Micah 5:9

Micah 5:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.
• New International Version (NIV)Your hand will be lifted up in triumph over your enemies, and all your foes will be destroyed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your hand shall be lifted against your adversaries, And all your enemies shall be cut off.

Context of Micah 5:9

7And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from Yhwh, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men. 8And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off. 10And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Yhwh, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots: 11And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:

Micah 5:9 word by word

תָּרֹ֥ם יָדְךָ֖ עַל־צָרֶ֑יךָ וְכָל־אֹיְבֶ֖יךָ יִכָּרֵֽתוּ׃ פRead the interlinear

• Thine handיָדyâd · handH3027
• shall be lifted upרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• upon thine adversariesצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
• and all thine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• shall be cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772

Cross-references for Micah 5:9

• Psalms 21:8Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
• Psalms 106:26Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:
• Isaiah 1:25And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
• Isaiah 11:14But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.
• Isaiah 14:2And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of Yhwh for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.
• Isaiah 26:11Yhwh, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
• Isaiah 33:10Now will I rise, saith Yhwh; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.
• Isaiah 37:36Then the angel of Yhwh went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
• Luke 19:27But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
• 1 Corinthians 15:25For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
• Revelation 19:13And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
• Revelation 20:8And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

Commentaries on Micah 5:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9All thine enemies shall be cut off - The Assyrians, who had destroyed Israel; and the Babylonians, who had ruined Judah.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Their hand shall be lifted up upon their adversaries - The might of the Church is the Might of Christ in her, and the glory of the Church is His from whom it comes and to whom it returns. It is all one, whether this be said to Christ or to the “remnant of Jacob, that is, His Church. Her “enemies” are His, and her‘s only because they are His, and hate her as belonging to Him. They “shall be cut off,” either ceasing to be His enemies, or ceasing to be, as…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. 8-9God's people will have a special role among the world's nations (Genesis 12:3; Exodus 19:4–6). They will lead and not follow (Deuteronomy 28:13), and be as strong as a lion (compare Esther 6:13) as God grants them power over the nations. The Lord will judge their enemies (see Micah 5:15) if they keep rebelling against him. However, the Lord's ultimate wish is to bless the nations, not to curse or destroy them (Genesis 12:3; Jonah 4:11; John 3:16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Thine hand shall be lifted up--In Is 26:11 it is Jehovah's hand that is lifted up; here Israel's as Mi 5:8 implies, just as "Zion" is addressed and directed to "beat in pieces many people" (Mi 4:13; compare Is 54:15, 17). For Israel's foes are Jehovah's foes. When her hand is said to be lifted up, it is Jehovah's hand that strikes the foe by her (compare Ex 13:9, with Ex 14:8).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