Micah 5:1

“Now cut yourself in bitter grief, daughter besieged by soldiers. They have set a wall around you. They strike the ruler of Israel, in the face with a rod.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2“Bethlehem in Ephrathah, small among the tribes of Judah, from you will come a king who will rule for me over Israel, whose family line goes back to the distant past.”

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Cross References

Genesis 49:10The sceptre will not pass from Judah, nor the royal staff from between his feet, and to him is due the obedience of the people.

Matthew Henry on Micah 5:1

In this chapter we have, I. A prediction of the troubles and distresses of the Jewish nation, ver. 1 . II. A promise of the Messiah, and of his kingdom, to support the people of God in the day of these troubles. 1. Of the birth of the Messiah, ver. 4 . 3. Of his protection of his people, and his victory over his and their enemies, ver. 5, 6 . 4. Of the great world by it, ver. 7 . 5. Of the destruction of the enemies of the church, both those without, that attack it, and those within, that expose it, ver. 8-15 . Read the whole commentary →

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