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Micah 5

Introduction

1  The birth of Christ.
4  His kingdom.
8  His conquest.
Verse 1

Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
gather
Deuteronomy 28:49, 2 Kings 24:2, Isaiah 8:9, 10:6, Jeremiah 4:7, 25:9, Joel 3:9, Habakkuk 1:6, Habakkuk 3:16
he hath
Deuteronomy 28:51-57, 2 Kings 25:1-3, Ezekiel 21:21,22, 24:2, Luke 19:43,44
they
Job 16:10, Lamentations 3:30, Matthew 5:39, 26:67, 27:30, John 18:22, 19:3, Acts 23:2, 2 Corinthians 11:20
judge
1 Samuel 8:5,6, Isaiah 33:22, Amos 2:3
Verse 2

But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
But thou
Matthew 2:6, John 7:42
Ephratah
Genesis 35:19, 48:7
Ephrath
Ruth 4:11, 1 Samuel 17:12, 1 Chronicles 2:50,51,54, 4:4, Psalms 132:6
among
1 Samuel 10:19, 23:23
thousands
Exodus 18:21,25, Deuteronomy 1:15, 1 Samuel 8:12, 17:18
yet
Isaiah 11:1, 53:2, Ezekiel 17:22-24, Amos 9:11, Luke 2:4-7, 1 Corinthians 1:27,28
that is
Genesis 49:10, 1 Chronicles 5:2, Isaiah 9:6,7, Jeremiah 13:5,6, Ezekiel 34:23,24, 37:22-25, Zechariah 9:9, Matthew 28:18, Luke 1:31-33, 23:2,38, John 19:14-22, Revelation 19:16
whose
Psalms 90:2, 102:25-27, Proverbs 8:22, John 1:1-3, Colossians 1:17, Hebrews 13:8, 1 John 1:1, Revelation 1:11-18, 2:8, 21:6
everlasting
or, the days of eternity.
Verse 3

Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.
Therefore
7:13, Hosea 2:9,14
give
6:14, 1 Kings 14:16, 2 Chronicles 30:7, Hosea 11:8
she
4:10, Isaiah 66:7,8, Matthew 1:21, Revelation 12:1,2
then
4:7, Isaiah 10:20,21, 11:11, Jeremiah 31:1,7-9, Romans 9:27,28, 11:4-6
his
Matthew 12:50, 25:40, Romans 8:29, Hebrews 1:11,12
Verse 4

And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
stand
7:14, Psalms 23:1,2, Isaiah 40:10,11, 49:9,10, Ezekiel 34:22-24, John 10:27-30
feed
or, rule.
Matthew 2:6; *marg:
in the majesty
Exodus 23:21, 1 Chronicles 29:11,12, Psalms 45:3-6, 72:19, 93:1, 145:12, Matthew 25:31, John 5:22-29, 10:38, 14:9-11, Revelation 1:13-18
the Lord
John 20:17, Ephesians 1:3
shall abide
Matthew 16:18, 1 Peter 1:5, Jude 1:1
shall he be great
Psalms 22:27, 72:8, 98:3, Isaiah 49:5, 52:10, Zechariah 9:10, Luke 1:32, Revelation 11:15
Verse 5

And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.
this
Psalms 72:7, Isaiah 9:6,7, Zechariah 9:10, Luke 2:14, John 14:27, 16:33, Ephesians 2:14-17, Colossians 1:20,21
when the
Isaiah 7:14, 8:7-10, 37:31-36, 65:8, Jeremiah 33:15
then
Isaiah 44:28, 59:19, Zechariah 1:18-21, 9:13, 10:3, 12:6, Revelation 17:14, 19:14
seven
Job 5:19, Proverbs 6:16, 30:18,29, Ecclesiastes 11:2, Amos 1:3,6
principal men
Heb. princes of men.
Verse 6

And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.
they
Isaiah 14:2, 33:1, Nahum 2:11-13, 3:1-3
waste
Heb. eat up. the land of Nimrod.
Genesis 10:9-11; *marg:
in the entrances thereof
or, with her own naked swords. thus.
Isaiah 14:25, Luke 1:71,74
the Assyrian
2 Kings 15:29, 17:3-5, 18:9-15, 19:32-35, 2 Chronicles 33:11, Isaiah 10:5-12
Verse 7

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.
the remnant
3,8, Ezekiel 14:22, Joel 2:32, Amos 5:15, Zephaniah 3:13, Romans 11:5,6
as a dew
Deuteronomy 32:2, Judges 6:36, Psalms 72:6, 110:3, Isaiah 32:15, 44:3, 66:19, Ezekiel 47:1, Hosea 6:3, 14:5, Zechariah 14:8, Matthew 28:19, Acts 9:15, 11:15, 13:46, Romans 11:12, 15:19,20, 1 Corinthians 3:6
tarrieth
Isaiah 55:10, Jeremiah 14:22, Acts 16:9, Romans 9:30, 10:20
Verse 8

And 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.
as a lion
4:13, Psalms 2:8-12, 110:5,6, Isaiah 41:15,16, Obadiah 1:18,19, Zechariah 9:15, 10:5, Zechariah 12:3, Matthew 10:14, Acts 18:6, 2 Corinthians 2:15-17
sheep
or, goats. and none.
Psalms 50:22, Hebrews 2:3, 12:25
Verse 9

Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.
hand
Psalms 21:8, 106:26, Isaiah 1:25, 11:14, 14:2-4, 26:11, 33:10, 37:36, Luke 19:27, 1 Corinthians 15:25, Revelation 19:13-21, 20:8,9
Verse 10

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:
that I
Psalms 20:7,8, 33:16,17, Jeremiah 3:23, Hosea 1:7, 14:3, Zechariah 9:10
will cut
This seems to refer to those happy times when the Jews shall be converted and restored to their own land: and all their enemies being destroyed, they shall have no further need of cavalry or fenced cities.
Verse 11

And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:
and throw
Isaiah 2:12-17, Ezekiel 38:11, Zechariah 4:6
Verse 12

And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
Isaiah 2:6-8,18,20, 8:19,20, 27:9, Zechariah 13:2-4, Revelation 19:20, 22:15
Verse 13

Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.
graven
Isaiah 17:7,8, Ezekiel 6:9, 36:25, 37:23, Hosea 2:16,17, 14:3,8
standing images
or, statues. no.
Isaiah 2:8
Verse 14

And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.
cities
or, enemies.
Verse 15

And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
8, Psalms 149:7, 2 Thessalonians 1:8

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