Micah 5:8

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

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7And 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

9And it shall come to pass in Yom HaHu, saith Hashem, 1 that I will cut off thy susim out of the midst of thee, 1 and I will destroy thy merkavot (chariots); 1

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Cross References

Genesis 49:9Yehudah is the cub of an aryeh (lion); 1 from the prey, beni (my son), thou hast gone up; 1 he stooped down, he couched like an aryeh, 1 and like a lioness; who shall rouse him? 1

Psalms 2:9Thou shalt rule them with a shevet barzel; 1 thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potterʼs vessel. 1

Psalms 110:5Adonoi at thy right hand shall dash melachim (kings) 1 in pieces in the Yom Afo (Day of His Wrath). 1

Hosea 5:14For I will be unto Ephrayim like a lion, 1 and as a great lion to the Bais Yehudah; 1 I, even I, will tear and go away; 1 I will carry off, and there will be no one rescuing. 1

Micah 4:13Arise and thresh, O Bat Tziyon; 1 for I will make thine keren (horn) barzel (iron), 1 and I will make thy hooves bronze; 1 and thou shalt beat in pieces amim rabbim; 1 and I will devote unto Hashem as cherem their ill-gotten gains, 1 and their wealth unto Adon Kol HaAretz. + 4:13 T.N. Moshiach is called this in Mal 3:1 1

Zechariah 10:5Together they + 10:5 Bais Yehudah, ( 10:3 ) shall be like gibborim, 1 which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the milchamah; 1 and they shall fight, because Hashem is with them, 1 and they shall overthrow the riders on susim. 1

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 →

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