Micah 5:3

Therefore God will give them up, 1 until the time when she who is in labor bears a child, 1 and the rest of his brothers return to the people of Israel. 1

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Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.

In Context

2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, 1 even though you are small among the clans of Judah, 1 out of you one will come to me 1 to rule in Israel, 1 whose beginning is from ancient times, 1 from everlasting. 1

4He will stand 1 and shepherd his flock in the strength of Yahweh, 1 in the majesty of the name of Yahweh his God. 1 They will remain, 1 for then he will be great to the ends of the earth. 1

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 30:7Do not be like your ancestors or your brothers, who trespassed against Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, so that he made them an object of horror, as you see.

Isaiah 10:20On that day, the remnant of Israel, the family of Jacob that has escaped, will no longer rely on the one who defeated them, but will indeed depend on Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel. 1

Isaiah 49:6and he says, “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to reestablish the tribes of Jacob, 1 and to restore the survivors of Israel. I will make you a light to the Gentiles, 1 that you may be my salvation to the ends of the earth.” 1

Jeremiah 23:5See, the days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when I will raise up for David a righteous branch. 1 He will reign as king; he will act wisely and cause justice and righteousness in the land. 1

Jeremiah 31:7For Yahweh says this, “Shout for joy over Jacob! Shout in gladness for the chief people of the nations! Let praise be heard. Say, 'Yahweh has rescued his people, the remnant of Israel.' 1

Hosea 2:9So I will take back her grain at harvest time, 1 and my new wine in its season. 1 I will take back my wool and flax 1 that were used to cover her nakedness. 1

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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