in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• that I will cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
• thy horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• out of the midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• of thee, and I will destroyאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• thy chariotsמֶרְכָּבָהmerkâbâh · chariotH4818

Cross-references for Micah 5:10

• Psalms 20:7Some nations boast of their chariots and horses, but we boast in the name of the Lord our God.
• Psalms 33:16The best-equipped army cannot save a king, nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.
• Jeremiah 3:23Our worship of idols on the hills and our religious orgies on the mountains are a delusion. Only in the Lord our God will Israel ever find salvation.
• Hosea 1:7But I will show love to the people of Judah. I will free them from their enemies—not with weapons and armies or horses and charioteers, but by my power as the Lord their God.”
• Hosea 14:3Assyria cannot save us, nor can our warhorses. Never again will we say to the idols we have made, ‘You are our gods.’ No, in you alone do the orphans find mercy.”
• Zechariah 9:10I will remove the battle chariots from Israel and the warhorses from Jerusalem. I will destroy all the weapons used in battle, and your king will bring peace to the nations. His realm will stretch from sea to sea and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.

Commentaries on Micah 5:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10I will cut off thy horses - Thou shalt have no need of cavalry in thine armies; God will fight for you.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And it shall come to pass in that day - Of grace in the kingdom of Christ and of His Presence in the Apostles and with the Church; “I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee.” The greater the glory and purity of the church, the less it needs or hangs upon human aid. The more it is reft of human aid, the more it hangs upon God. So God promises, as a blessing, that He will remove from her all mere human resources, both what was in itself evil, and…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. 1010. cut off thy horses ... chariots--namely, those used for the purposes of war. Israel had been forbidden the use of cavalry, or to go to Egypt for horses (De 17:16), lest they should trust in worldly forces, rather than in God (Psa 20:7). Solomon had disregarded this command (1Ki 10:26, 28). Hereafter, saith God, I will remove these impediments to the free course of My grace: horses, chariots, &c., on which ye trust. The Church will never be safe, till…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