Micah 5:8

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 the flocks of sheep, even as when he goes through, and selects, and carries off his prey, and there is none to deliver.

LXX2012 (US English)

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 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.

9Your hand shall be lifted up against them that afflict you, and all your enemies shall be utterly destroyed.

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Cross References

Genesis 49:9+ 49:9 The terminations of proper names are occasionally varied. Juda is a lion's whelp: from the tender plant, my son, you are gone up, having couched you lie as a lion, and as a whelp; who shall stir him up?

Psalms 2:9You shall + 2:9 Gr. tend them as a shepherd. Rev. 2:27. rule them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces as a potter's vessel. 1

Psalms 110:5He has given food to them that fear him: he will remember his covenant for ever. 1

Hosea 5:14Therefore I am as a panther to Ephraim, and as a lion to the house of Juda: and I will tear, and go away; and I will take, and there shall be none to deliver.

Micah 4:13Arise, and thresh them, O daughter of Sion: for I will make your horns iron, and I will make your hoofs brass: and you shall utterly destroy many nations, and shall consecrate their abundance to the Lord, and their strength to the Lord of all the earth.

Zechariah 10:5And they shall be as warriors treading clay in the ways in war; and they shall set the battle in array, because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses shall be put to shame.

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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