Micah 5:7

And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many nations, as a lion in the forest among cattle, and as a lion’s whelp among flocks of sheep, even as when he goes through, and selects, and carries off his prey, and there is none to deliver.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many peoples, as dew falling from the Lord, and as lambs on the grass; that none may assemble nor resist among the sons of men.

8Thine hand shall be lifted up against them that afflict thee, and all thine enemies shall be utterly destroyed.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:2Let my speech be looked for as the rain, 1 And my words come down as dew, 1 As the shower upon the herbage, 1 And as snow upon the grass. 1

Psalms 72:6Therefore pride has possessed them; 1 They have clothed themselves with their injustice and ungodliness. 1

Isaiah 32:15until the Spirit shall come upon you from on high, and Carmel shall be desert, and Carmel shall be counted for a forest.

Isaiah 55:10For as rain shall come down, or snow, from heaven, and shall not return until it have saturated the earth, and it bring forth, and bud, and give seed to the sower, and bread for food:

Jeremiah 14:22Is there anyone among the idols of the Gentiles that can give rain? and will the sky yield his fullness at their bidding? Art not thou he? we will even wait on thee, O Lord: for thou hast made all these things.

Ezekiel 14:22yet, behold, there shall be men left in it, the escaped thereof, who shall lead forth of it sons and daughters: behold, they shall go forth to you, and ye shall see their ways and their thoughts: and ye shall mourn over the evils which I have brought upon Jerusalem, even all the evils which I have brought upon it.

Matthew Henry on Micah 5:2-7

The Abasement and Distress of Zion; Birth of the Messiah Predicted; The Glory of Messiah. ( b. c. 720.) 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. 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. 3 Therefore will he give them up, until the… Read the whole commentary →

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