Micah 5:7

And the She'erit Ya'akov shall be among the Goyim 1 in the midst of many people 1 like an aryeh among the beasts of the forest, 1 like a young lion among the edrei tzon (flocks of sheep); 1 who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, 1 and none can deliver. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 She'erit Ya'akov shall be in the midst of many people 1 like tal (dew) from Hashem, like the showers upon the grass, 1 that doth not await manʼs bidding, 1 nor tarry for the bnei adam. 1

8Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, 1 and kol oyvecha (all thine enemies) shall be cut off. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:2My teaching shall drop as the matar, 1 my speech shall distil as the tal, 1 as the small rain upon the tender herb, 1 and as the showers upon the esev; 1

Psalms 72:6He shall come down like matar (rain) upon the mown field, 1 as showers watering eretz. 1

Isaiah 32:15Until the Ruach + 32:15 Hakodesh be poured 1 upon us from on high, 1 and the midbar become a carmel (fruitful field), 1 and the carmel become a ya'ar (forest). 1

Isaiah 55:10For as the geshem cometh down, 1 and the sheleg (snow) from Shomayim, 1 and returneth not to there, 1 but watereth ha'aretz, 1 and maketh it yield forth v'hitzmicha (and sprout, spring up; Tzemach), 1 that it may give zera to the zore'a (sower), 1 and lechem to the eater; 1

Jeremiah 14:22Are there any among the havalim (vanities, false g-ds) of the Goyim that can cause geshem? 1 Or can HaShomayim give showers? 1 Art not Thou He, Hashem Eloheinu? 1 Therefore we will hope in and wait upon Thee; 1 for Thou hast made all these things.

Ezekiel 14:22Yet, hinei, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought out, both banim and banot; behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their derech and their doings; and ye shall be consoled concerning the ra'ah that I have brought upon Yerushalayim, even concerning all that 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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