Bible Commentary

And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities. 14. thy groves ] Rather, thy Ashrahs. Ashrah was a sensual Canaanitish goddess, corresponding to the feminine variety of the Assyrian Ishtar; her symbol was a wooden pillar or artificial tree. thy cities ] But the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 5:14”

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. 13. Thy graven images thy standing images ] The former, images of wood or metal; the latter, stone pillars consecrated to a divinity. Comp. Lev 26:1, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 5:13”

And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no [more] soothsayers: 12. witchcrafts ] Sorcery was highly developed in Syria and Palestine; the ancient Semites brought it from their early home in Mesopotamia (see Lenormant’s Chaldean Magic). Comp. Isa 2:6, Numbers 22-24, Deu 18:10-13. soothsayers ] More precisely, diviners … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 5:12”

And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strongholds: 11. the cities of thy land ] Large towns being centres of luxury and foreign fashions. The Book of Genesis traces the foundation of cities to the first murderer Cain, Gen 4:17. all thy strong holds ] Comp. Isa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 5:11”

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: 10 15. The destruction of warlike implements and of idolatry 10. I will cut off thy horses ] Isaiah, too, speaks of war-horses and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 5:10”

Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off. 9. An exulting address to Israel marching forth against his enemies. Thine hand shall be ] Rather, ‘let thine hand be;’ similarly in the next clause. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Their hand shall be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 5:9”

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. And the remnant of Jacob … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 5:8”

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. 7. many people ] Rather, many peoples. See Mic 4:11; Mic 4:13. as the showers upon the grass … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 5:7”

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. 6. they shall waste ] Lit. ‘feed off.’ the land of Nimrod ] Comp. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 5:6”

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. 5. the peace ] Rather, Peace (peace personified). An allusion perhaps to Isaiah’s second great Messianic prophecy (Isa 9:6, ‘Prince … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Micah 5:5”