Micah 5:11
I will tear down your city walls and demolish your fortresses.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:
In Context
10On that day, says the Lord, I will kill your horses and break your chariots.
12I will stop the witchcraft you practice; there will be no more fortune-tellers for you.
Cross References
Isaiah 2:6For you, Lord, have given up on your people the Israelites, because they have adopted pagan practices from the East, they use spells like the Philistines, and make friends with foreigners.
Isaiah 6:11Then I asked, “How long will this last, Lord?” He replied, “Until towns are ruined and empty, houses are abandoned, and the land is devastated and destroyed;
Ezekiel 38:11You tell yourself, ‘I'm going to attack a country of undefended villages, a peaceful people who don't suspect an attack. They all live in towns without defensive walls or barred gates.
Amos 5:9In a flash he cuts down the strong and destroys the fortresses.
Matthew Henry on Micah 5:8-15
The Increase of the Church; Encouraging Predictions. ( b. c. 720.) 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. 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. 9 Thine hand… Read the whole commentary →