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

8May your hand be raised up against your adversaries, and may all your foes be cut off. 9“Now in that day” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “I will cut off your horses among you, and I will destroy your chariots. I will cut off the cities of your land, and throw down all your strongholds. 11I will cut off sorceries from your hand, and you will have no more diviners. 12I will cut off your carved images and your sacred pillars from among you, so you will no longer bow down to the work of your hands.

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 20:7Now I know that Adonai saves His anointed. He answers him from His holy heaven with saving strength of His right hand.
• Psalms 33:16No king is saved by his great army, no warrior is delivered by great strength.
• Jeremiah 3:23Surely help from the hills is a delusion— the commotion of the mountains! Surely in Adonai Eloheinu is the salvation of Israel.
• Hosea 1:7But on the house of Judah I will have compassion and deliver them by Adonai, their God, yet not by bow, sword or battle, nor by horses and horsemen.”
• Hosea 14:3Take words with you and return to Adonai. Say to Him: “Take away all iniquity, and accept what is good, so we may repay with offerings of our lips:
• Zechariah 9:10I will banish chariots from Ephraim and horses from Jerusalem, and the war bow will be broken. He will speak shalom to the nations. His rule will extend from sea to sea, from the 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